Ahh it was the pitch! That explains absolutely NOTHING.....2pts from 15 says a great deal though.
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The impression that came directly from the pitch was that they were younger, faster, stronger.
Didzy looked old today, others seem small and lacking in physicality - this is what it looks like when the team isn't playing its game at all.
Ahh it was the pitch! That explains absolutely NOTHING.....2pts from 15 says a great deal though.
https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news...ford--maynard/
Didzy is / was a class act but unfortunately influences the game less and less outside of moments of quality. If he does nothing all game but then sticks two in the top corner that's great, but yeah on days like today he looks every year of his age.
I thought more pace would've helped us today. I'd have had Martin and Brown on for Austin and McGoldrick at half time.
I can't think of a single positive thing to say about Notts' performance today, very disappointing.
Haven't been able to visit Meadow Lane recently and frankly, not looking forward to it in the near future for performances like today's. Dreary, lifeless, lacking in ideas and a joke defensively.
Wake up, Mr. Maynard.
That's a bit unfair. It's not like he hid from reality and blamed the pitch. He was just asked about playing out for the first goal and said he told them before the game the pitch was crap so go long and beat the press. Quite worrying that they didn't in that case, but he fully acknowledged how bad a performance it was.
Everyone (nearly) was happy when the defence was replaced but a few bed-wetters were asking where the strength in attack was. Well that particular chicken has certainly come home to roost (10 pts out of the last 30 available with 5pts out of the last 18 available). As Thordardaughter says the bench is paper thin and made up generally of poor quality players. Sort it Bros!
Maynard apologises to the fans.