Match Thread vs. Woking 02.10.21 [NL]

[drillerpie]

The idea used to be that you needed a solid spine in the team, we don't have that now.

We didn't last season or the season before. We still used to get overrun in midfield and still had issues defending set pieces!

The myth of Doyle as a tough-tackling midfield general for Notts is a strong one, mainly due to how good he was in his when he could still run, but also due to hype from lazy/fawning journos. The reality is he barely affected games from a defensive perspective, with some nice passes going forwards (among lots of misplaced ones too).

If anything we're missing a Mitch Rose type of player.

[the_anticlough]

We didn't last season or the season before. We still used to get overrun in midfield and still had issues defending set pieces!

The myth of Doyle as a tough-tackling midfield general for Notts is a strong one, mainly due to how good he was in his when he could still run, but also due to hype from lazy/fawning journos. The reality is he barely affected games from a defensive perspective, with some nice passes going forwards (among lots of misplaced ones too).
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Well put. And also agree with Optipez about Reeves. He wasn't a great defensive CM put took loads of responsibility by getting on the ball. It's maddening to me that we never had him in the role he's playing now in L2. He's been a miss and both him and Ellis provided extra leadership. Miller provided more attacking threat from LWB than others have from left wing this season.

[keldsyke]

Off which two have been missing during the past two games, I wonder if it's related that they are missing and we lose ?

Not at all it’s been coming for weeks yesterday result, I would go as far to say I’m surprised it hasn’t happened before with those two playing.

[PedroTheFisherman66]

Not at all it’s been coming for weeks yesterday result, I would go as far to say I’m surprised it hasn’t happened before with those two playing.

We might have been playing comparatively poorly , but we hadn't lost , we lose our main central defenders and keeper and we lose ,I think the connection is staring us in the face.

[keldsyke]

We might have been playing comparatively poorly , but we hadn't lost , we lose our main central defenders and keeper and we lose ,I think the connection is staring us in the face.

So what did you think of Brennan and the new goal keepers performances yesterday?

[ForeignLegion]

Maybe we should adopt the recruitment policies of the mighty Dagenham, Altrincham and Boreham Wood. Mind boggling how we seem to get it wrong every year. Roll on May.

[kill_the_drum]

We didn't last season or the season before. We still used to get overrun in midfield and still had issues defending set pieces!

The myth of Doyle as a tough-tackling midfield general for Notts is a strong one, mainly due to how good he was in his when he could still run, but also due to hype from lazy/fawning journos. The reality is he barely affected games from a defensive perspective, with some nice passes going forwards (among lots of misplaced ones too).

If anything we're missing a Mitch Rose type of player.

I couldn’t disagree more.
Doyle covered every blade of grass because he constantly plugged the gaps when players pushed forward. It wasn’t necessarily about him making the tackle, he just cut out the option of a counter attack by being in the right place. He wasn’t a match winner by any stretch, but what he brought to the team in terms of his reading of the game and awareness was seldom recognised and is now badly missed.
If we’re sticking with this squad and tactics, we need to be ruthless in front of goal. It’s only the lack of the oppositions ability that this isn’t the first time we’ve conceded 3+ goals, as we’ve certainly gifted enough chances.

[laddo]

We didn't last season or the season before. We still used to get overrun in midfield and still had issues defending set pieces!

The myth of Doyle as a tough-tackling midfield general for Notts is a strong one, mainly due to how good he was in his when he could still run, but also due to hype from lazy/fawning journos. The reality is he barely affected games from a defensive perspective, with some nice passes going forwards (among lots of misplaced ones too).

If anything we're missing a Mitch Rose type of player.

Thank god you added '"type of player". That 'type' of player would be a great asset at present no doubt but not Mitch Rose if he was free and available. Big upgrade needed on him, he disappointed so much in that first season in NL, I honestly thought he would shine.

[durhampie]

Thank god you added '"type of player". That 'type' of player would be a great asset at present no doubt but not Mitch Rose if he was free and available. Big upgrade needed on him, he disappointed so much in that first season in NL, I honestly thought he would shine.

Mitch Rose has signed for Yeovil... He will probably score against us next week ....

[SwalePie]

Ignoring all the understandable doom and gloom after getting thumped 4-1 at home it seems to me that our simple main objective following yesterday is to turn those first 70 minutes into 90+ minutes of performance.

On another point, for those that attended, how did Vincent look in his brief time on the pitch?