Ratings v Crewe

[i961pie]

Defo penalty, no objection from the Notts players or keeper, If it was the other way round we would be screaming for it.

[Robertomac]

Defo penalty, no objection from the Notts players or keeper, If it was the other way round we would be screaming for it.

I'm slightly concerned by the lack of protest by the players yesterday when the penalty was given and the same at Wrexham last week with the disallowed goal. I may be reading too much into it, but the lack of any really strong reaction indicates to me that the players are seriously low on confidence and resigning themselves to simply accept when it's going against us. Whilst I'm not advocating surrounding the ref, if players are truly passionate, it's that emotion that boils up when they perceive an injustice which is what I'm not seeing. They look almost passive.

[durhampie]

I'm slightly concerned by the lack of protest by the players yesterday when the penalty was given and the same at Wrexham last week with the disallowed goal. I may be reading too much into it, but the lack of any really strong reaction indicates to me that the players are seriously low on confidence and resigning themselves to simply accept when it's going against us. Whilst I'm not advocating surrounding the ref, if players are truly passionate, it's that emotion that boils up when they perceive an injustice which is what I'm not seeing. They look almost passive.

The goalie left his hand out and caught the trailing leg.. Penalty End of /

[freemuzzy]

I'm slightly concerned by the lack of protest by the players yesterday when the penalty was given and the same at Wrexham last week with the disallowed goal. I may be reading too much into it, but the lack of any really strong reaction indicates to me that the players are seriously low on confidence and resigning themselves to simply accept when it's going against us. Whilst I'm not advocating surrounding the ref, if players are truly passionate, it's that emotion that boils up when they perceive an injustice which is what I'm not seeing. They look almost passive.

I agree - another example was their captain’s thigh high ‘tackle’ on McGoldrick which you often see given as red cards in the Prem, but we didn’t even get a free kick yesterday. If that’s one of ours on an opposition player, their entire team would be surrounding the ref - but didn’t see one appeal.

[slack_pie]

I'm slightly concerned by the lack of protest by the players yesterday when the penalty was given and the same at Wrexham last week with the disallowed goal. I may be reading too much into it, but the lack of any really strong reaction indicates to me that the players are seriously low on confidence and resigning themselves to simply accept when it's going against us. Whilst I'm not advocating surrounding the ref, if players are truly passionate, it's that emotion that boils up when they perceive an injustice which is what I'm not seeing. They look almost passive.

I agree. Yet more evidence that we're not nasty enough. Imagine Mansfield's players meekly accepting stuff like that.

[ThaiPie]

Agree with you on that ThaiPie. I though he did well to make spread himself large similar to the Shmeichels (who were influenced by 'Handball' goalkeeping) and he firmly planted his outstretched leg on the floor. The Crewe player looked like he was an aircraft trying to use an arrestor hook to land on an aicrcraft carrier the way he trailed his leg out. But I suppose that's the consequences of the f**k up in the defence in the first place.

Yep

[ThaiPie]

Agree with you on that ThaiPie. I though he did well to make spread himself large similar to the Shmeichels (who were influenced by 'Handball' goalkeeping) and he firmly planted his outstretched leg on the floor. The Crewe player looked like he was an aircraft trying to use an arrestor hook to land on an aicrcraft carrier the way he trailed his leg out. But I suppose that's the consequences of the f**k up in the defence in the first place.

I've just had a second look. I actually see LAH makes first contact.
Anyway, no point crying over spilt milk.

[maddogslater]

Probably a better idea would have been to spend the jatta money on a really decent goalkeeper, it's bad when our best still seems to be Slocombe.
Must win Tuesday.

[since41]

I would play Slocombe Tues.

[optipez]

Hammond 5.5 Still think he's the best keeper at the club but wasn't great yesterday. Was a bit unlucky with the pen, he saved the shot and the striker trailed his leg to catch the keepers. It was a pen but he played for it after missing his chance.

Warner 4. He looks like a youth team player. Great for Norwich, not so much for us in relegation form. He's a neat footballer but not putting his body on the line. If we're playing a back four I'd be inclined to start Rawlinson. He's slow but makes few errors, attacks the ball and is physically brave.

Bostock 4. He cannot cover the ground needed at this level. He's offering no defensive cover and no assists to the front three. Options are limited for a straight replacement but we're getting out muscled in midfield week after week.

Crowley 4.5 Absolutely anonymous yesterday, we carried him. I'm not even sure what his position was.

Jatta 5.5 He's a big unit with pace and presence but his first touch looked iffy to me. To get the best from him we'll likely need to be breaking faster than we are at the moment. Opposition have ten men behind the ball by the time we cross the halfway line.I

The only game we've won recently, actually since December was when we didn't concede in the first 15 mins. The early goals are killing us. Yesterday, Wrexham, Stags, Gills, Barrow, Tranmere, Wimbledon, Grimsby and Harrogate all took early leads leaving us to chase the game.

Maynard 4.5 He's being let down by his players to a degree. It's not his fault that we didn't clear a straight forward curled ball for the first, that Bostock and Baldwin tangled for the second or Ashby didn't get down for the third. He is in charge though and the last two home games have seen us look dishevelled messes by the end and we don't look likely to score many goals either, which is a backwards step.
That's not a team that's going up this season, we're lightweight overall and are coming off second best against organised hard working robust standard L2 teams. I'm glad we've points on the board because yesterday looked every bit as poor as our relegation season.