Match Thread vs. Eastleigh 17.04.21 [NL]

[Elite_Pie]

... just what is it with some of you on here ... IB is never going to give players the stick in open interview. This means you will only get praise/positive comment and circumspect comment to the media. He's never going to say what some of you want to hear. Grow up, ffs.

So that means he's going to tell loyal supporters who paid for the live stream that we controlled a game, when in reality we never got going and were always second best.

Can't see that sort of bullsh!t going down well.

[laddo]

His biggest concern without a doubt at the moment is the players for the obvious reasons. If you lose your dressing for a sustained period of time you often lose your job.

His post match interview was indeed dressed up bullsh!t , something nearly all managers do. The key is you don't do it that often or the supporters turn.

[Stan Marshall]

What we do have is players standing static, resulting in the forward pass being easilly intercepted..

It’s hard to tell when you’re watching through streaming but the main cause is our passing is too slow and negative. When you watch live at the ground, you see forwards and midfielders making runs but the ball is never delivered. Instead it goes sideways and backwards. The end result is that the forward players stop making the runs. We need to take more risks. OK, we may lose possession more, but it will give our forward players more to feed off and the opposition more to think about. The important thing for me is to increase the intensity. That’s where recruitment is key for next season.

[Stan Marshall]

Exactly that! Notts were fantastic against Dagenham with 10 men because, amongst other things, Enzio and Ruben had lots of the ball and moved it quickly. We created more chances in that one game than in the last 3 combined. What would we have to lose by setting up for all-out attack and see what we learn?

Agreed but it was also noticeable that Enzio and Ruben worked their pods off that game. Enzio in particular showed greater commitment in chasing back. I consider Ruben and Enzio as ‘reluctant’ defensively but they worked for the cause that night. Which begs the question, why not regularly?

[the_anticlough]

Agreed but it was also noticeable that Enzio and Ruben worked their pods off that game. Enzio in particular showed greater commitment in chasing back. I consider Ruben and Enzio as ‘reluctant’ defensively but they worked for the cause that night. Which begs the question, why not regularly?

Although against weak opposition that game provides the template for what's needed - the whole team working their socks off (to compensate for being a man down that night) / defenders trusted to defend / One guy holding in midfield / players coming for the ball to link defence with attack / freedom for the skilful, creative players to operate / nobody hiding or underperforming

Btw that's totally unfair on Enzio who for an attacking player has regularly put in a shift defensively for quite some time now (maybe asked to do too much of that). Ruben is a different case, he still wasn't totally match fit a third of the way into the season - that was mismanaged, and it doesn't look like he's any better now in the glimpses we've seen of him.

[Stan Marshall]

Btw that's totally unfair on Enzio who for an attacking player has regularly put in a shift defensively for quite some time now (maybe asked to do too much of that). Ruben is a different case, he still wasn't totally match fit a third of the way into the season - that was mismanaged, and it doesn't look like he's any better now in the glimpses we've seen of him.

Enzio is certainly better than he was. He was terrible at tracking back in our relegation season and, to be fair to Ardley, he’s worked on that side of his game. I still don’t feel he sprints back enough but he certainly did that night.

[laddo]

Enzio is certainly better than he was. He was terrible at tracking back in our relegation season and, to be fair to Ardley, he’s worked on that side of his game. I still don’t feel he sprints back enough but he certainly did that night.

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That's very true, he only seemed to go one way in the relegation season. Far more effort and speed when attacking than tracking back. He helped little in a defensive sense, off the ball.

Worked much harder last season and this by comparison.

[Killerkline]

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That's very true, he only seemed to go one way in the relegation season. Far more effort and speed when attacking than tracking back. He helped little in a defensive sense, off the ball.

Worked much harder last season and this by comparison.

Yes, I would agree. A lot of credit needs to go to Ardley for that. Although, lost a bit going forward this year to the detriment on Notts.

There are many times this season, not just Enzio, we’ve be very slow to close the ball down. Particularly in wide areas.