⚽ Match Thread vs. Salford City FC 14.12.24 [EFL L2]

[Could'vebeenacontender]

When will we fcuking learn about playing out from the back??

Crowley shouldn't be demanding the ball there
Then gets brushed off so easily
It happens too often
Shocking game all round but that was unforgivable

[Thordardaughter]

Crowley shouldn't be demanding the ball there
Then gets brushed off so easily
It happens too often
Shocking game all round but that was unforgivable

Crowley shouldn’t be there in the first place please get him further up the pitch

[KCNotts]

This season is derailing and i think questions again have to be asked about recruitment. We needed better than Tsaroulla and Gordon. WB is a key area in our side and those two are very average players. Martin and Brown have proved to be ineffectual panic signings and i expect them both to leave in Jan. Our midfield is extremely lightweight and has been for years. We never seem to learn. We replaced our defence but the same mistakes keep happening because of our suicidal approach to defending.

The head coach is very dubious. He was lucky to keep his job last season and we are now dropping like a stone again. I'm not confident of us beating anybody ATM.

[Med Pie]

This season is derailing and i think questions again have to be asked about recruitment. We needed better than Tsaroulla and Gordon. WB is a key area in our side and those two are very average players. Martin and Brown have proved to be ineffectual panic signings and i expect them both to leave in Jan. Our midfield is extremely lightweight and has been for years. We never seem to learn. We replaced our defence but the same mistakes keep happening because of our suicidal approach to defending.

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It's my, humble opinion that at this level of the game, there are no players good enough to be wing backs. At this level, you have to be either a defender or a winger, anyone capable of playing both at the same time, operate at a far higher level than we are at.

[legs77]

He didn't give the first goal away Crowley did.

Well he did give it away really as he can see Crowley is going to get closed down he has been pathetic today and set a nervous tone.

You can say the same for most of them im still waiting for this WB who has replaced Nemane too that RM was talking about !

[jackal2]

Well he did give it away really as he can see Crowley is going to get closed down he has been pathetic today and set a nervous tone.

Both individual players carry some blame, but really at fault is the collective mindset that trying to play out under such pressure from that position is in any way practical or sensible. You could put a different goalkeeper and player in the same position and trying to play out would still be a bad call.

[Glad2BeAPie]

At least the stats lovers will like our 58.7% to their 41.3% possession for the 1st half

[upthemaggies]

At least the stats lovers will like our 58.7% to their 41.3% possession for the 1st half

And claim its' a fairer stat than the actual result.

Football isn't fair unfortunately, you have to make sure you take your unfair share of points. Notts are not doing that at the moment.

[jackal2]

That was utter dross. The first goal was an abomination by Bass, but frankly it's what will happen every so often when you ask goalkeepers to do something goalkeepers aren't specialist at doing. Let keepers keep and footballers play football.

Aside from that though, we've just looked second best, scrappy and often disorganised. Salford aren't doing anything special, just getting in our faces on a rough pitch, and instead of playing to the conditions we're messing about and giving them all the encouragement they need.

Best thing you can say about that half is that we surely can't get worse. Got to stop involving Bass in the play as much though, because his confidence levels look to be dropping by the minute. He's still a good goalkeeper, but we're gradually scrambling his brain.

Back to basics.

[irishpete]

What team will turn up 2nd half??