I'd struggle to argue with any of that to be honest. Can only think that Ruben is still lacking some match fitness. Otherwise why take off the only player who seemed capable of creating anything?
I'll get this one started..
Slocombe 6 - no real fault for the goals, maybe he could have made it more difficult for their winner
McCrory 7 - tidier at right back than I've seen him at left back. Improved since the last home game
Chicken 6 - steady, neat and tidy but can he affect the game positively for us?
Lacey 6 - Flatters to deceive when he plays like that. A really poor second half by his standards. Was on the floor for their 2nd
Rawlinson 6 - Stood strong and defended well most of the time, let Orsi get behind him for the winner
Doyle 6 - Started well but then started playing losing football
Reeves 4 - the Midfield is where we lost the game today IMO
Rodrigues 8 - our MOM and brightest player (apart from a poor spell just before his goal). Why take him off?
Wootton 5 - A real off day, especially the 2nd half. they had him in their pockets
Knowles 6 - Nice goal, some good moments, faded badly
Boldewijn 6 - Real mixed bag, got involved but didn't do well with it in the final 3rd
Subs: Nothing offered at all, so I'll blame that on Ardley, making subs for the sake of it
I'd struggle to argue with any of that to be honest. Can only think that Ruben is still lacking some match fitness. Otherwise why take off the only player who seemed capable of creating anything?
Better qualify that about the subs - Turner did well for the short time he was on... Sam didn't have long enough, Wolfe did.
thought Mccrory was below par and gave away a needless corner for the 2nd goal. Agree also that Lacey was not to his usual standard snd seemed to be hoofing it long alot..Also agree midfield was poor. Doyle seemed to get deeper and deeper and Reeves seems to want to try and do everything himself.
Yes, agree with navypie about McCrory. Thought he did surprisingly well for our first goal but sadly let us down by giving away a needless corner for their second. What really annoys me is professional footballers who can only use one foot. A simple clearance becomes a corner for the opposition.Then again, we are so good at defending set pieces aren’t we!
Talking of set pieces. Are we allowed to score occasionally from one? Even allowing for the absence of Roberts, our set pieces were poor but, come to think of it, they’ve been poor all season.
Agree with this ... where is our aerial threat?