Originally Posted by
gazan
Mandron can only work with what he's given. He only contributed one header and one pass because he only received that number of passes himself. The trouble lies with the midfield not pushing forward enough with the ball and the two wide men running a furrow along the lines. Because of this, Mandron has to cover the whole opposition half and, in the last few games, more than that as he isn't getting the service. It is also necessary that he has other roles as well e.g. pulling away defenders and creating space for others to move into. Unfortunately, this has been happening but those who take the space have missed a number of chances that have fallen to them in the last 3 games.
When a side fails to score goals the lone striker/targetman cannot be blamed for it all anymore than can the goalkeeper for all goals conceded.
As said, a number of times, the Alex need to up the pace. This is true in possession and out of it. Teams know what to expect from us, we shouldn't make it easier for them.