Originally Posted by
gazan
Not looking forward to this game as I'll have to share the train with County fans to and from the ground.
As for the match itself, Stockport seem to offer a 'battering ram' effect to their approach to a game. They also have a high number of red cards for the season so there is also a chance of sending offs in consecutive games.
Not sure about the outcome. LB may feel pressured to attack but I think we should try to frustrate the opposition, have a 5 at the back (this should counter their use of the wings and WBs). However, this can only work if the Alex set up for a quick counter-attack- not really something they've done much this season. It's important that we don't resort to just lumping the ball up the middle. Any longish balls should be angled or into space behind their defence.
The pessimist in me thinks that we're heading for defeat. With a large and loud County support, any goal we concede will rack up the pressure for more. As a, at best, goal-a-game team, we could collapse after a goal.
So head says 0-2, heart 1-1.