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Blue tinted optimist⭐
How the hell did that happen?
No-one had a bad game.
White was excellent and made some great challenges. Mad Max and Prosser won everything in the air and Coker was his usual self.
In the middle, Deegan - 3 misplaced passes aside - was a constant holding player and always looking for the ball. Payne was great, probably our MOM whilst Atkinson and Worrall were everywhere.
Up front the pace of Weston and Coulthirst caused them problems all night.
Payne scored 2 great goals and forced another great save from their keeper.
Weston had 2 or 3 powerful shots saved or blocked and Coulthirst had 2 more saved and one cleared off the line. Leonard forced a fantastic save just before their equaliser. There were several other shots that didn't hit the target.
It is a long, long time since I have seen Southend team have so much possession and make so many chances, even allowing for the fact that it was against 10 men.
It is also a long, long time since I came away feeling as angry and despondent as I do. I think it was the combination of Barrett scoring a worldy in the last minute, just after we tried a stupid time wasting tactic at a corner by trying to keep the ball in it and failing, plus the fact that we had been so dominant and they only had 10 men.
Jesus, why did we try that? We were playing keep ball for most of the match without any trouble and against 10 men you shouldn't need to take the ball to the corners.
The trophy doesn't matter, it's just the fact that we are playing so well and yet not scoring. These players are pros and know where the net is.
Frustrating!
No-one had a bad game.
White was excellent and made some great challenges. Mad Max and Prosser won everything in the air and Coker was his usual self.
In the middle, Deegan - 3 misplaced passes aside - was a constant holding player and always looking for the ball. Payne was great, probably our MOM whilst Atkinson and Worrall were everywhere.
Up front the pace of Weston and Coulthirst caused them problems all night.
Payne scored 2 great goals and forced another great save from their keeper.
Weston had 2 or 3 powerful shots saved or blocked and Coulthirst had 2 more saved and one cleared off the line. Leonard forced a fantastic save just before their equaliser. There were several other shots that didn't hit the target.
It is a long, long time since I have seen Southend team have so much possession and make so many chances, even allowing for the fact that it was against 10 men.
It is also a long, long time since I came away feeling as angry and despondent as I do. I think it was the combination of Barrett scoring a worldy in the last minute, just after we tried a stupid time wasting tactic at a corner by trying to keep the ball in it and failing, plus the fact that we had been so dominant and they only had 10 men.
Jesus, why did we try that? We were playing keep ball for most of the match without any trouble and against 10 men you shouldn't need to take the ball to the corners.
The trophy doesn't matter, it's just the fact that we are playing so well and yet not scoring. These players are pros and know where the net is.
Frustrating!