Official Match Thread EFL Cup 1st Rnd - Southend United vs Gillingham

[RobB11]

No but obviously it's a Phil brown team so we will try and defend a 1-0 lead :nope:

 

[manor15]

We haven't really looked like conceding but to be honest that is more because Gills are yet to pose much of a threat. When they have we've dealt with it well, but they've only really got at us once and shot wide.

King looks decent, missing the execution at times but has the intelligence and is quite attacking minded.

O'Neill on the wing isn't for me though, waste of a player. Looks lost with the ball in the opposition half.

Don't think it will take too much to protect this lead second half, with all of their injury problems before today and the 2 they've picked up this half I think they'll just be trying to get through the next 45 without any more problems. Defend well and this result is there for the taking.

 

[Beefy]

McLaughlin hates the Gills (don't we all?)

 

[AndyT]

Hadn't thought of that.

Cheers, Geoff. Great idea.

Whoops, sorry, that should have read Rootshallbloke.

 

[Tommy2holes]

Gillingham are so much more composed on the ball. Can't wait for ranger and and possibly Simpson to play alongside cox. Mooney is a tryer but just not clicking.

 

[AndyT]

Sounds like we are doing OK here and defensively quite solid.

COYB!

 

[HudsonNo1]

Need to come out and grab a early goal to settle us down. Never trust us at 1-0 up lately

 

[Ayrshire Blue]

Is that 3 in 3 for Macca against Gills?

 

[mattitouk]

Need to come out and grab a early goal to settle us down. Never trust us at 1-0 up lately

And we nearly did. Mcglaughlin should have took the shot.

I haven't trusted us with a 1-0 lead since the 90's..... come to think of it, I haven't trusted us with a 3-0 lead lately.

 

[SeaSideDoughnut]

We need to make this pressure count!

 

[united we stand]

Do we look more solid ?

Now we have a rare half time lead, would you make any changes at the break? or is it a case of if it's not broken, don't fix it?

We have almost scored three since half time. Leave well alone

 

[Floval Flyer]

Still 1-0, we need to capitalize on our pressure or Gills will nick a goal.

Somebody nail JET to the subs bench!

 

[WickfordShrimper]

boooooooooooooooooooooo 1.1 :thumbdown:

 

[RHB]

1-1, doh.....

 

[Floval Flyer]

Still 1-0, we need to capitalize on our pressure or Gills will nick a goal.

Somebody nail JET to the subs bench!

And it happens ! FFS :-<

 

[mattitouk]

We have almost scored three since half time. Leave well alone

Make that almost scored 6 in about 55 minutes.

Good pressing football by Southend.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

See C.Woodrow has helped himself to a couple of goals at the O's.

1-1.Oh dear.:'(

 

[yogi bear up the cagire]

McDonald tap in............1-1 :sad:

 

[mattitouk]

Bollox.

Anyone else getting Deja Vu??

 

[Streaky]

At least it wasn't a set piece....:thumbsup: