benny the blue
Youth Team
- Joined
- Oct 27, 2003
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- 197
i know that the it was boiling yesterday (it was the same for both teams) but i thought that we were nowhere near as sharp as cheltenham. we were a couple of yards off the pace all over the pitch. the combinations all over the pitch did not work at all.
1) Prior and Edwards cant be played together they are too slow anyone with a bit of pace will tear through them. Using Lewis hunt to partner one or the other or even as a sweeper.
2) Maher and Hunt looked a poor combination together with neither having the ability to drive forward with any form of creativity. Jay Smith is needed asap!
3) Lack of natural width- cant aim this as Gower as anything semi positive comes through him but whoever plays on the opposite. Petterfer found himself coming central far to often and playing like an extra man in the middle rather than on the wing to stretch the opposition. He wasnt fit wither having just come back from injury. Could Corbett not be given a chance on the other flank?
4) The Dudfield and Gray combination just didnt work, we played high aimless balls to two small strikers who offered no real physical presence. Bramble provided that to a degree and even Drewe would have been good out there.
5)there seemed to be a lack of communication at the back between Bart, Prior and Edwards at times- especially from crosses. I dont think it helped being left exposed by the full backs who both played very poorly.
Oh well its only the first game and things can cant be much worse than that performance, weve got to travel to Lincoln and Rochdale and hope that we get that little bit more desire and application from the players.
1) Prior and Edwards cant be played together they are too slow anyone with a bit of pace will tear through them. Using Lewis hunt to partner one or the other or even as a sweeper.
2) Maher and Hunt looked a poor combination together with neither having the ability to drive forward with any form of creativity. Jay Smith is needed asap!
3) Lack of natural width- cant aim this as Gower as anything semi positive comes through him but whoever plays on the opposite. Petterfer found himself coming central far to often and playing like an extra man in the middle rather than on the wing to stretch the opposition. He wasnt fit wither having just come back from injury. Could Corbett not be given a chance on the other flank?
4) The Dudfield and Gray combination just didnt work, we played high aimless balls to two small strikers who offered no real physical presence. Bramble provided that to a degree and even Drewe would have been good out there.
5)there seemed to be a lack of communication at the back between Bart, Prior and Edwards at times- especially from crosses. I dont think it helped being left exposed by the full backs who both played very poorly.
Oh well its only the first game and things can cant be much worse than that performance, weve got to travel to Lincoln and Rochdale and hope that we get that little bit more desire and application from the players.