C C Csiders
Life President
I have never ever posted a negative post on here........
......until now.
Frankly the defending is an absolute embarrasment. Just look at the goals we have conceded this season. Virtually all of how goals against, and watch the video evidence, sees at least one, but usually two or three Southend players with either their ar$e$ or their backs to the ground just as the player who scores is about to knock the ball jhome. This is not lying on the ground in disappointment at conceding - this is before the ball hits the back of the net. The prime culprit is one Adam Barrett, he is always on the floor.
The first goal last night Barrett is on the floor before Parkin receives the ball, and the third goal well theer are at least four players on the floor as Fagan receives the ball. It is like a scene of devastation in our box.
We are now one-third of the way through the season with a meagre 10 points, having not won in the league for 11 games. We are now in dire straights, and need to gain 4 points from every 3 games we play - STARTING NOW - to have absolutely any chance of stayiong up. Although I can't see where four points are coming from in our next three games of Wolves, Preston and Plymouth.
How are we going to create such a turnaround? No idea, but that is what the management duo get paid for, and we must back them to do it.
Dramatic surgery is required at the back and in midfield to halt this what Tommy Docherty would call "a crest of a slump." However, Steve Tilson appears unable to attract anyone on loan. Although, the "we won't be bringing in players who are not better than those we already have" line is wearing a bit thin now. So we may be stuck with what we have got.
I fear we may be, all bar the mathematics, down by Chrsitmas.
......until now.
Frankly the defending is an absolute embarrasment. Just look at the goals we have conceded this season. Virtually all of how goals against, and watch the video evidence, sees at least one, but usually two or three Southend players with either their ar$e$ or their backs to the ground just as the player who scores is about to knock the ball jhome. This is not lying on the ground in disappointment at conceding - this is before the ball hits the back of the net. The prime culprit is one Adam Barrett, he is always on the floor.
The first goal last night Barrett is on the floor before Parkin receives the ball, and the third goal well theer are at least four players on the floor as Fagan receives the ball. It is like a scene of devastation in our box.
We are now one-third of the way through the season with a meagre 10 points, having not won in the league for 11 games. We are now in dire straights, and need to gain 4 points from every 3 games we play - STARTING NOW - to have absolutely any chance of stayiong up. Although I can't see where four points are coming from in our next three games of Wolves, Preston and Plymouth.
How are we going to create such a turnaround? No idea, but that is what the management duo get paid for, and we must back them to do it.
Dramatic surgery is required at the back and in midfield to halt this what Tommy Docherty would call "a crest of a slump." However, Steve Tilson appears unable to attract anyone on loan. Although, the "we won't be bringing in players who are not better than those we already have" line is wearing a bit thin now. So we may be stuck with what we have got.
I fear we may be, all bar the mathematics, down by Chrsitmas.
