Official Match Thread Southend United v Morecambe FC

[united we stand]

When did Ben Clarkson return?

Someone said last week he was working his notice

 

[Chris Powell's mate]

This won't be a widely shared opinion but we're not actually that far away.

There were good signs in the first half. We moved the ball well, work-rate was high. You can see how Molesley wants us to play.

We tired second half - too many players lack match fitness - Acquah, Demetriou, Kyle Taylor. That's going to be an issue with Akinola and McCormack as well.

The other big issue is confidence. You can see players like Elvis and Charlie's heads dropping. The trouble is by the time everyone is match fit their confidence may have been destroyed.

It's probably a good thing that games are still behind closed doors as grown men taking our their frustrations on an 18 year old is hardly edifying.

Hmm...I guess you want slack cut for an 18-year-old because he's 18?
For me, if someone on the pitch is poor, he deserves criticism. If he's playing well, he gets praise.
I'm done with this giving the benefit of doubt to players who can't pass; trap a ball; or take on an opposition player successfully - I don't care how old they are.

 

[Strike Force]

5 consecutive defeats

 

[Barling Magna]

Enough is enough - that protest needs to happen. Morecambe are awful and Harrogate are cloggers and we can't beat them or Wet Spam u23. We are the surest relegation bet in history! Why the hell is almost every senior player we have "injured" ? This team would get tanked in the Essex league - wind the club up now, get rid of Con Martin and let's start a supporter backed team and work our way back up

Whoo....take more water with it chum. You're raving...

 

[GrumpyBlue]

Depressing ?

 

[Leigh_Seasider]

Why, it's almost like we're improving each game.

We are, but as you said it’s in danger of being undone by confidence evaporating. That’s 5 competitive games, 5 losses, 2 goals. We need points desperately and I don’t envy MM trying to get them, when we’re so unfit and with so many players not fully up to speed.

 

[Murkey_Mouse]

Charlie Kelman attitude stink the place out, get rid!!

 

[bluesfansince1952]

Thought Kyle Taylor looked ok especially early on

 

[Southminster Shrimper]

Positives:
We didn't lose 3-1
My wife bought me some nice chocolate snacks

Negatives:
Everything else

 

[Barling Magna]

We played quite well in the first half but we really need to create more chances and have a shot every now and then. The curse of Morecambe continues.....

 

[Joolz]

Awful, desperate, embarrassing.

 

[Mr Browns Ghost]

Why, it's almost like we're improving each game.

do you honestly believe yourself?

 

[Rob49]

I just don’t understand why so many are surprised. We have a dreadful side/squad which lacks quality and basically is just not good enough.
Anyone who thought or believed anything other than a struggle near the foot of the table are now realising their mistake.

 

[NZamba Legend]

Still 43 more games to go. Jesus wept

 

[kentblues]

Oh dear- we will as always look for scapegoats. I won’t look for individuals. But..the big question for MM to be looking at is how can it be that we managed to produce so very few shots/chances given the possession we had. Some good stuff but if you create no chances its for not a lot.

Their first was a great ball in- you can live with that. The second well..

FWIW for me we just weren’t getting the balls in the box quickly enough from wide positions- full backs not getting forward enough, wingers not making it happen either- very unfortunate Green got kicked early as initially he was getting behind and causing the sorts of problems we didn’t cause later.

We need Akinola fit so he can be registered.

 

[Pak Power]

Still 43 more games to go. Jesus wept

43 defeats

 

[Joolz]

Thought Kyle Taylor looked ok especially early on

Agreed. The one and only positive from today.

 

[Newms]

None of these players are good enough. End of. Fed up with all this “we played well, we’re improving” No they aint.

Absolute dog sh*t week in week out. Going under would do us all a favour the way I'm feeling right now. Sick to the back teeth of it all.

 

[Shrimp and two veg]

Our attacking play is woeful. Elvis wants to pass to the centre backs every time, we have no outlet, hardly any balls going into the box from wide and strikers that dont want to run through a wall to get to crosses ... LAZY
Midfield need to see runners and Goodship especially has no movement. If you dont move, youre marked. Useless !

 

[Medway Blue]

First half showed promising signs but after that dog**** second half, I'm not sure whether the first half was more about us being decent or Morecambe only playing in second gear.

There are far, far too many weak links in this team. The centre backs were playing simply aren't good enough - both Morecambe goals showed that. Egbri is full of energy but he has absolutely no end product - much the same can be said about Green perhaps. Bwomono looked poor again and Kelman looked half a yard off the pace again when he came on. Everything in the second half was sloppy and lazy. Misplaced passes all over the shop, wrong passes continually being chosen, sloppy loss of possession all the time. Nobody moving off the ball and offering an outlet. Just not good enough, and there are several players who played today that I just can't see improving enough to be where we need them to be.

Further deep surgery needed. We are nowhere near.