Official Match Thread Southend United vs Walsall FC

[davewebbsbrain]

Ladapo is not the answer.

 

[Taters123]

Just does not look like Lapado is interested, too slow to everything. Bring on fortune please

 

[Bearded Shrimper]

Very 0-0. After 42 minutes someone shouted 'put the snow back on the pitch'. Yeah. Pitch is shocking to be fair

 

[SeaSideDoughnut]

BBC stats indicate we've had the better half so far

They're lying. :smile: It's been a dull first half, Walsall have had more of what football there has been in my view.

 

[Tommy2holes]

Ladapo should not be coming out second half. Woeful performance. Cox is essentially playing on his own. Stick Harrison or fortune next to cox and get kightly on.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Ladapo should not be coming out second half. Woeful performance. Cox is essentially playing on his own. Stick Harrison or fortune next to cox and get kightly on.

Im sure MAF will come on for Ladapo at some point.I'd also like to get Kights on too.:thumbsup:

 

[Medway Blue]

Frustrating first 45. Cox’s header our only real chance of note I’d say. We’re having most of the possession but not doing anything with it. There’s a meekness and caution there and I don’t really understand it. The relentless aggression out of possession isn’t there. And it’s all the more annoying because this lot are absolutely there to be picked apart and you can see that we have another few gears that we’re just deciding not to kick into.

Harrison is tucking in too much on the left and not giving Coker an outlet. And Ladapo just is very odd the pace. Not winning any headers, not holding the ball up and not showing any movement or runs into space off the ball. Not convinced the central midfield is doing enough either.

I’d make a HT a change myself. Kightly on for Ladapo and put Harrison in the middle with Cox for now. Would also be ready to have Wright/Wordsworth on after 60 if the central midfield continues to be off the pace.

This game will be won if the players want to win it. It’s that simple.

 

[united we stand]

BBC stats indicate we've had the better half so far

Better team yes, playing well- no. It’s dire ( and getting colder)

 

[SHRIMPERPETER]

Fortune and Kightly for Ladapo and Harrison now!!!!!!

 

[Bearded Shrimper]

No intensity, no running and pressing like we have recently. Their two centre backs looks good but Freddie looks terrible, brought nothing so far.

 

[blues exile]

All that energy and enthusiasm of the previous handful of games seems to have evaporated and we are back to that sterile sideways and backwards mode. Nothing is sticking up front, Cox is too deep and McLaughlin can't get in the game despite switching wings and back again. We need to recover that sense of urgency in the first quarter of an hour of the second half. Hope the half time talk has the required effect.

 

[Cricko]

No intensity, no running and pressing like we have recently. Their two centre backs looks good but Freddie looks terrible, brought nothing so far.

All very odd, let's hope SCP has put a rocket up their arses at HT.

 

[Cricko]

Cox and Harrison so close... very good chances

 

[Barling Magna]

Harrison puts it over the bar from six yards.........

 

[Barling Magna]

Whoa...... a really near miss for Walsall. We're really not firing on all cylinders this afternoon.

 

[shrimperton]

not a great match so far, can we all help putting the snow back on the pitch :smile::smile::smile:

 

[GNH]

Harrison puts Bristol Rovers in front, repeat of that here would be good :happy:

 

[Harry Bullocks]

Come on you Shrimpers :happy: :happy: :happy:

 

[Cricko]

0-1 Bollocks. We have had so many chances to be in front.

 

[Ricey]

Bugger it! Come on Southend, still plenty of time.