Official Match Thread Tranmere Rovers vs Southend United

[crangoner]

Looks like we're heading into the break ahead on shots but equal shots on target (according to the skybet stats).

 

[Stan33]

H-T 0-1

I thought it was 1-0 ?

 

[in the know]

Full frontal lobotomy anyone??? If you show you're a season ticket holder it's half price!

 

[Chapperz]

We are playing against a CB pairing with a combined age of 70. We need a striker with pace to get in behind them.

 

[brigg blue]

So who comes on to change this game for us? Goodship or Sterling?

We are pretty much bossing this game, we just need one to end up in their net and we will go on to win as Tranmere look worse than us at the back.

Oh and we should have had a stonewall pen

 

[amsemp]

Gutting to go in down at half time. Tranmere didn’t deserve that goal whatsoever. All in all, a much, much better performance. Look a far better team with ANG in it and Olayinka looks a great signing too. Clifford should also be our first choice left back, he’s brilliant. Really hope we can get something out of this in the second half.

 

[MisterStubbs]

We’ve been by far the better team. To go in to the break behind isn’t what we deserve. Tranmere haven’t offered nothing but yet again defending a set piece has been our downfall. This referee needs to have a word with himself as well, I thought the JD penalty shout was genuine and he is constantly letting Clarke manhandle Emile every time the ball goes near him.

It shows how well we’ve played by the fact they’ve had to change their entire shape but even since then we’ve looked good, albeit without really threatening.

There is something definitely in this game for us though.

 

[LennySUFC]

Does Acquah understand he is allowed to jump for balls?

 

[Austin the Shrimper]

I think we could get something from this game. We actually built up from the back and progressed forward.

 

[Rayleigh boy]

all good ...

then ridiculous very high defensive line for free kick ...

why ?

it did not work against salford ..

stoopid coaching - stoopid

 

[Barling Magna]

Half time. That's really cruel. We were all over Tranmere for maybe 38 to 40 minutes of that half. 6 shots for us against 2 for Rovers. 5 corners for us against 1 for Rovers. We can win this. MM must be pleased at how well we have played. I guess Goodship will be on after 60 minutes? He could be a match winner for us.

 

[palexander]

We are playing against a CB pairing with a combined age of 70. We need a striker with pace to get in behind them.

their other centre half is 20! Lol

but seriously we don’t look like getting behind them in that way. I’m sure they set up knowing they not gonna be in a positing to chase back. Clarke’s pretty much stuck within 5 yards of the box.

 

[OrangeyBrown]

all good ...

then ridiculous very high defensive line for free kick ...

why ?

it did not work against salford ..

stoopid coaching - stoopid

Playing a high line against a deep free kick is pretty standard stuff. We've played well, the player's he's brought in look good and we forced them into an early double substitution. But of course, overreact and call the coaches stupid.

 

[superblue24]

What we thinking ?

What changes would you make at HT or early second half ?

I'm thinking Sterling to come on ? Get 2 up top ?

I don't think any changes would improve us. Noone in today's squad is capable of scoring in open play, and noone is capable of making that "key pass". Even if by some miracle we score a goal, we can't defend, so in all probability Tranmere will score again.

 

[southendkid]

So who comes on to change this game for us? Goodship or Sterling?

We are pretty much bossing this game, we just need one to end up in their net and we will go on to win as Tranmere look worse than us at the back.

Oh and we should have had a stonewall pen

Goodship knows where the net is but if he comes on our wingers are going to have to work to get the ball to him because he isn't going to be able to do it himself. I'd give Emile at least 15 minutes in the second half though, we haven't been bad so far and there have been a couple of chances a more inform team could have capitalised on. Changing at this point could backfire.

 

[in the know]

More shot attempts please
Tighter defending in our box
Look to earn a pen
Passing lots in their half only
Run at them, theyre slow to turn at the back
More overlapping on both sides
Swap the wing runners sides over for 10 mins showing
Low hard crosses due to their height
1 pen 1 shot. 2-1

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

We are playing against a CB pairing with a combined age of 70. We need a striker with pace to get in behind them.

Godot isn't fit yet though.

 

[superblue24]

Playing a high line against a deep free kick is pretty standard stuff. We've played well, the player's he's brought in look good and we forced them into an early double substitution. But of course, overreact and call the coaches stupid.

Have you seen any evidence that we can pass, shoot, defend or keep? Wouldn't that be the coaches responsibility?

 

[Barling Magna]

I would keep Acquah on when Goodship comes on. Probably Egbri to go off.

 

[Pak Power]

Clifford looking good, overlaps nicely, and getting balls into box quicker, We need someone to get closer to aquah when we launch it at him, get the knock downs and build from their, needs to be either taylor or Olyinka