edited for accuracyI hope they stay up, will be good to beat them again next season.
edited for accuracyI hope they stay up, will be good to beat them again next season.
No league team in Essex with the size of the catchment area screams investment opportunity. Could be a good thing if we're the best in Essex.I'm not sure I want Col U to go down either, the county of Essex without a football league team just doesn't seem right to me.
Slipping one of the defenders into midfield and leaving a back I think would have helped our midfield and better utilised a front 3. Really don't like the 5 at the back setup ! Ralph out left with maybe ferguson on for clifford would have made it more balanced.Nice to hear the other fans singing “your nothing special, we lose every week” for a change. They were right we were not special, but we were resolute, hard working and never in danger of conceding. Very reminiscent of the Kings Lynn game, score early, blaze numerous chances over the bar. Even started to go back too deep at times but Weymouth were woeful up front meaning Steve Arnold had an easy afternoon.
The new system of 3 up top, meant we kept Weymouth back and always looked a threat going forward. It also meant Neal & Atkinson had an awful lot of work to do and got overrun and lost possession at times. But they were excellent and run themselves into the ground. Atkinson gets better every week and is getting more adjusted to the pace of the game and still has a good engine. Certainly the right experienced choice to marshall young Neal in midfield. Atkinson must have earned a contract extension until the end of the season. Maher obviously favours him as more reliable with Fergie on the bench and Gard in the stands.
We have now beaten the three teams to get relegated, Dover, Kings Lynn & Weymouth all 3 very poor teams. Good we are now on the rise with plenty of Home Games still to play 14 of the last 24.
Arnold 7
Demetriou 7
Hobson 6
Lopata 7
Ralph 6
Clifford 6
Neal 8
Atkinson 8 MOTM
Dennis 7
Dalby 7
Murphy 6
Rush 5
Ferguson 5
Great 3 points but really should be talking much larger victory. Word on Matt Rush, noticeable how easy he was brushed off the ball compared to Dennis. Think he should build his strength a bit, especially in this league in order to be more effective. UTB
Keep the lazy Ferguson away from that hard working teamSlipping one of the defenders into midfield and leaving a back I think would have helped our midfield and better utilised a front 3. Really don't like the 5 at the back setup ! Ralph out left with maybe ferguson on for clifford would have made it more balanced.
SOUTHEND United boss Kevin Maher is pleased to see Matt Dennis making the most of his chance with the Shrimpers.
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Agree, we should have won at a canterOn way home now. Don’t care how we played, don’t care how many chances we missed. When it mattered Dennis put his chance away. Weymouth however are awful and my main criticism would be that it could and should have been at least 3-0. No idea what game the Weymouth fan was watching, don’t think Arnold had a save to make. But a win is a win and these are the games we have to pick up points in. Clean sheet also huge for confidence
Won’t give marks as thought whole team were terrific and played for the badge.
Neal after a shaky start and a booking became more composed and looked good.
Lopata, Hobson and Ralph faultless.
Also Will A had a terrific game and never stopped running.
JD and Clifford played well but both had trouble crossing today.
Upfront the front three worked so hard and linked up well. Just a shame they didn’t all get in the score sheet and deserved more for their efforts but need to gut the target when chances are presented
Fans - what can I say, I’ve sung myself horse, never stopped all game and credit to the club once again. Don’t know how many but would guess around 400 or so
So on to Tuesday, another big game and need to start picking up points at home and keep this run going
But things are starting to come together
SOUTHEND TIL I DIE
I take your point, but the game was by no means won when Dennis went off.He has scored in the last 3 games. So with a game on Tuesday you would have to be a real dumb manger to run him into the ground whilst winning on a Saturday.
Murphy's having a bit of a lean spell but his movement is so good, one is bound to go in soon. Possibly against his former club on Tuesday?I take your point, but the game was by no means won when Dennis went off.
All things equal, and had MD not been out on his knees, one of the other two would/should have been hooked.
I'm guessing KM has told MD to surge at every run, like the goal, and hope we can still attack with venom without him.
Before you and other Zoners say Dalby and Murphy have contributed 12 goals between them, the decent, and I mean very decent chances they've squandered in 22/23 games, Murphy in particular, must be three times the conversions.
Yeah, I know they're NL players, but it would be nice for either to take the weight and expectation of Dennis's shoulders a bit.
There was a hint of desperation in Murphy's aerial punt just before half time when he should have slid in Dennis for a better chance, so Murphy too must be feeling the pressure.
I take your point, but the game was by no means won when Dennis went off.
All things equal, and had MD not been out on his knees, one of the other two would/should have been hooked.
I'm guessing KM has told MD to surge at every run, like the goal, and hope we can still attack with venom without him.
Before you and other Zoners say Dalby and Murphy have contributed 12 goals between them, the decent, and I mean very decent chances they've squandered in 22/23 games, Murphy in particular, must be three times the conversions.
Yeah, I know they're NL players, but it would be nice for either to take the weight and expectation of Dennis's shoulders a bit.
There was a hint of desperation in Murphy's aerial punt just before half time when he should have slid in Dennis for a better chance, so Murphy too must be feeling the pressure.
He had good distribution with us but yesterday we had them closed down so well he struggled to find his man. As a defender he was never that much so overall didn’t look a great loss. A few pounds lighter maybe ?How did Cordner play?