Wild Bill wrote:Haining off for Artell. Is he injured?
morecambe mick wrote:0 shots on target and only 4 off target this afternoon.
Northampton commentary said "....sums Morecambe up really, good play up to the final 3rd of the pitch but always make the wrong decision,..."
Christies Child wrote:For me, Sammy needs to be ruthless and get rid of a good number of the current squad to bring in quality in the critical areas ie midfield where all too often we can't cope. Game after game we conceed midfield allowing the opposition to dictate. It happens both home and away.
Vinny wrote:Christies Child wrote:For me, Sammy needs to be ruthless and get rid of a good number of the current squad to bring in quality in the critical areas ie midfield where all too often we can't cope. Game after game we conceed midfield allowing the opposition to dictate. It happens both home and away.
Agree, last few game in particular, we have not done well enough in midfield. Manny Panther hasn't yet rediscovered the form he showed before he was crocked by Cambell. We have two other very good, and often 'man of the match' midfielders sat on the bench, in Garry Hunter and Craig Stanley (Frazer Mclach also working way back), so why would we need to need to 'bring in' more midfield players???
How many times in the last few games have we heard and seen 'Mullin just not able to reach it' or 'Mullin or Jevons should have scored there' - shooting practice, yes we need, or someone who has composure when the simple chances arise.
Christies Child wrote:Vinny wrote:Christies Child wrote:For me, Sammy needs to be ruthless and get rid of a good number of the current squad to bring in quality in the critical areas ie midfield where all too often we can't cope. Game after game we conceed midfield allowing the opposition to dictate. It happens both home and away.
Agree, last few game in particular, we have not done well enough in midfield. Manny Panther hasn't yet rediscovered the form he showed before he was crocked by Cambell. We have two other very good, and often 'man of the match' midfielders sat on the bench, in Garry Hunter and Craig Stanley (Frazer Mclach also working way back), so why would we need to need to 'bring in' more midfield players???
How many times in the last few games have we heard and seen 'Mullin just not able to reach it' or 'Mullin or Jevons should have scored there' - shooting practice, yes we need, or someone who has composure when the simple chances arise.
Only my opinion, but the entire midfield don't perform at a high enough level consistantly. Midfield is an area where games are won and lost, both home and away. We're just not physically or mentally strong enough in this area and results and performances are proof of that. Radio coverage of away games is too painful to bear at times with the team apparently under constant pressure especially in the second half. Even at home we can't control many games.
As much as I'd like us to get into the play-offs I just can't see it happening this season. Maybe next with the attraction of the new stadium we will be able to recruit some real quality in key areas.
Sammy and the Board will no doubt be busy as usual in the close season. I just hope we go for quality in key positions to enable us to dictate games on a regular basis.
mfcbro wrote:I just love your comments when we get beat c.c. i know its all about opinions,but 1 minute you are slagging off the defence and next minute you are slagging off midfield.Did you go today?Give the lads a break,at the beginning of the season we were way off a play off place,to get ourselves into the mix is superb.Come on another good season.Lets have some positive comments for a change.
ockers wrote:...remember rushden....
Dids wrote:Sorry but did everyone watch to same game as me?
Manny Panther did not make one tackle in the whole game. He didn't even have a speck of mud on his kit. His first touches were poor too. As for Duffy, well, he cannot beat a man. Duffy is great for an impact sub ONLY. So why didnt sammy change things earlier. After the first goal was scored there needed to be changes, maybe not subs but obviously the formation for the team we were playing was wrong. Then after the second goal was scored there needed to be major changes. Duffy needed to go off, which he did, but so did Manny. For them they could of brought curtis on, which we did and was a good sub, but not at left wing. Wayne is not a left winger, he is an out and out striker. Hunter or Stanley should also have come on to add a bit of pace that we were struggling with. One good thing about the game was Laurence Wilson yet again. He made some superb tackles as he always does, player of the season imo. Also Paul Mullin got stuck in and tried is hardest to get the ball. He's not had a great season, but this was one of his better games.
Remember our 7 game winning run? Think of the team. Artell, Hunter, Stanley. Get them back in and get back to winning ways.
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