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Gregor for Head coach, he definitely has more ideas of what's needed to coach this team into a half decent outfit.That was f*****g lame.
My public face would have told reporters how disappointed I was with the performance. Lacked purpose, energy and intensity for a team who have had a two week break. Decision making very poor and Mondays team will look different.
In my dressing room I would have probably lost my s**t, smashed a few water bottles and first aid kits and told them that some of you are getting a rest and I will speak to you separately later regarding why.
My thoughts for the training ground are….
1. Discussion with Sam Long and the medical team to schedule in full physical and mental Assesment. I’m not confident he should be playing L1 football tbh.
2. Punishment for simulating. It’s embarrassing.
3. Strict plan to deploy Cam Bran further forward.
4. Following analysis, show squad and individuals our shocking press. Show footage of how a good press works. Coach on topic.
5. Following analysis show squad and individuals how damaging our deep drop is.
6. Analyse and coach 1vs1 where appropriate how to defend and what areas of the pitch we want to push the opposition in to. This was shocking!
7. Devise sessions without the ball. Small, medium and large exercises. We are f*****g pathetic thru the lines.
8. Devise sessions on paying thru lines quickly and positively. Punishments for needless sideways passes.
Thought the same. Absolutely pathetic defending from Long. He had 2 opportunities to get close to the crosser and both times just stood back and let him put a cross in. He’s been so poor for a long time.The first 20 seconds of that are incredible.
- Shrewsbury player picks it up on the left, strides forward (no real pace), with the time and space to constantly look up, brings it inside to the edge of the area, and crosses - without a yellow shirt in the frame.
- Ball comes back out, another Shrewsbury player has time to control, look up, have another touch, deliver another cross - once again without a yellow shirt in the frame (let alone attempting to tackle/block).
Anyone watching that could reasonably conclude that we were, at that time, playing with 9 men - and most certainly without a Right Back.
Woeful.
I agree, great analysis from @Gregortheox , but I find it utterly baffling that they are actually being coached that way.Gregor for Head coach, he definitely has more ideas of what's needed to coach this team into a half decent outfit.
Just a shame the current Head coach can't see it.
I agree, great analysis from @Gregortheox , but I find it utterly baffling that they are actually being coached that way.
They're certainly not performing as team, rather a collection of individuals with a modicum of footballing ability. All teams need leaders on the pitch and we just don't have any.
I really can't agree with the strong defensive shift comment. There were so many times when the ball was pinging around inside or on the edge of our area, and if it wasn't for Shrews utter incompetence in front of goal we would have been punished more. As it was we got away with just being punished once for numerous examples of substandard defending.Unpopular opinion, I though we replayed quite well for most parts, and dominated the second half. Strong defensive shift bar their goal, and they put so many bodies on the line to stop us scoring a second.
Lincoln look to be getting playoffs of their form continues, however both peterborough and Barnsley lost and have been just as inconsistent as we have of late, it's not an impossibility that one of those could drop out.
Stevenage and Blackpool also dropping points all over the place.
Still requires us to win games though. Buy let's not give up just yet, as much as I'm sure you all would love to.
RR has been s**t for months now.
He’s the biggest/most expensive luxury of the last 3/4 years. The bloke is a joke.
Rodrigues might want a wordMcguane is the definition of soft underbelly
This was the conversation that Mrs L and myself had yesterday evening. It is irreconcilable that the same players that went into the automatic spots at the start of the season are now playing so poorly that, form wise at least, they could be considered anything more than lower mid table candidates.They're certainly not performing as team, rather a collection of individuals with a modicum of footballing ability. All teams need leaders on the pitch and we just don't have any.
When was the last time we had a team of leaders. 10 years ago????I agree, great analysis from @Gregortheox , but I find it utterly baffling that they are actually being coached that way.
They're certainly not performing as team, rather a collection of individuals with a modicum of footballing ability. All teams need leaders on the pitch and we just don't have any.
Buckingham did cover this in his post match interview.There seems to be no explanation about the whereabouts of Goodwin and we deserve one.
Will have to disagree he is another player that hasn't been in it since Des arrived as with nearly or all of themBrannagan is the one player we have to keep over everyone else.
Agree with this.Yet, four points from the last two away games is top 6 form..
Look, we really should have won yesterday but the ‘woe is us/Des’ attitude is totally counter productive.
We would have all settled for a puncher’s chance in the playoffs after the Accrington game last season and that’s what we’ve got.
Now I accept that the puncher in question is a bit of a (….younger contributors look away ) , Joe Bugner but it’s a chance nonetheless.
Monday, would drop/ ‘rest’ Harris and Rodrigues, and play Goodhram and Browne from the start. There seems to be no explanation about the whereabouts of Goodwin and we deserve one.
Dale is proving to be a very good signing. I enjoy his attitude and workrate and oh for a a bit more of that from the rest of the team.
Puncher’s chance - oh and I’ve enjoyed the season as well. There’s to much sourness on offer on this forum currently.
COYY.
We WERE playing without a right back.The first 20 seconds of that are incredible.
- Shrewsbury player picks it up on the left, strides forward (no real pace), with the time and space to constantly look up, brings it inside to the edge of the area, and crosses - without a yellow shirt in the frame.
- Ball comes back out, another Shrewsbury player has time to control, look up, have another touch, deliver another cross - once again without a yellow shirt in the frame (let alone attempting to tackle/block).
Anyone watching that could reasonably conclude that we were, at that time, playing with 9 men - and most certainly without a Right Back.
Woeful.
Really?! He has been one of the best performers behind Dale and Murphy every week. In fact if we didn’t have Brannagan in the side then I’d say we wouldn’t be still in the mix right now.Will have to disagree he is another player that hasn't been in it since Des arrived as with nearly or all of them
A puncher's chance indeed (love the Joe Bugner reference too!), but when a chance presents itself you have to take it.Yet, four points from the last two away games is top 6 form..
Look, we really should have won yesterday but the ‘woe is us/Des’ attitude is totally counter productive.
We would have all settled for a puncher’s chance in the playoffs after the Accrington game last season and that’s what we’ve got.
Now I accept that the puncher in question is a bit of a (….younger contributors look away ) , Joe Bugner but it’s a chance nonetheless.
Monday, would drop/ ‘rest’ Harris and Rodrigues, and play Goodhram and Browne from the start. There seems to be no explanation about the whereabouts of Goodwin and we deserve one.
Dale is proving to be a very good signing. I enjoy his attitude and workrate and oh for a a bit more of that from the rest of the team.
Puncher’s chance - oh and I’ve enjoyed the season as well. There’s to much sourness on offer on this forum currently.
COYY.
Id say he is the one thats always in it no matter who the manager.Will have to disagree he is another player that hasn't been in it since Des arrived as with nearly or all of them
They have 'stormed' from lower mid table into the play off places and with their remaining fixtures and current form look to be favourites to stay there.Yeah, but you said “stormed”. So far they’ve had a decent run of 8-10 games. Like we did at the start of the season.
Today, they only had 2 shots on target.
The teams from 6th to 10th (4th - 10th even - Barnsley and Peterborough both lost to bottom 6 sides today) are inconsistent. That’s the nature of any dogfight between 3 or 4 teams who aren’t consistent enough to be in the automatics or comfortable in the play-offs.
My hot take is that we’re neither as good as the most positive posters on here think, nor as bad as the most negative think. And the sides around us - broadly speaking - are just as inconsistent as we are. If they weren’t, there’d be higher in the table than they are. .