by Sutekh » 05 Aug 2023 17:50
by Snowflake Royal » 05 Aug 2023 18:29
by PieEater » 05 Aug 2023 19:02
by Winston Biscuit » 05 Aug 2023 19:03
by leon » 05 Aug 2023 19:05
by Royal_jimmy » 05 Aug 2023 19:08
by CountryRoyal » 05 Aug 2023 19:12
by Royal_jimmy » 05 Aug 2023 19:14
Winston Biscuit Keeper & defence - decent. Should be fine for this level. Really liked the look of Mbuenge when he came on, mainly as he wanted to go forward. Might be better as a winger.
Midfield - was ok, lacking ideas going forward though. Thought Hutchinson was maybe the best player today. His replacement was way off it. Thought Savage made a number of errors and looked a bit panicked at times. Young player on his debut though, get a few more games in and see how he is when settled down. Reckon he should do just fine.
Attack - pretty non existent. Carroll too slow to do anything other than be a target man for headers now, and he wasn't particularly good at that. #15 was shockingly bad, was like he had never seen a football before. Azeez also pretry woeful. Really liked the cameo from the kid Vickers at the end though! Hope he gets more game time
All in all a decent performance against one of the Divs better teams, loads of positives to take, crowd were decent, and we have more players to come in as well.
Result 3/10
Performance 7.5/10
Vibe 8/10
by Royal_jimmy » 05 Aug 2023 19:15
CountryRoyal I quite like rushesha you know.
by Crowbar6753 » 05 Aug 2023 19:20
Snowflake Royal Enjoyed that. Good first half, weak 2nd, a break and excellent header the difference. If we'd taken a chance would have been different.
Bouzanis - didn’t look like he had a chance on the goal, one great save and some iffy distribution. Ok
Yiadom - typical Andy, energy, crunch and effort. Good.
NGW - weak defensively, some good balls in. What we expect from him on the whole. Decent.
Holmes - rarely looked troubled to be honest. Good.
McIntyre - same. Came forward a few times. Good.
Hutch - didn't notice him a lot first half, but put some crunching challenges in. Decent.
Savage - Tidy. Looks like he'll put the work in, but not sure he'll do much damage. Decent.
Azeez - gets invovled well, but seems to make the wrong decision all the time. Ok
Knibbs - good work rate, tidy in attack, steals it well, but beaten down the flank a bit too much. Not really a winger. Good.
Carroll - with his experience, you rely on him to take his chances. He didn’t. Expected him to dominate the CBs more too. Ok.
Ehibhatiomham - definition of mixed. Some really great interplay, running, work and touches. Some quite poor passes and a senior player probably would have scored, although they may not have got in for some of his nearly moments. Ok.
Mbengue - love him. Not a full back. Please stop it.
Wing - looked a bit off the pace, not sure he should be playing left wing.
Vickers - too far away to judge really. Was it him offside a lot?
Camara - not hugely involved in his cameo.
Rushesha - busy as usual. Something about him.just doesn’t do it for me... we'll see.
Selles - not convinced by the shape. Midfield was rather empty and bypassed at times. But a good performance first half and some decent football. Less CBs passing with the GK please.
Ref - I thought he was ok. Couple of decisions that with RTGs I thought were poor. But thought he probably got quite a lot of what he got stick for right. No big decision errors imo.
by Snowflake Royal » 05 Aug 2023 19:30
Crowbar6753Snowflake Royal Enjoyed that. Good first half, weak 2nd, a break and excellent header the difference. If we'd taken a chance would have been different.
Bouzanis - didn’t look like he had a chance on the goal, one great save and some iffy distribution. Ok
Yiadom - typical Andy, energy, crunch and effort. Good.
NGW - weak defensively, some good balls in. What we expect from him on the whole. Decent.
Holmes - rarely looked troubled to be honest. Good.
McIntyre - same. Came forward a few times. Good.
Hutch - didn't notice him a lot first half, but put some crunching challenges in. Decent.
Savage - Tidy. Looks like he'll put the work in, but not sure he'll do much damage. Decent.
Azeez - gets invovled well, but seems to make the wrong decision all the time. Ok
Knibbs - good work rate, tidy in attack, steals it well, but beaten down the flank a bit too much. Not really a winger. Good.
Carroll - with his experience, you rely on him to take his chances. He didn’t. Expected him to dominate the CBs more too. Ok.
Ehibhatiomham - definition of mixed. Some really great interplay, running, work and touches. Some quite poor passes and a senior player probably would have scored, although they may not have got in for some of his nearly moments. Ok.
Mbengue - love him. Not a full back. Please stop it.
Wing - looked a bit off the pace, not sure he should be playing left wing.
Vickers - too far away to judge really. Was it him offside a lot?
Camara - not hugely involved in his cameo.
Rushesha - busy as usual. Something about him.just doesn’t do it for me... we'll see.
Selles - not convinced by the shape. Midfield was rather empty and bypassed at times. But a good performance first half and some decent football. Less CBs passing with the GK please.
Ref - I thought he was ok. Couple of decisions that with RTGs I thought were poor. But thought he probably got quite a lot of what he got stick for right. No big decision errors imo.
Hi Snowflake,
I think Selles prefers 4-2-3-1 as a formation, however, with Smith being out injured i don't think we have the forwards to play that position. I would like to see Mbengue given a go in the DM position as he is a good defensive player and has bags of speed and energy and could be a menace breaking forward!
I would be inclined to try 4-2-3-1 against Port Vale next weekend.
New Keeper
Yiadom Holmes Dean NGW
Hutchinson Mbengue
Wing Savage Knibbs
Azeez
Dean will give much needed experience to the back four. Hutch and Mbengue is a pretty intimidating DM partnership at this level, and Wing, Savage and Knibbs give us a young, mobile and talented AM three who all should be able to chip in with some much needed goals to assist the striker.
Smith would be the ideal forward, but he's now out for 6 weeks!! So unless we get that chap "Stansfield" in i would go with Azeez as he has the pace and running ability to scare defense's and next up is Port Vale who conceded 7 today!! Kelvin.E and Carroll would be great to bring on later on in the game.
by Royal_jimmy » 05 Aug 2023 19:42
by Royal_jimmy » 05 Aug 2023 19:44
Snowflake RoyalCrowbar6753Snowflake Royal Enjoyed that. Good first half, weak 2nd, a break and excellent header the difference. If we'd taken a chance would have been different.
Bouzanis - didn’t look like he had a chance on the goal, one great save and some iffy distribution. Ok
Yiadom - typical Andy, energy, crunch and effort. Good.
NGW - weak defensively, some good balls in. What we expect from him on the whole. Decent.
Holmes - rarely looked troubled to be honest. Good.
McIntyre - same. Came forward a few times. Good.
Hutch - didn't notice him a lot first half, but put some crunching challenges in. Decent.
Savage - Tidy. Looks like he'll put the work in, but not sure he'll do much damage. Decent.
Azeez - gets invovled well, but seems to make the wrong decision all the time. Ok
Knibbs - good work rate, tidy in attack, steals it well, but beaten down the flank a bit too much. Not really a winger. Good.
Carroll - with his experience, you rely on him to take his chances. He didn’t. Expected him to dominate the CBs more too. Ok.
Ehibhatiomham - definition of mixed. Some really great interplay, running, work and touches. Some quite poor passes and a senior player probably would have scored, although they may not have got in for some of his nearly moments. Ok.
Mbengue - love him. Not a full back. Please stop it.
Wing - looked a bit off the pace, not sure he should be playing left wing.
Vickers - too far away to judge really. Was it him offside a lot?
Camara - not hugely involved in his cameo.
Rushesha - busy as usual. Something about him.just doesn’t do it for me... we'll see.
Selles - not convinced by the shape. Midfield was rather empty and bypassed at times. But a good performance first half and some decent football. Less CBs passing with the GK please.
Ref - I thought he was ok. Couple of decisions that with RTGs I thought were poor. But thought he probably got quite a lot of what he got stick for right. No big decision errors imo.
Hi Snowflake,
I think Selles prefers 4-2-3-1 as a formation, however, with Smith being out injured i don't think we have the forwards to play that position. I would like to see Mbengue given a go in the DM position as he is a good defensive player and has bags of speed and energy and could be a menace breaking forward!
I would be inclined to try 4-2-3-1 against Port Vale next weekend.
New Keeper
Yiadom Holmes Dean NGW
Hutchinson Mbengue
Wing Savage Knibbs
Azeez
Dean will give much needed experience to the back four. Hutch and Mbengue is a pretty intimidating DM partnership at this level, and Wing, Savage and Knibbs give us a young, mobile and talented AM three who all should be able to chip in with some much needed goals to assist the striker.
Smith would be the ideal forward, but he's now out for 6 weeks!! So unless we get that chap "Stansfield" in i would go with Azeez as he has the pace and running ability to scare defense's and next up is Port Vale who conceded 7 today!! Kelvin.E and Carroll would be great to bring on later on in the game.
First priority for me is some continuity. I want to see that XI start the next two games at least, bringing on the subs regularly.
Selles may like a different formation, but I don’t think we have the players fit to play it.
I want to see Mbengue at CB, where he's looked best and provides our slow central defence some pace. But the Toms have the shirts. Dean should wait his chance now.
I want to see midfielders in midfield, playing like midfielders.
by Royal_jimmy » 05 Aug 2023 19:46
Snowflake RoyalCrowbar6753Snowflake Royal Enjoyed that. Good first half, weak 2nd, a break and excellent header the difference. If we'd taken a chance would have been different.
Bouzanis - didn’t look like he had a chance on the goal, one great save and some iffy distribution. Ok
Yiadom - typical Andy, energy, crunch and effort. Good.
NGW - weak defensively, some good balls in. What we expect from him on the whole. Decent.
Holmes - rarely looked troubled to be honest. Good.
McIntyre - same. Came forward a few times. Good.
Hutch - didn't notice him a lot first half, but put some crunching challenges in. Decent.
Savage - Tidy. Looks like he'll put the work in, but not sure he'll do much damage. Decent.
Azeez - gets invovled well, but seems to make the wrong decision all the time. Ok
Knibbs - good work rate, tidy in attack, steals it well, but beaten down the flank a bit too much. Not really a winger. Good.
Carroll - with his experience, you rely on him to take his chances. He didn’t. Expected him to dominate the CBs more too. Ok.
Ehibhatiomham - definition of mixed. Some really great interplay, running, work and touches. Some quite poor passes and a senior player probably would have scored, although they may not have got in for some of his nearly moments. Ok.
Mbengue - love him. Not a full back. Please stop it.
Wing - looked a bit off the pace, not sure he should be playing left wing.
Vickers - too far away to judge really. Was it him offside a lot?
Camara - not hugely involved in his cameo.
Rushesha - busy as usual. Something about him.just doesn’t do it for me... we'll see.
Selles - not convinced by the shape. Midfield was rather empty and bypassed at times. But a good performance first half and some decent football. Less CBs passing with the GK please.
Ref - I thought he was ok. Couple of decisions that with RTGs I thought were poor. But thought he probably got quite a lot of what he got stick for right. No big decision errors imo.
Hi Snowflake,
I think Selles prefers 4-2-3-1 as a formation, however, with Smith being out injured i don't think we have the forwards to play that position. I would like to see Mbengue given a go in the DM position as he is a good defensive player and has bags of speed and energy and could be a menace breaking forward!
I would be inclined to try 4-2-3-1 against Port Vale next weekend.
New Keeper
Yiadom Holmes Dean NGW
Hutchinson Mbengue
Wing Savage Knibbs
Azeez
Dean will give much needed experience to the back four. Hutch and Mbengue is a pretty intimidating DM partnership at this level, and Wing, Savage and Knibbs give us a young, mobile and talented AM three who all should be able to chip in with some much needed goals to assist the striker.
Smith would be the ideal forward, but he's now out for 6 weeks!! So unless we get that chap "Stansfield" in i would go with Azeez as he has the pace and running ability to scare defense's and next up is Port Vale who conceded 7 today!! Kelvin.E and Carroll would be great to bring on later on in the game.
First priority for me is some continuity. I want to see that XI start the next two games at least, bringing on the subs regularly.
Selles may like a different formation, but I don’t think we have the players fit to play it.
I want to see Mbengue at CB, where he's looked best and provides our slow central defence some pace. But the Toms have the shirts. Dean should wait his chance now.
I want to see midfielders in midfield, playing like midfielders.
by Royal_jimmy » 05 Aug 2023 19:51
Snowflake RoyalCrowbar6753Snowflake Royal Enjoyed that. Good first half, weak 2nd, a break and excellent header the difference. If we'd taken a chance would have been different.
Bouzanis - didn’t look like he had a chance on the goal, one great save and some iffy distribution. Ok
Yiadom - typical Andy, energy, crunch and effort. Good.
NGW - weak defensively, some good balls in. What we expect from him on the whole. Decent.
Holmes - rarely looked troubled to be honest. Good.
McIntyre - same. Came forward a few times. Good.
Hutch - didn't notice him a lot first half, but put some crunching challenges in. Decent.
Savage - Tidy. Looks like he'll put the work in, but not sure he'll do much damage. Decent.
Azeez - gets invovled well, but seems to make the wrong decision all the time. Ok
Knibbs - good work rate, tidy in attack, steals it well, but beaten down the flank a bit too much. Not really a winger. Good.
Carroll - with his experience, you rely on him to take his chances. He didn’t. Expected him to dominate the CBs more too. Ok.
Ehibhatiomham - definition of mixed. Some really great interplay, running, work and touches. Some quite poor passes and a senior player probably would have scored, although they may not have got in for some of his nearly moments. Ok.
Mbengue - love him. Not a full back. Please stop it.
Wing - looked a bit off the pace, not sure he should be playing left wing.
Vickers - too far away to judge really. Was it him offside a lot?
Camara - not hugely involved in his cameo.
Rushesha - busy as usual. Something about him.just doesn’t do it for me... we'll see.
Selles - not convinced by the shape. Midfield was rather empty and bypassed at times. But a good performance first half and some decent football. Less CBs passing with the GK please.
Ref - I thought he was ok. Couple of decisions that with RTGs I thought were poor. But thought he probably got quite a lot of what he got stick for right. No big decision errors imo.
Hi Snowflake,
I think Selles prefers 4-2-3-1 as a formation, however, with Smith being out injured i don't think we have the forwards to play that position. I would like to see Mbengue given a go in the DM position as he is a good defensive player and has bags of speed and energy and could be a menace breaking forward!
I would be inclined to try 4-2-3-1 against Port Vale next weekend.
New Keeper
Yiadom Holmes Dean NGW
Hutchinson Mbengue
Wing Savage Knibbs
Azeez
Dean will give much needed experience to the back four. Hutch and Mbengue is a pretty intimidating DM partnership at this level, and Wing, Savage and Knibbs give us a young, mobile and talented AM three who all should be able to chip in with some much needed goals to assist the striker.
Smith would be the ideal forward, but he's now out for 6 weeks!! So unless we get that chap "Stansfield" in i would go with Azeez as he has the pace and running ability to scare defense's and next up is Port Vale who conceded 7 today!! Kelvin.E and Carroll would be great to bring on later on in the game.
First priority for me is some continuity. I want to see that XI start the next two games at least, bringing on the subs regularly.
Selles may like a different formation, but I don’t think we have the players fit to play it.
I want to see Mbengue at CB, where he's looked best and provides our slow central defence some pace. But the Toms have the shirts. Dean should wait his chance now.
I want to see midfielders in midfield, playing like midfielders.
by Snowflake Royal » 05 Aug 2023 19:58
Royal_jimmySnowflake RoyalCrowbar6753
Hi Snowflake,
I think Selles prefers 4-2-3-1 as a formation, however, with Smith being out injured i don't think we have the forwards to play that position. I would like to see Mbengue given a go in the DM position as he is a good defensive player and has bags of speed and energy and could be a menace breaking forward!
I would be inclined to try 4-2-3-1 against Port Vale next weekend.
New Keeper
Yiadom Holmes Dean NGW
Hutchinson Mbengue
Wing Savage Knibbs
Azeez
Dean will give much needed experience to the back four. Hutch and Mbengue is a pretty intimidating DM partnership at this level, and Wing, Savage and Knibbs give us a young, mobile and talented AM three who all should be able to chip in with some much needed goals to assist the striker.
Smith would be the ideal forward, but he's now out for 6 weeks!! So unless we get that chap "Stansfield" in i would go with Azeez as he has the pace and running ability to scare defense's and next up is Port Vale who conceded 7 today!! Kelvin.E and Carroll would be great to bring on later on in the game.
First priority for me is some continuity. I want to see that XI start the next two games at least, bringing on the subs regularly.
Selles may like a different formation, but I don’t think we have the players fit to play it.
I want to see Mbengue at CB, where he's looked best and provides our slow central defence some pace. But the Toms have the shirts. Dean should wait his chance now.
I want to see midfielders in midfield, playing like midfielders.
Are you happy your local Cambridgeshire side beat us today Ian? First win at the SCL and all. League one hasn't been better for us at all.
by Hound » 05 Aug 2023 19:59
by CountryRoyal » 05 Aug 2023 20:14
by Snowflake Royal » 05 Aug 2023 20:16
CountryRoyal Yeah it’s deffo been preferable imo. Like we still lost and didn’t score but at least we looked like we were trying to win.
by CountryRoyal » 05 Aug 2023 20:18
Hound Do feel getting in striker (Stansfield for example) is vital in the next few days with Smith out