(09-01-2021, 05:53 PM)Strawberry Avenger Wrote:(09-01-2021, 05:39 PM)Maltared Wrote:(09-01-2021, 03:12 PM)Sniffer Dog Wrote: Why was it awful? There is more to football than non stop attacking. We virtually played our second eleven against mainly their first eleven. There were players who had never played together before. We controlled the game, never looked like losing, defended very very well. What is the problem?
Come on Sniff I thought you were better than this. You are not being objective in saying that we played our second eleven and they played their first.
Who is ' a second eleven' ? Worrall ? McKenna?, Cafu? Ameobi' Lolley? Arter? Taylor ? Yates? Who else? ... it's not as if we played Swan and another three kids st thd same time. At best I can give you Smith as the official back up, but I thought that Bong played better then Ribs , Jenkinson wasnt that far away from Christie, Sow and Mighten came on too... so let's try to honest here ...result was good , central defenders were very good, Smith was good, Taylor scored a great goal from a good Bong cross for the rest...it was worst than in previous weeks... Lolley is red gressing, Ameobi as bad as he can be, Cafu played in a more defensive role was totally ineffective and Guerrero ? My guess is that is the last we see of him..
Interesting comment on each player.
A good read.
SA.
At full fitness and full strength I reckon the dead certs for a starting XI from todays starting XI are only Worrall, McKenna and one of the wide lads. (A fully fit, on form Lolley will be like a new signing when it happens).
The only bits I would say are a bit disingenuous are Jenkinson- nothing at all going forward, scared of receiving the ball at the back and defensively struggled with the two CBs saving him a number of times. For a tall lad pretty weak in the air at the long throws. So (and I am definitely not a big fan of Christie) I'd say he was miles away from Christie. That said he is understandably rusty.
Also Ribs is a much better defender than Bong and has shown he is normally decent going forward. Fair play to Bong on his delivery today, but still only a back up to Ribs for now-unless Ribs has many more Preston performances.
The rest may have been bought as 1st teamers but 1st choice 1st XI is debatable. On reflection Cafu probably as no other fit in form option. The rest mainly warming the bench or treatment table....
So for me a really positive day.