Exeter City v Blackpool Official Matchday Thread 12.08.23

[briar]

Didn’t realise Demi Mitchell was at Exeter

Looking good as well

 

[Albert Ross]

Absolute shocking defending. Why would you put CJ at right back and Lyons on the left. Pathetic.

Why would you play Hamilton anywhere, period.

 

[hertfordseasider]

Marv managing to put the midfielder ahead of him in trouble with another poor pass. That is his Achilles heel.

 

[NewburyOne]

Need to draw their sting, it was always going to be one of the tougher fixtures. As said, the longer we can frustrate them, the more energy they will use up.

 

[Always tangerine]

Though only listening we obviously are struggling to get in the game early on. I agree re the wingbacks. Feel Dougall could have given us extra protection for this one.

 

[phill]

Not a good start outnumbered in midfield can't put 2 passes together and losing it going long

 

[Yarmouth Seasider]

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14' - Exeter's Tom Carroll is given the first yellow card of the afternoon after a coming together with Ollie Norburn.

 

[hertfordseasider]

They are on us like a rash, we aren't liking it so we need to work it out.

 

[Vince McLean]

Relax, we're playing 'Rope a Dope' tactics.

 

[hertfordseasider]

Relax, we're playing 'Rope a Dope' tactics.

Go on then....... What??

 

[18YearFreeTrial]

Weathered the storm. Seeing more and looking after the ball better now

 

[FY5_Seasider]

Exeter comms getting a bit ahead of themselves. Saying they are surprised by us. Thought we would be better than this. 16 mins on the clock ffs

 

[Bennys_was_a_mob]

Beesley not touched the ball yet

 

[A_Tense_Grin]

Much better now. Just final ball lacking.

 

[Vince McLean]

Go on then....... What??

Mohammed Ali boxing tactics - laid on the rope and took the hits, opponent (George Foreman I think) eventually tired himself out, Ali then came out and finished it.

 

[Marcusbeansontoast]

Interesting decision by Exeter to build 3/4s of a stand

 

[Yarmouth Seasider]

Barnsley, Bolton and Derby all 1-0 up away from home

 

[Bennys_was_a_mob]

Interesting decision by Exeter to build 3/4s of a stand

Something to do with the railway line behind the stand

 

[hertfordseasider]

Got away with that they weren't anywhere near offside there.

 

[ElBurroSinNombre]

We are starting to apply some pressure here

 

[A_Tense_Grin]

Poor defending from Casey nearly cost us.

Still our final ball is poor. Lyons was in a good position but instead of teeing up Lavery tried a shot.

 

[JJpool]

Really poor corner

 

[tommytwojags]

Standard of corners in the women's world cup is well above ours

 

[Mark_GT]

What a touch that was from Demi.

 

[20togo]

can't get Beesley or Lavery in the game.

 

[Mark_GT]

Need to draw their sting, it was always going to be one of the tougher fixtures. As said, the longer we can frustrate them, the more energy they will use up.

We're playing rope a dope

 

[Matesrates]

Think I’d take a 0-0 draw at this stage, hopefully critch will get them going after halftime

 

[Mark_GT]

Mohammed Ali boxing tactics - laid on the rope and took the hits, opponent (George Foreman I think) eventually tired himself out, Ali then came out and finished it.

Ha. Just seen this after posting the same
Rope a dope. It makes sense in a way, they are way better in possession than a yone we've played so far and they press hard.

 

[JJpool]

Where is this good passing football so far?

 

[Old_Laytonian]

Still 0-0 and relax
.,

 

[TheTangerineLegend]

Is it a shorter pitch?
We seem to be overhitting a lot of long balls

 

[A_Tense_Grin]

Exeter look the better team. Really disjointed performance. Only positive is we have limited their attacking play. Not got the forwards into the game, passing has been sloppy and on the rare occasion we get into the box, we make the wrong choice.

 

[ElBurroSinNombre]

We are playing a lot of long stuff but it's not working very well
Lyons seems to be an out ball but almost always over hit

 

[Vince McLean]

Think it's breezy, either that or the trees by the ground are alive.

 

[hertfordseasider]

Is it a shorter pitch?
We seem to be overhitting a lot of long balls

It looks like a small pitch.

 

[20togo]

we came back into it and gone back out of it again.

 

[ElBurroSinNombre]

It's a good game in terms of two well matched teams

 

[Victorsponge]

Where is this good passing football so far?

The ones in red and white are doing it

 

[briar]

Poor game build up too slow and laboured usually we are a team of 2 halves hope this is our bad half

 

[A_Tense_Grin]

Hate to say it but Beesley nowhere near good enough. Not quick enough with his feet.

 

[JJpool]

Promising attack breaks down with Beesley, he's been poor.

Good attack there but Carey dwelled too long.

 

[20togo]

well so far out of my 5 team accumulator 4 of them are losing.

 

[Mark_GT]

CJ so frustrating. He just hits and hopes from the right. Beats his man all the time, if he could cross from that side he'd be deadly.

 

[Meliora]

Elsewhere in the west country, Bolton are going great guns at Cheltenham. 3 up already.

 

[Bennys_was_a_mob]

It ain't been good, and I'm finding other things to do in the kitchen - that's how bad it is

 

[hertfordseasider]

Good move but poor cross from CJ, Lavery is on fire.

 

[Yarmouth Seasider]

2 mins added

 

[Vince McLean]

Marv's taken Rope a Dope a bit too far there.

 

[Ollygon]

Marvin's compulsory mistake

 

[AngelBFC]

norburn sensational block