BFC_53
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1. We must find a way to improve our creativity and goal threat coming from the centre of the pitch. Currently it's zero. Zilch. And consequently we struggle badly to break teams down that sit back to defend a lead. This has been our achilles heel for the last two years. Whether it's new players or new systems but a huge improvement is required there if we're to make any progress in this league. I know this has been said many time before, including by me.
2. Defending was terrible for both goals. Keogh and Ekpiteta will walk back in to the side easily. I didn't think Casey had the best game but not going to judge on so little game time.
3. We are finding our injuries really starting to catch up with us now. I think Keshi and Carey, along with the two aforementioned defenders, would've made a big difference tonight.
4. Corners. Instead of taking them, we might as well give the ball to the keeper and get on with the game if we're not going to even attempt to try and improve on them. I haven't seen any evidence of this at all in months. It's pathetic.
5. Dale is the only player capable of consistently putting in a decent cross. When playing a team sitting deep, CJ isn't going to get any joy using his pace so that change should've come at half time. I think he looks like he has some promise but he's the kind of player that needs a midfield that plays possession football and is much better on the ball than Dougall and Connolly. He's never going to do well chasing long balls, he's small and isn't particularly quick. But he does have quality I think.
6. Dougall and Connolly. Good player, great at battling, fighting for the ball and protecting the defence. But neither has that technical ability to play a nicely weighted pass to unlock a defence, or display the movement that allows you to keep the ball well. Not enough composure in effect, and I think we need to see one or the other (when injuries allow), rather than both together.
7. We could play with a five man advantage and still not win at Loftus Rd. File alongside Portman Rd.
8. Late goals. We have a very worrying problem of conceding them and we need to find a way to solve it. That's now 13 conceded in the last 15 mins of a game:
9. The ref. The whole red card incident could've been avoided if he'd correctly awarded us the free kick for the blatant push just seconds earlier. They don't help themselves sometimes.
10. I wish we'd throw caution to the wind sometimes. We're safe. 100%. It doesn't matter if we lose but let's give it a go. I don't think we did that tonight and that's the most frustrating thing. Let's hope we can start Paul Ince's next massive losing streak on Saturday.
2. Defending was terrible for both goals. Keogh and Ekpiteta will walk back in to the side easily. I didn't think Casey had the best game but not going to judge on so little game time.
3. We are finding our injuries really starting to catch up with us now. I think Keshi and Carey, along with the two aforementioned defenders, would've made a big difference tonight.
4. Corners. Instead of taking them, we might as well give the ball to the keeper and get on with the game if we're not going to even attempt to try and improve on them. I haven't seen any evidence of this at all in months. It's pathetic.
5. Dale is the only player capable of consistently putting in a decent cross. When playing a team sitting deep, CJ isn't going to get any joy using his pace so that change should've come at half time. I think he looks like he has some promise but he's the kind of player that needs a midfield that plays possession football and is much better on the ball than Dougall and Connolly. He's never going to do well chasing long balls, he's small and isn't particularly quick. But he does have quality I think.
6. Dougall and Connolly. Good player, great at battling, fighting for the ball and protecting the defence. But neither has that technical ability to play a nicely weighted pass to unlock a defence, or display the movement that allows you to keep the ball well. Not enough composure in effect, and I think we need to see one or the other (when injuries allow), rather than both together.
7. We could play with a five man advantage and still not win at Loftus Rd. File alongside Portman Rd.
8. Late goals. We have a very worrying problem of conceding them and we need to find a way to solve it. That's now 13 conceded in the last 15 mins of a game:
9. The ref. The whole red card incident could've been avoided if he'd correctly awarded us the free kick for the blatant push just seconds earlier. They don't help themselves sometimes.
10. I wish we'd throw caution to the wind sometimes. We're safe. 100%. It doesn't matter if we lose but let's give it a go. I don't think we did that tonight and that's the most frustrating thing. Let's hope we can start Paul Ince's next massive losing streak on Saturday.
your players in the last year of there contracts will be cherry picked next season .
