Pilgrims' Patter
The Forum => The B-Ark => Topic started by: miele on January 02, 2013, 08:24:27 AM
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WHERE would we have been without HAYSTEAD,apart from SILK i worry about the rest of our defender's,
could not understand sub REED insted of bringing on smith,in 15 min. smith can change a game for sure.
I cant make my mind up about this JORDAN SMITH feller,
WE were second best over the 90 min's yesterday,
Happy new year to all ,
THE team is like my car .it need's an overhaul,but like the club i cant afford it at the moment.
I will be there for next game for sure,, :dan
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Haystead was brilliant yesterday, at no fault for the goals and stopped two or three brilliantly to keep the score with in reach. Don't think the issue was in the defence, it was the 3/4 of open pitch in front them to run straight at the back 4 that looked the issue. 1st half we hustled and worked our socks off closing down. They were able to do the same in the 2nd half, where as our midfield 4 went missing.
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ross does not do second halves
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Like it most of the season we are too nice and allow teams to go straight through our midfield.
Sorry to say it but too many Artists & not enough Soldiers :-\
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i rather think in some shape or form that the above will become the most used quote of 2013! ;D
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Miele
Haystead did make some good saves but then so did their keeper, it's what they are paid to do. Don't get the "where would we be without Haystead" comment. We're not going to g through every game without our keeper making saves ::)
I thought the substitutions where ok, better than JL where it was always like for like. At least bringing on Reed it was a change of formation and no disrespect to Newsh but pleased that GD isn't like JL who never ever sub'd Newsh off.
Jordan Smith was poor, but no poorer than most of the rest of the team. His cameo on Boxing day and his performance on Saturday where good so I'd say hang fire and not write him off yet.
DT I have been one of the Ross critics but he played well both halves yesterday and was probably our MOTM (it was a close call between him and Ward). From the starting 10 outfield players they where the only 2 who put in a decent performance imo and you can't have that many players having an off day and expect to come away with anything.
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Haystead has been average all season - he has had some good games but also some stinkers. One thing I don't think he does well and that is instill confidence in his back four. He often seems hesitant when coming out to collect a through ball and this nervousness transmits to those in front of him.
On balance, I don't think he adds any value of what we had with Bazza.
DL