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Post by oufcyellows on Dec 31, 2016 17:35:42 GMT
this. don't understand why he brought Roberts on. about as much use as a nuns tit. Habit ?
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Post by bazzer9461 on Dec 31, 2016 17:35:53 GMT
this. don't understand why he brought Roberts on. about as much use as a nuns tit. Sorry he is a bit to lightweight
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Post by oxfordyid on Dec 31, 2016 17:41:59 GMT
That was so boring!
Striker isolated again because of the formation.
We can't have lunny and lledson in the middle together with muguire sat in front it's just going to isolate the striker! If we have maguire in there it needs to be a rothwell/sercs type player with lunny.
Shocked he didn't start scarz at lb today and push Johnson forward. JS must not be match fit.
Send Roberts back and get rid of Taylor
At least in his post match interview mapp is more than aware of the problems and said he wants another 3 attacking options
Ahh well on to the beers happy new year everyone
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Post by yellowfever1 on Dec 31, 2016 17:42:57 GMT
What a year! We are now a mid-table league one club. 10 points above relegation and a hard team to beat. Well done Eales and Appleton. Mission accomplished so far.
Happy new year fellow yellows.
P.s. just watched the grand tour- its a load of rubbish
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Post by tonto on Dec 31, 2016 17:50:25 GMT
is this DE on atm?
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Post by oufcyellows on Dec 31, 2016 17:56:51 GMT
First time I can ever recall the fourth official signalling for a foul that both the ref and Lino missed. Fair play on that one
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Post by bigronaldo on Dec 31, 2016 17:57:43 GMT
I came away glad of a draw tbh. They could very well have stolen all 3 points in that last 10 minutes. I thought Taylor played pretty well when he came on but if we don't play him and hemmings together at some point, then we will most likely see both of them gone. Some very frustrating football is being played at the moment, without the cutting edge we seem to run out of ideas and the ball often ping-ponged between the two sides as they huffed and puffed to no gain. One thing is for sure though, Without Eastwood and Dunks today, we would of lost that game.
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Post by oufcyellows on Dec 31, 2016 17:59:35 GMT
Mapp seems to have a phobia of 442
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Post by ryaniobirdio on Dec 31, 2016 17:59:43 GMT
No goal in nearly three and a half hours since the third goal at Bury - an own goal that followed two free kicks. Goal scoring is a real problem. In fact just having meaningful shots on target is fast becoming a thing of the past. The last few days have just been terrible, to be frank. Why on earth he seems set on playing and indeed trying to extend the loan of Roberts I just do not know.
Oh well. See you on the other side (of the M25...)
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Post by yellowoptimist on Dec 31, 2016 18:05:43 GMT
Just back home, sorry but Hemmings is not the answer very poor Johnson very good , No one wants to strike, Maguire ok but normally better seems to have lost a bit of interest, Midfield ok, Eastwood a couple of good saves, ref poor a bit to lenient with cards for Walsall Careful...the Hemmings faithfull will have you head off Don't know what else we expected etc when he plays all on his own. Not a hemmings faithful but that is indicative of our current issue. Just surprised we haven't tried to address it
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Post by joey on Dec 31, 2016 18:07:46 GMT
That was dire today, 2 poor teams. Their number 24 was appalling, an accident waiting to happen and yet we never looked like scoring.
We are absolutely desperate for a bit of extra quality up top to be played in a 2. In games like today there is no need for MacDonald, if we don't need him for his defensive work then we don't need him in the line up, he just doesn't have the pace or the technical ability to regularly trouble defences at this level.
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Post by sjmchops on Dec 31, 2016 18:12:51 GMT
I have now lost almost all faith in App! How can he not see what is so blindingly obvious to the majority of us!? Hemmings cannot play the lone striker roleto save his life! Taylor can, and does to the best of his abilities but without the formation to support it it will never work! Johnson is our most attacking threat by MILES but is still babysitting LB. Lundstrum and Ledson are not a good CM partnership and whoever gave Lunny MOTM today needs shooting! Hall is a class above but keeps getting played out of position and taken off for f*cking tyler Roberts!? Why? And don't give me he's coming back from injury, he is back, so why take him off just when he was starting to cause real problems! Maguire does what he wants when he wants and everyone else has to adjust to him f*cking off to RB or LM whichever he fancies at that point! Why? We have real good players playing out of position so I can only blame the management I'm afraid and I'm f*cking sick of it! SORT IT OUT APPLETON AND RESTORE MY FAITH, PLEASE!!
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Post by behindthegoal on Dec 31, 2016 18:17:30 GMT
Careful...the Hemmings faithfull will have you head off Don't know what else we expected etc when he plays all on his own. Not a hemmings faithful but that is indicative of our current issue. Just surprised we haven't tried to address it Do you think that's why he isn't doing the business???if so why can't Appleton and his team see that???...no it isn't that ....it's because he's out of his depth
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Post by malcolmnl on Dec 31, 2016 18:18:04 GMT
What a year! We are now a mid-table league one club. 10 points above relegation and a hard team to beat. Well done Eales and Appleton. Mission accomplished so far. Happy new year fellow yellows. P.s. just watched the grand tour- its a load of rubbish Nothing much changed then.
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Post by oufcluke27 on Dec 31, 2016 18:20:16 GMT
Time for Appleton to change it up,Johnson is wasted at left back and hemmings needs a partner up front. we looked even more clueless than boxing day!!!!
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Post by Junior on Dec 31, 2016 18:21:16 GMT
Eastwood has a good game. Concentration very good and very brave at the end.
Edwards was solid and decent in possession. Adds a calmness.
Johnson best attacking player by a mikeZ should be left wing. Wasted at LB.
Lunny played well. Always showing for the ball and used very very well. Would have a goal if Hemmings had picked him out in the first half on the penalty spot.
Ledson looked slow and off the pace. Slowed all the ball down and always seemed to underhit the pass. Would like to Rothwell in with Lunny.
Disappointed with Maguire today. Poor positional sense and wasteful with the ball. Had a running argument with the ref as well well which seemed to distract him from his game as he was always at it with him.
Hemmings was isolated and looks lost. Feel for him. Should have done better with the ball across for Lunny. Needs a partner to take the physical side away and allow him to play in the lines of the CB's.
All in all very frustrating as they were poor and so slow at the back. If Johnson starts that game on the wing we beat them with ease.
Appleton needs to be more flexible.
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Post by oufcyellows on Dec 31, 2016 18:23:39 GMT
Don't know what else we expected etc when he plays all on his own. Not a hemmings faithful but that is indicative of our current issue. Just surprised we haven't tried to address it Do you think that's why he isn't doing the business???if so why can't Appleton and his team see that???...no it isn't that Well it's funny that none of hemming Taylor or Thomas have looked any good in that formation. It's Definitely the formation, why can't they see it, I don't know. Is it maybe more trying to keep maguire happy by letting him play where he wants? Same with I can understand why u swap the wingers, and the benefits of playing inside forwards, but I can also see that we look far worse when we do it, neither hall or macca can do it well. We end up much narrower being made to shoot/or try to from the edge of the box. The only time we have looked mildly threatening in the last few games is when Johnson gets the ball. Why because he does what a fast exciting winger is supposed to do, beat his man and get a cross in. And if u can't then put it in from deep or then cut inside .
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Post by Maurice Earp on Dec 31, 2016 18:28:55 GMT
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Post by oufcyellows on Dec 31, 2016 18:30:00 GMT
Wasn't just eaststand, ssu as well , big puddle in front row
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Post by blox21 on Dec 31, 2016 18:44:28 GMT
First game in a while and it was dismal !
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Post by Gary Baldi on Dec 31, 2016 18:49:58 GMT
The last 2 games have shown the lack of depth in the squad. Hemmings is doing his best, but he's left doing a job that he isn't built for. Not sure why some in the East Stand have such a massive issue with him, but then again some in the stand have turned into a right load of moaners in general in the past month - such little support for reasons I don't understand. Today we missed Sercombe for his runs and ability in the box. Ledson and Lundstram were fine, but in the box and they get a nosebleed.
With what we have, MAPP needs to change it for Gillingham. Whether it be Skarz in at left back, or a tinker with the midfield, the team needs a little energy in it. Having Johnson and Hall on the left at times feels like 2 wingers going in the same space. We desperately need numbers in the squad.
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Post by Paul Cannell on Dec 31, 2016 19:58:02 GMT
A team built around Maguire is a team built to fail. Not much of a surprise we're stuttering.
Get rid.
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Post by manorlounger on Dec 31, 2016 20:13:00 GMT
If Hemmings is to be played then he needs Taylor up front with him. If Maguire is to continue playing wherever he feels then it needs others to be running into the spaces created.
And, please can we start getting players into the mindset that they need to get into the 18 yard box to convert, not loiter waiting for some magical intervention.
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Post by oxford84 on Dec 31, 2016 20:18:40 GMT
Mapp seems to have a phobia of 442 We are playing 4-4-2,the problem is Maguire drops off to play a free role then that leaves Hemmings on his own,the answer is to play Maguire wide right.Taylor and Hemmings up front is ok but then currently who comes on for them if we need to change it? As for Johnson being wasted at left back,we are playing him there because we are getting performances out of him,when he was playing further forward before this left back stint then he was in and out of games.At left back the whole game is in front of you and most of the time you've got time to pick your runs forward,playing left wing/midfield you are always marked and most of the time by 2 players. Until we get more options or better players then we are going to be mid table or lower half.
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Post by bigalan on Dec 31, 2016 20:23:21 GMT
I have now lost almost all faith in App! How can he not see what is so blindingly obvious to the majority of us!? Hemmings cannot play the lone striker roleto save his life! Taylor can, and does to the best of his abilities but without the formation to support it it will never work! Johnson is our most attacking threat by MILES but is still babysitting LB. Lundstrum and Ledson are not a good CM partnership and whoever gave Lunny MOTM today needs shooting! Hall is a class above but keeps getting played out of position and taken off for f*cking tyler Roberts!? Why? And don't give me he's coming back from injury, he is back, so why take him off just when he was starting to cause real problems! Maguire does what he wants when he wants and everyone else has to adjust to him f*cking off to RB or LM whichever he fancies at that point! Why? We have real good players playing out of position so I can only blame the management I'm afraid and I'm f*cking sick of it! SORT IT OUT APPLETON AND RESTORE MY FAITH, PLEASE!! What he says, if Apps comes and sits in the SSU he will see what's blindingly obvious, this system does not work, players not in there correct position means we don't get the best out of them, that's basics. oh well he "might" just listen but I doubt it.
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Post by oufcyellows on Dec 31, 2016 20:25:53 GMT
Mapp seems to have a phobia of 442 We are playing 4-4-2,the problem is Maguire drops off to play a free role then that leaves Hemmings on his own,the answer is to play Maguire wide right.Taylor and Hemmings up front is ok but then currently who comes on for them if we need to change it? As for Johnson being wasted at left back,we are playing him there because we are getting performances out of him,when he was playing further forward before this left back stint then he was in and out of games.At left back the whole game is in front of you and most of the time you've got time to pick your runs forward,playing left wing/midfield you are always marked and most of the time by 2 players. Until we get more options or better players then we are going to be mid table or lower half. But that's my point, by allowing maguire to drop off go where we want we're not playing 442. It's 4411 or 451 as he's never up with hemmings. The only time we have gone true 442 is when Roberts comes on with Taylor. Why not give hemmings the chance with him. And I get what ur saying about lb, and he did look poor to start with, but since then he's moved his family down and had a baby, and it's showed in his game, he looks a lot more confident and settled now, don't get me wrong Im more than happy wth what he's doing at lb, I just feel he would do as much if not more further forward, in a position we signed him for. U don't see hazard playing at lb so that he's got the whole game in front of him and he can pick his runs
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Post by oxford84 on Dec 31, 2016 20:33:29 GMT
We are playing 4-4-2,the problem is Maguire drops off to play a free role then that leaves Hemmings on his own,the answer is to play Maguire wide right.Taylor and Hemmings up front is ok but then currently who comes on for them if we need to change it? As for Johnson being wasted at left back,we are playing him there because we are getting performances out of him,when he was playing further forward before this left back stint then he was in and out of games.At left back the whole game is in front of you and most of the time you've got time to pick your runs forward,playing left wing/midfield you are always marked and most of the time by 2 players. Until we get more options or better players then we are going to be mid table or lower half. But that's my point, by allowing maguire to drop off go where we want we're not playing 442. It's 4411 or 451 as he's never up with hemmings. The only time we have gone true 442 is when Roberts comes on with Taylor. Why not give hemmings the chance with him. And I get what ur saying about lb, and he did look poor to start with, but since then he's moved his family down and had a baby, and it's showed in his game, he looks a lot more confident and settled now, don't get me wrong Im more than happy wth what he's doing at lb, I just feel he would do as much if not more further forward, in a position we signed him for. U don't see hazard playing at lb so that he's got the whole game in front of him and he can pick his runs Ok but Hazard is world class,Johnson isn't.
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Post by oufcyellows on Dec 31, 2016 20:34:40 GMT
But that's my point, by allowing maguire to drop off go where we want we're not playing 442. It's 4411 or 451 as he's never up with hemmings. The only time we have gone true 442 is when Roberts comes on with Taylor. Why not give hemmings the chance with him. And I get what ur saying about lb, and he did look poor to start with, but since then he's moved his family down and had a baby, and it's showed in his game, he looks a lot more confident and settled now, don't get me wrong Im more than happy wth what he's doing at lb, I just feel he would do as much if not more further forward, in a position we signed him for. U don't see hazard playing at lb so that he's got the whole game in front of him and he can pick his runs Ok but Hazard is world class,Johnson isn't. Again not really my point. 🙈
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Post by bicesterox on Dec 31, 2016 20:36:22 GMT
Shooting practice in the warm up again shocking
No banners
No 'fast feet' work before kick off
Same old same old on the pitch
Bored to bits during the game
Roll on 2017 maybe we'll score a goal
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Post by oxford84 on Dec 31, 2016 20:39:01 GMT
Ok but Hazard is world class,Johnson isn't. Again not really my point. 🙈 But its my point,Johnson hasn't played well overall at left wing/mid but at left back has been playing well.Im not saying he should always play left back but until he improves his performance further up the pitch then that's a reason why they are playing him there.
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