My thoughts on today's game...

[gipetto]

Overall I thought we deserved the victory, but yet again we made it difficult for ourselves.

I thought Wimbledon were poor, one of the worst sides I've seen at the SoL this season. We made hard work of it, a team of our quality should be devouring teams like that at home. It should have been a 3, 4-0 win today but I'll bet the highlights could be pulled together to show Wimbledon in a more favourable light than us.

Defensively, I thought James was poor. Ovidedo when fit has to play. Flanagan was not himself neither.

Power was non existent in the first half, Leadbitter was steady away.

Honeyman was quiet. Morgan looked lively, a clever player, but gave the ball away too regularly.

McGeady was the stand out player. The lad is quality and it's amazing we have a player of his calibre in league one. What a player.

Wyke is not good enough. He needs dropping, he is proving to be a wasteful signing.

The atmosphete, like Wyke, is not good enough. The Roker End is full of youngish lads who really should be leading by example.

We need to improve. As it stands, I'm not convinced by Ross's tactics. We set up rather defensively today and struggled to create chances. Things need to change asap imo to ensure we are promoted automatically, which is the aim.

 

[Richie K]

James was poor? I thought he was one of the better performers today.

 

[gipetto]

James was poor? I thought he was one of the better performers today.

I thought he was caught out a number of times and didn't get forward enough. I thought our whole back line was poor today.

 

[Northumberland Rocks]

We have to play 442 but if Ross is adamant he wants to play 4231 the most forward central midfielder has to play further forward to support the striker.

Onien played the role well when he came on.

We have to play 2 strikers at home against the bottom team IMHO.

 

[LineTrash]

Overall I thought we deserved the victory, but yet again we made it difficult for ourselves.

I thought Wimbledon were poor, one of the worst sides I've seen at the SoL this season. We made hard work of it, a team of our quality should be devouring teams like that at home. It should have been a 3, 4-0 win today but I'll bet the highlights could be pulled together to show Wimbledon in a more favourable light than us.

Defensively, I thought James was poor. Ovidedo when fit has to play. Flanagan was not himself neither.

Power was non existent in the first half, Leadbitter was steady away.

Honeyman was quiet. Morgan looked lively, a clever player, but gave the ball away too regularly.

McGeady was the stand out player. The lad is quality and it's amazing we have a player of his calibre in league one. What a player.

Wyke is not good enough. He needs dropping, he is proving to be a wasteful signing.

The atmosphete, like Wyke, is not good enough. The Roker End is full of youngish lads who really should be leading by example.

We need to improve. As it stands, I'm not convinced by Ross's tactics. We set up rather defensively today and struggled to create chances. Things need to change asap imo to ensure we are promoted automatically, which is the aim.

You eat an elephant one bite at a time...3 points today, the only thing that matters is the next game.

 

[sksk3021]

I thought we were poor, they had the better chances and we won because we had a player capable of producing really quality. Can’t think of another chance we created, in fact I can’t recall another shot on target.
Having said that we are in a decent position and a win today was important, we just need to kick on now and we should get automatic promotion.

 

[The Great MES]

I thought we were shit given the players we have at our disposal

 

[Mackem00]

James was poor? I thought he was one of the better performers today.

This. Proper baffled by the op unless it's a whoosh.

 

[gipetto]

We have to play 442 but if Ross is adamant he wants to play 4231 the most forward central midfielder has to play further forward to support the striker.

Onien played the role well when he came on.

We have to play 2 strikers at home against the bottom team IMHO.

Who plays in the front two though mate? Wyke seems to add nothing.

I thought we were shit given the players we have at our disposal

Fair assessment.

This. Proper baffled by the op unless it's a whoosh.

I'm not a fan.

 

[Mackem00]

Also Wyke only looks poor cos he is so isolated. Was a mistake by Ross to bring him off for the young lad.

 

[gipetto]

I thought we were poor, they had the better chances and we won because we had a player capable of producing really quality. Can’t think of another chance we created, in fact I can’t recall another shot on target.
Having said that we are in a decent position and a win today was important, we just need to kick on now and we should get automatic promotion.

How many shots did we actually have? Not many it seemed.

 

[Mattyrobinson]

We have to play 442 but if Ross is adamant he wants to play 4231 the most forward central midfielder has to play further forward to support the striker.

Onien played the role well when he came on.

We have to play 2 strikers at home against the bottom team IMHO.

Build up play was the problem. 0 shots on target in the first half.

Playing with 1 up front is fine, just need to move the ball quicker and put decent balls in.

 

[gipetto]

Also Wyke only looks poor cos he is so isolated. Was a mistake by Ross to bring him on for the young lad.

Even when challenging for the ball he looks weak though. I don't think he won a 50/50 all game.

 

[Goat Hoof]

You eat an elephant one bite at a time...3 points today, the only thing that matters is the next game.

You can't be eating elephants mate. Friends not food.

 

[Mackem00]

To add, I thought James was really good. One of the few bright lights.

 

[Ready salted]

How's your surgical skills coming on?
Have you been attending the medical school lessons?

 

[sksk3021]

How many shots did we actually have? Not many it seemed.

I can’t recall their keeper making a save. We had a few from distance that went nowhere near the goal.

 

[Jonesy57]

We have to play 442 but if Ross is adamant he wants to play 4231 the most forward central midfielder has to play further forward to support the striker.

Onien played the role well when he came on.

We have to play 2 strikers at home against the bottom team IMHO.

Completely agree, that would give us more focus. At times today we had two players holding hands on each wing.

 

[gipetto]

Build up play was the problem. 0 shots on target in the first half.

Playing with 1 up front is fine, just need to move the ball quicker and put decent balls in.

Agreed, the build up is slow and laborious.

 

[Northumberland Rocks]

Who plays in the front two though mate? Wyke seems to add nothing.



Fair assessment.



I'm not a fan.

In fairness to Wyke today he had no support. Quinny in his prime would struggle in our team.

Wyke and Grigg or if JR is adamant he only wants to play 1 up front the most forward midielder has to support the striker much more...Onien did that job well when he came on.