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Lee K wrote: ↑Sat Feb 17 2024 7:54 pm All hope of getting out of the bottom two is lost after that shambolic performance.
We don’t get enough out of midfield - we had Thorley, Ali and Martin in there and none of them do anywhere near enough. Verma has been poor the last three games as clubs have worked out all they need to do is stick two players on him and Gyasi is like a headless chicken. Delfouneso had no service as one would expect and spent part of the game coming to the halfway line just to get involved. I’m almost certain Erling Haaland wouldn’t score any goals playing in this team.
Defensively we were ok, Griffiths played well overall but stood off his man for the winner and McGrath and Mendez-Jones played well. Kelly has a good cross on him but is weak defensively although it didn’t show too much today. We have no pattern to our play, we are too slow, Thorley and Ali spend far too much time passing the ball backwards and it’s all so easy to play against us. A big disappointment for me was our first two subs were defensive ones - Endall and McQuilkin were brought on when we needed something or someone to get us a goal.
I’ve heard the new owners have loftily ambitions and have targeted a number of promotions (I don’t believe everything people tell me but that’s one thing I have been told) and if that’s the case it’s highly likely that they’ll need to appoint a new manager over the summer.

TMVP wrote: ↑Mon Feb 19 2024 2:02 pm Inside Keys Park