We seem to aim so many of our set pieces at the CB pealing away at the back. When was the last time that worked? I know we've had success with BFG and Inniss in the past, but it seems like it hasn't worked for years. We rarely seem to even win the first header.
The problem with not having two senior left backs.
There is one on the bench who has been with us a month.
Egbo is a Right-Back, but he can play Left-Back as shown in pre-season, so wont be surprised if he replaces Clayden at some stage in the second half rather than Sean Clare
Fleetwood are looking far more comfortable than us - we’re looking disjointed, making far too many unforced errors and are completely unable to cope with their press. Fleetwood are dominant in midfield and having a lot of joy down our left side.
it looks like it’s going to be another very long afternoon. We need to hang on until half time and regroup for the second half.
Only 1 team playing as a team and it isn't us - just like previous seasons under Adkins and JJ we look good for a few games then we get found out and then its downhill all the way
Only 1 team playing as a team and it isn't us - just like previous seasons under Adkins and JJ we look good for a few games then we get found out and then its downhill all the way
Half this side were recruited from league Two and it shows.
We’ve completely abandoned the principles that we saw earlier in the season.
They've been abandoned because the players know that we cannot score and this system does utilise the players we have to alter that, confidence is starting to go.
Tuesday was extremely disappointing, but we played very well for large stretches of that game, particularly in the first half. One GK mistake undid us, along with not getting the second when we were on top.
We look completely lost today. Our shape is poor, our transitions are poor, and we've been in bad in possession as we've ever been under Garner. This is like Bolton but worse, because with Bolton they are at least a good side who were playing well. Fleetwood are decent, but they've not played brilliantly. We've just been awful.
I would revert to 4-3-3 in the second half. Whatever we were trying to do with 3-5-2, whether it was nullify Clayden's weakness as a fullback or get someone up alongside Stockley, blatantly hasn't worked. I would consider Egbo and Leaburn off the bench sooner rather than later. Fraser has looked off the pace (understandable with the week he's had) so I'd look to bring Morgan on. And hopefully 4-3-3 gets more out of CBT and JRS than the nothing we've seen so far.
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Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Danny Andrew (Fleetwood Town).
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Scott Fraser (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
it looks like it’s going to be another very long afternoon. We need to hang on until half time and regroup for the second half.
Not that Sessegnon has been bad in the role though
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Harvey Macadam (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
I am cringing with embarrassment.
I think we should reverse the idea, have the fans get paid, on a sliding scale, on performance for having to watch this stuff.
This the flattest feeling I can remember at this stage of a season.
We look completely lost today. Our shape is poor, our transitions are poor, and we've been in bad in possession as we've ever been under Garner. This is like Bolton but worse, because with Bolton they are at least a good side who were playing well. Fleetwood are decent, but they've not played brilliantly. We've just been awful.
I would revert to 4-3-3 in the second half. Whatever we were trying to do with 3-5-2, whether it was nullify Clayden's weakness as a fullback or get someone up alongside Stockley, blatantly hasn't worked. I would consider Egbo and Leaburn off the bench sooner rather than later. Fraser has looked off the pace (understandable with the week he's had) so I'd look to bring Morgan on. And hopefully 4-3-3 gets more out of CBT and JRS than the nothing we've seen so far.