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MATCH THREAD ( +post p26): CAFC V Leyton Orient : Vertu Trophy RD 2 : Tues 10th Dec 2024 : KO 19:00

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  • Brian promoting half year season tickets over the tannoy.

    The good news is that you get 14 games for the price of 10.

    The bad news is that you get to watch Charlton 4 more times.
  • Know its early days but really dont think Dixon is up for too much 1st team football,looks lightweight and to be honest,knackered!
  • Well those 45mins have just put me through the emotional wringer!! 
    School run looking more likely FA
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 17,347
    Know its early days but really dont think Dixon is up for too much 1st team football,looks lightweight and to be honest,knackered!
    Can definitely see why he's not been featuring. Very raw and makes a lot of bad decisions. 
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,978
    Positives - Edun, Small, Godden, Potts and the young right back

    The rest especially Leaburn Berry and Docherty shite.
  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 50,974
    After 90 minutes, if draw, is it penalties or (please no), extra time
  • Well those 45mins have just put me through the emotional wringer!! 
    School run looking more likely FA
    Sadly not, as he's got a temperature tonight, so be surprised if he goes to school at all tomorrow - He even willingly took himself to bed just after the game started, although that could have been to save himself watching any of it.
  • My God, that was so bad as to be almost unreal.

    Still at least we are attacking the covered End in the second half. The crowd there will surely inspire us.
  • Dizzle
    Dizzle Posts: 5,190
    Dixon from the start is a no. At the moment.

    Dixon on for last 15-20 against tiring defences just to run at them, maybe. 
  • KiwiValley
    KiwiValley Posts: 3,379
    PWR and PWW... I like rolled oats with yogurt and blueberries.
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  • king addick
    king addick Posts: 3,699
    May get shot down here but actually enjoyed us for the first time in a while! Potts, Edun, Small and Josh looked good I thought. Dixon definitely tries to make something happen though it won't always come off. Godden was unlucky. 

    Seems to be a gap though between our midfield and their strikers leaving them in alot of space so I would say that needs to be tighter as they are getting decent positions.

    Leaburn looks like his boots are made of lead. 

    Special mention to Pratley though...39 and fit as a fiddle. Proper crime letting him go and keeping Watson!
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,825
    We’ll smack me out of shock. A first half where we didn’t score…
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,626
    Although Orient have had far more shots than us I feel we are the better team. 

    Both Small & Edun are putting decent crosses into the box & Godden was unlucky with his shot. No idea how Leaburn hasn't got his head onto a few of the crosses....one of then it looked like he ducked under it & another he didnt jump.

    Can't complain atm & couldn't complain if it was 2-2. But another 45 goes past without us scoring. 
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,168
    We did get slightly better as it went on but that's not saying a great deal. Potts being fit is good if he can replace Gillesphey in the 3 in league games. Leaburn looks like it takes him 6 minutes to shift his body when the ball comes to him, no idea what's going on with him but I don't think it's just a lack of interest. Doesn't even look like the player he did one banter cup game ago. I do struggle with REG, he's not a great defender or passer, I'm not sure what his game is other than being quite good at last ditch blocks.
  • ross1 said:
    After 90 minutes, if draw, is it penalties or (please no), extra time
    I think Terry said straight to penalties
  • AndyG
    AndyG Posts: 5,906
    So much of these performances go against what NJ keeps saying is his style.
    high Energy !! Nope actually the opposite

    front footed !! Nope actually the opposite

    high intensity!! Don’t make me laugh

    high press !! What ?? And where ???

    aggressive !! Totally passive !

    it’s all very weird 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,318
    edited December 2024
    We did get slightly better as it went on but that's not saying a great deal. Potts being fit is good if he can replace Gillesphey in the 3 in league games. Leaburn looks like it takes him 6 minutes to shift his body when the ball comes to him, no idea what's going on with him but I don't think it's just a lack of interest. Doesn't even look like the player he did one banter cup game ago. I do struggle with REG, he's not a great defender or passer, I'm not sure what his game is other than being quite good at last ditch blocks.
    I think under Jones our best attack partnership is Godden / Kanu

    It stops the rest of the team punting the ball up field. makes them think about where they're passing it a bit more, and in the pairing up top, you've got two guys who'll just run and press the opposition... Given his lack of minutes, I'm disappointed that Kanu hasnt been given the opportunity to start tonight.
  • We really are terrible to watch...
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,331
    Still undefeated in the #VertuTrophy 
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,626
    Southbank said:
    Sad to say, there is no part of Leaburn's game that seems to be working, heading, control, shooting, it's all ineffective.
    For a tall man he doesn't win many headers in the middle of the park. 
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  • RonnieMoore
    RonnieMoore Posts: 4,496
    HT 0-0 decent game Orient started of well but Charlton been the better side in the last 25 mins .. The young full back looked good so as Edun and Potts … Leaburn not at his best again and Dixon looks out his depth not had a run at the defence yet .. 
  • Although Orient have had far more shots than us I feel we are the better team. 

    Both Small & Edun are putting decent crosses into the box & Godden was unlucky with his shot. No idea how Leaburn hasn't got his head onto a few of the crosses....one of then it looked like he ducked under it & another he didnt jump.

    Can't complain atm & couldn't complain if it was 2-2. But another 45 goes past without us scoring. 
    I don’t like doing this but I wholeheartedly agree with your reasoned assessment 
  • Taylor for Docherty or Berry might help and Campbell for Dixon would improve our right side. Baffled by Leaburn.
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,626
    Laqeretabua looks clueless unfortunately 
    Thought he looks ok personally . Dixon struggling though. 
  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 26,285
    Southbank said:
    Laqeretabua looks clueless unfortunately 
    Nonsense, he's hardly put a foot wrong.
    If I'm going to be picky he got caught out of position once when Dixon misjudged his pass to him so was stranded upfield, and one occasion where he got dragged pretty centrally, but he's not disgraced himself by any means so far.

  • aliwibble said:
    Sky commentator manages to pronounce Laqeretabua's surname right, but call's him Joel 🤣
    PWR

    That’s more than our two 🤦🏻‍♀️ - it’s not LANGeretabua
    Erm... Yes it is... ;)

    I knew Terry will start getting stick for this - BUT - Josh recorded the pronunciation of his name for us last week and there is an 'N' sound with the correct Fijian pronunciation.

    So "LANG-ER-RET-A-BUA" is the correct pronunciation!#cafc https://t.co/UoCB4ckkjN

    — Louis Mendez (@LouisMend) December 10, 2024
  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,126
    ross1 said:
    After 90 minutes, if draw, is it penalties or (please no), extra time
    I think Terry said straight to penalties
    Trouble with this is it’s a Nathan Jones tactic to try not to score any of your first five penalties and to hope that the opposition miss all of theirs. 
    After that they’ll be there for the taking…
  • I keep noticing 2 young backroom staff in the front row of the dugout at every home game. Anyone know what their roles are?
  • I keep noticing 2 young backroom staff in the front row of the dugout at every home game. Anyone know what their roles are?
    Detention?
  • Laq has looked a very good one on one defender, but doesn't offer anything going forward. While REG and Potts must be one of the shortest CB partnership we've ever used for a while, so I imagine will try and get more high crosses in.