tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329889984642264422.post4560114835748671763..comments2023-09-03T16:22:22.284+01:00Comments on Addick's Championship Diary: Believe it - or not!Wyn Granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17473299774041779419noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329889984642264422.post-53309005208533604342010-12-15T01:13:35.192+00:002010-12-15T01:13:35.192+00:00Parkinson must go................
to Sparrows Lan...Parkinson must go................<br /><br />to Sparrows Lane and try to teach people how to take penalties.<br /><br />Hoped that as our "dazzling" run ended with we-could-get-no-lower Walsall, the lure of Wembley wd do the trick. Wasn't the worst 90 mins, but the awfulness of the pens could last for ever.<br /><br />At least the brown cords and orange sweater can now be retired and normal attire resumed.Geoffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329889984642264422.post-83607651486470683292010-12-13T13:47:21.406+00:002010-12-13T13:47:21.406+00:00I think your solution/conculsion is more cogent th...I think your solution/conculsion is more cogent thatn your analysis of the problem. 11 games unbeaten is impressive no matter how much you analyse it.<br /><br />I do agree however, that we appear far more negative when playing at home and there is reason to seek a solution. He could well tinker with the formation and I agree that more players in the middle of the park would give us better options going forward.<br /><br />One question is whether the players will feel comfortbale defending with a new formation. <br /><br />Either way, Dailly's return to the defence will be crucial. I felt against Walsall that Docherty and Fortune's lack of ball playing ability was a problem, irrespective of the lack of options they had in front of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329889984642264422.post-72547755515721068292010-12-13T10:32:28.522+00:002010-12-13T10:32:28.522+00:00Now that's it's over, let's take a qui...Now that's it's over, let's take a quick look at that 'run' of ours then.<br /><br />Well, 11 games unbeaten sounds good, but the devil is in the detail. Five of these were cup games, and two were replays so we've actually played two more games than we needed due to being unable to win at the first attempt.<br />On the plus side the six league games did include five wins, good by any standard. More tellingly though, of the eight wins, five were by a single goal. Even more telling is the inability to really finish sides off at home. Last time we won by more than one goal is March 6th, and the only home win by 3 or more goals this season or last was in november 2009 against MK dons.<br />Longstanding mantra of many teams is that after scoring you aim to play the next 5/10 minutes carefully, to avoid the quick equaliser: however, coupled to a tendency for players to drop deep and defend the 18 yard line for the last 20 minutes, and slow starts(more this season than last) - we have ended up with a very negative mindset. <br />We have scored twice as many league goals away as at home(in fewer games) although we have slightly more home points (18/10 cf 14/9).<br />All this suggests that we are not able to dominate at home, and that it is time for a more radical solution than rotating players.<br />Clearly we don't have the movement, especially in midfield, to break teams down with the current line up. I think we should experiment either with 3-5-2(leaving out Francis) or with trying Martin or Jackson inside with Racon. <br />Most teams come with at most 2, and more often 1+1 up front, four defenders simply encourages the 'possession' play that only serves to annoy supporters as the ball goes back thirty yards from every other throw.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329889984642264422.post-87805330519130860022010-12-12T21:57:52.544+00:002010-12-12T21:57:52.544+00:00Elliot had a few doggy moments, but a couple of to...Elliot had a few doggy moments, but a couple of top class stops saved us from a more embarrasing result. Fortune and Doc also played reasonably well, and Wagstaff showed some urgency and pace, but the rest of the team were well off the pace.<br /><br /><br />Walsall passed, ran and won the ball better than us throughout the game as the shots and corners tally show. Semedo and Racon can't ever have been less effective in mid field.<br /><br />Parkison was bold enough to make 2 substitutions at half time. It was a good decision, but so many were playing poorly, he might have wished that he could make more changes.<br /><br />As a substutute, Reid made little imapact,though he had poor service. martin was energetic, but was less efefctive after Wagstaff was substituted.Boney Boynoreply@blogger.com