gazza1988 wrote:KP man of the match?
He made an error trying tricks in the box and put the ball out for a corner. I think you said he slipped, it didn't look like a slip to me. looked like he tried to turn and backheeled the ball out.
Also, he tried it again on the edge of the box and got caught in possession.
Both were in the first half I think. I couldn't skip back to watch it again at the time and I had forgot about it until now.
Martin Shaw wrote:gazza1988 wrote:KP man of the match?
He made an error trying tricks in the box and put the ball out for a corner. I think you said he slipped, it didn't look like a slip to me. looked like he tried to turn and backheeled the ball out.
Also, he tried it again on the edge of the box and got caught in possession.
Both were in the first half I think. I couldn't skip back to watch it again at the time and I had forgot about it until now.
I'm going through again, I think he had a good game with several good tackles, but I might switch to Preston or Sweeney.
Martin Shaw wrote:I'm going to stick with Pearce. Preston's back pass that nearly gifted the game to Macclesfield in stoppage time prevents me giving it to Preston.
Tippy Tappy Football wrote:Martin Shaw wrote:I'm going to stick with Pearce. Preston's back pass that nearly gifted the game to Macclesfield in stoppage time prevents me giving it to Preston.
I think you are being a bit hard on Matt Preston again Martin. There was nothing wrong with Matt Preston's back pass and it was the natural pass for him to make. There was plenty of time for Conrad Logan to clear it. It would have been worse if Matt Preston had dwelt on the ball and been caught in possession.
Krystian Pearce dwelt on the ball in the area on 54 minutes and needlessly conceded a corner. He then tried to dribble out of defence and got caught in possession. That's why I had him behind Matt Preston and Ryan Sweeney. Perhaps I'm being harsh.
Matt Preston and Krystian Pearce both had the top rating for Mansfield of 7.4 on Who Scored?
Aerial Duals Won
Ryan Sweeney 5
Matt Preston 4
Krystian Pearce 2
Tackles Won
Matt Preston 4
Krystian Pearce 4
Ryan Sweeney 1
Dispossessed
Matt Preston 0
Krystian Pearce 1
Ryan Sweeney 1
Pass Success
Ryan Sweeney 36 out of 50 (72%)
Krystian Pearce 26 out of 41 (63%)
Matt Preston 23 out of 44 (62%)
EdwinstoweStag wrote:Shaughnessy was bright, confident, and positive when he joined us. Do you think he may have been “Dempstered”
Tippy Tappy Football wrote:EdwinstoweStag wrote:Shaughnessy was bright, confident, and positive when he joined us. Do you think he may have been “Dempstered”
I thought Conor Shaughnessy played ok in the first half. I like him because he is our only holding midfield player who seems to want to receive the ball from our defenders and then to try and make a forward pass. Daryl McMahon spotted this because he started screaming at a Macclesfield player to mark Shaughnessy.
This season our defence have often been playing the ball from side to side at the back, usually 10-15 yards in our own half, and Neal Bishop and Alex MacDonald have not been moving around to find a pocket of space where they can receive the ball and then play the ball forward or out wide. They have often been fairly static or stood right next to or on top of our defence. This then forces the defenders into eventually playing a long ball forward where we are more likely to lose possession.
gazza1988 wrote:I noticed a few times that our defence did pass to the midfield a few times who then played it to the forwards. Sounds good, right? however the defence were level with the penalty spot and could have high five'd the midfield after they passed it to them. Then long kick for the strikers to run onto. Striker dispossessed. They pass it around their midfield while our midfield and defence were so close together they could have held each others hands waiting in fear of the next attack.
EdwinstoweStag wrote:In a nutshell, we presented the other MTFC with little to worry about in terms of attacking penetration. Maynard & Cook were so badly served that (worryingly) they seemed to lose interest.
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