Rockford's Love Child
Member
- Joined
- 15 Mar 2010
- Messages
- 13,914
- Player
- Jason Koumas / John Morrissey
- Manager
- John King
You tell me.......Just checking the score - why have Lewis and Jolley come on but not hawkes?!?
You tell me.......Just checking the score - why have Lewis and Jolley come on but not hawkes?!?
I think this is a worry. We were completely exposed defensively today and it did not make good watching. We'll see goals this season but on this evidence it wont always be for the whites. I don't even think Salford are that good but they ripped us to pieces today. The 2nd half was a bit of a mess and the injuries did not help but there has to be a plan b when things aren't going for us during a match. The subs didn't make much sense and the decision making during the game wasn't good. Dawes needs to quickly get a grip defensively because against decent teams, we'll struggle.I wasn’t at the game but Dawes is a very attack minded coach and you wonder whether we were a bit too positive today and too open?
Dawes mentions post match that the defensive errors were unlike us. Yes we were good defensively last season but that’s 1 clean sheet in 5 games this season and we’ve conceded two or more in three of those.I think this is a worry. We were completely exposed defensively today and it did not make good watching. We'll see goals this season but on this evidence it wont always be for the whites. I don't even think Salford are that good but they ripped us to pieces today. The 2nd half was a bit of a mess and the injuries did not help but there has to be a plan b when things aren't going for us during a match. The subs didn't make much sense and the decision making during the game wasn't good. Dawes needs to quickly get a grip defensively because against decent teams, we'll struggle.
That Wrexham game could be a right humdinger as both teams can score but dont know how to defend.
I'm not so sure. I guess we will find out in due course. Couple of tough games to come, let's see how we navigate them.Dawes mentions post match that the defensive errors were unlike us.
Leake was consistently beaten yesterday very easily and several times especially in the first half was quite narrow giving Hendry a lot of room but he rarely had any cover at all and 4 3 3 is leaving the defence very vulnerableI still think Leake is a good prospect and will be fine if he is managed correctly. If you leave a defender one v one against one of the better wing backs in the division, or doubled up at times, and don't give him any protection he will struggle. Davies and Turnbull also had uncharacteristically poor games yesterday due to being left exposed.