Harrogate so much more cohesive and quicker to the ball. Having said that we practically gave them three goals. 1: Magnay loses the ball (again) just outside area and eventually ends up in our net despite chances to clear. 2: criminal defending by Featherstone turning into the middle of own area and setting up the Harrogate striker. 3: three Pools players round the Harrogate player but they still let him cross the ball for Beck to head in. Magnay was shocking today, Featherstone was worse and Richardson needs to be rested. On the positive side Raynes looked excellent at CH and Kabamba scored, was unlucky with a great header and looked good.
Harrogate Loss
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billytwodogs
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Hopefully lessons are being learned, Donaldson has reverted back to type: he can neither attack or defend. Magnay can only play one position, right back or simply not at all. Featherstone a good player in a confident, winning team unfortunately we are anything but at the minute. Kitching is no left back.
On the flip side impressed with the new lads who participated but equally disappointed that Amos didn’t start. Money had the bottle to start with the new, apart from left back position.
He has to shake off the old, including those previously mentioned and bring on the new.
Defence needs sorting we’re sitting way too deep, and Kioso should be in there
Kioso.....Raynes.........a.n.other.......Amos
Or Anderson, as a.n.other with decent coaching.
Midfield is a major problem, Molyneux impressed in parts and has great potential, Paddy with a run of games and Noble and maybe Luke, should give an equal balance of protection to the defence and support to strikers.
Feathers as said earlier, doesn’t fit, Donaldson just doesn’t have it.
On to the strikers, Kabamba impressed, are him and Cassidy the answer to the goal drought, do we need a ‘number 10’? Where does Muir fit? So many questions
Maybe the defence sitting deep is making the midfield look bad and massive gaps are appearing and being exploited by the opposition. If this is the case we may as well not play strikers cos they’re never going to see the ball. We need to play more on the front foot as opposed to letting the opposition take the initiative and putting us on the back foot, we conceded within five minutes of each half starting this afty.
Needs major changes if we’re to move forward. I’m prepared to give Money time but he has to stop chopping and changing and get rid of the deadwood, if you’re reading this Richard that includes Donaldson.
We’re dormant, lack anticipation, second to everything, slow to close down and afraid. But we’re improving just by adding Raynes, Molyneux and Kabamba. Allowed more time, choice of acquisition and bottle to move out the crap he’ll succeed, but football managers are football managers and we’ll see.
On the flip side impressed with the new lads who participated but equally disappointed that Amos didn’t start. Money had the bottle to start with the new, apart from left back position.
He has to shake off the old, including those previously mentioned and bring on the new.
Defence needs sorting we’re sitting way too deep, and Kioso should be in there
Kioso.....Raynes.........a.n.other.......Amos
Or Anderson, as a.n.other with decent coaching.
Midfield is a major problem, Molyneux impressed in parts and has great potential, Paddy with a run of games and Noble and maybe Luke, should give an equal balance of protection to the defence and support to strikers.
Feathers as said earlier, doesn’t fit, Donaldson just doesn’t have it.
On to the strikers, Kabamba impressed, are him and Cassidy the answer to the goal drought, do we need a ‘number 10’? Where does Muir fit? So many questions
Maybe the defence sitting deep is making the midfield look bad and massive gaps are appearing and being exploited by the opposition. If this is the case we may as well not play strikers cos they’re never going to see the ball. We need to play more on the front foot as opposed to letting the opposition take the initiative and putting us on the back foot, we conceded within five minutes of each half starting this afty.
Needs major changes if we’re to move forward. I’m prepared to give Money time but he has to stop chopping and changing and get rid of the deadwood, if you’re reading this Richard that includes Donaldson.
We’re dormant, lack anticipation, second to everything, slow to close down and afraid. But we’re improving just by adding Raynes, Molyneux and Kabamba. Allowed more time, choice of acquisition and bottle to move out the crap he’ll succeed, but football managers are football managers and we’ll see.
We looked better with Kioso so he should be in next week but please not at centre back. Amos in place of Richardson. Dunno if Magnay was carrying an injury but he looked absolutely shocking surely cant be in the team next week. I hope they spend some time on the training pitch looking at the basics of defending. For example don't try to dribble across your own area in the face of onrushing opposition players. Stop crosses by any means possible. Don't faff about with the ball in dangerous places. I notice our next opponents had a big win today so God help us next week unless there is a big change in organisation and personnel.
