| Colemanballs - alive and Trotting! 22:01 - Sep 20 with 414 views | durham_exile |
"If you take the goals out of the game, we completely dominated it."
Ian Evatt quote after the defeat at Colchester.
Must remember to use that one - not!
Up the U's |  |
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| Colemanballs - alive and Trotting! on 07:22 - Sep 21 with 390 views | noah4x4 |
Was their excess possession attributable to taking the ball from their net and recovering it from row Z when their shots failed to hit the target?
I havn't seen the game, but the statistics might suggest it was McGreal like tactics, with focus on defence, allow the opposition to have possession with us defending a slim advantage deep to score on the break. 0-0 at Bradford (I did see those highlights) similar.
But if not playing an out and out striker, what other tactics are possible? |  | | |
| Colemanballs - alive and Trotting! on 07:46 - Sep 21 with 389 views | wessex_exile |
| Colemanballs - alive and Trotting! on 07:22 - Sep 21 by noah4x4 |
Was their excess possession attributable to taking the ball from their net and recovering it from row Z when their shots failed to hit the target?
I havn't seen the game, but the statistics might suggest it was McGreal like tactics, with focus on defence, allow the opposition to have possession with us defending a slim advantage deep to score on the break. 0-0 at Bradford (I did see those highlights) similar.
But if not playing an out and out striker, what other tactics are possible? |
Simple answer is no Noah. Bolton passed the ball around a lot, trying to pull us out of shape, but we were far too disciplined. At League 2 level, they weren’t good enough to keep this up for ever, and inevitably gifted possession back to the U’s. We were far more effective with the ball, more pace, more urgency, more drive - hence equal or better stats with far less of the ball.
Evatt’s quote reminds me of “apart from that Mrs Lincoln, what did you think of the show?” |  |
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| Colemanballs - alive and Trotting! on 09:44 - Sep 21 with 371 views | Moor_Pinot |
Wouldn't try a glass of Mr Evatt's Sauvignon blanc, his grapes are clearly rather sour this year. |  |
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| Colemanballs - alive and Trotting! on 11:24 - Sep 21 with 353 views | Leadbelly |
So they would have won if they hadn’t lost? |  |
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| Colemanballs - alive and Trotting! on 12:34 - Sep 21 with 341 views | wessex_exile |
Question - what have Southend, Bolton, Scunthorpe, Exeter and Grimsby all got in common?
Yes, they all lost on Saturday, but they also all had the majority of possession in doing so. Even Morecambe (drubbed 5-0 at home) and Oldham (lost 3-0 at Stevenage) had 49% possession.
Just goes to show it's not what you've got, but how you use it... | |
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| Colemanballs - alive and Trotting! on 15:00 - Sep 21 with 323 views | durham_exile |
| Colemanballs - alive and Trotting! on 12:34 - Sep 21 by wessex_exile |
Question - what have Southend, Bolton, Scunthorpe, Exeter and Grimsby all got in common?
Yes, they all lost on Saturday, but they also all had the majority of possession in doing so. Even Morecambe (drubbed 5-0 at home) and Oldham (lost 3-0 at Stevenage) had 49% possession.
Just goes to show it's not what you've got, but how you use it... |
I say steady on old man!
Up the effcient in possession U's | |
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