Most liked posts in thread: Home V Newport County Saturday 7/12/2019

Please tell me you called him Danny...

 

First half was abysmal, no plan, no idea, no attacking intent whatsoever. Somehow we managed to be worse than last week.

Second half exactly the same until the goal. That then sparked us into life and and it should've been 3/4 in the end but the keeper made a couple of worldie saves.

Still creating the grand sum of feck all from open play but nice to see us looking dangerous from set pieces for the first time in about 3 years.

Don't think that midfield balance was right at all either. It was essentially 3 of the same type of players. I would prefer Cooke, Reeves and then McCartan or Zeli playing the 10 role in front.

 

Not the most entertaining match I've ever seen but I'll take that every week if it means we go up! I thought Reeves was exactly what we have been missing mobile, good movement but rusty but that was to be expected. We looked like we have been working very hard on set pieces and Reeves delivery was first class we will get goals from that going forward!

 

Those wanting M Flynn as our manager have probably changed their mind after today.

They are a big team but jeez the time wasting, fouling and their general all round crapness was hard on the eyes.

Considering we had to change formation on Friday due to injuries then I am happy to win today.

Reeves was a stand out today. Some good forward passing especially that one to Oteh first half splitting their defence. Also getting stuck in on the tackles and winning the ball back.

Unbeaten in December and long may that continue.

 

I thought Oteh had his best game for us today. Probably attached to the fact he was playing much tighter to Vaughan. Play that formation a few more times, and they will soon get a better understanding.
Reeves was excellent, central to pretty much everything.
Taylor looked off the pace. Sadly Henley the same - he was decent last time out.

Despite everything, we still seem to be devoid of creating chances. Newport were very poor. A better team would have beaten us today.

 

Like the old days Dave . I’ll take the three points really good to see Reeves back .

 

Happy clappers are out

 

We won in spite on Bowyer yesterday, not because of him. His tactics are so dull, we're playing with the handbrake on. We created NOTHING in open play yesterday. No way is Eoin Doyle coming back to play in a setup like that.

We changed our system to match up against the opposition. At home. Against a mid table side below us in the league. I'm not on board with that. Our performances are regressing.

We have the players to play attacking football, entertaining football. But we don't.

Sometimes you need to grind out a win when you're not playing well but it seems like Bowyer is actually trying to engineer a playing style of that type. I guarantee that his two favourite games this season were yesterday and the win at Stevenage.

 

To say he has been out for so long I think his form is incredible he was excellent yesterday as he has been since he returned

 

I think I've read most recent replies with regards yesterdays game and I don't think I've read one post that agrees with your comment regarding Jake Reeves, in fact I can't see many agreeing with any of you comments regarding yesterdays game apart from it being poor overall, we got the 3 points that were on offer, we gained a place now joint 5th just our goal average letting us down.
I think we'll be top 3 by the New Year, with our recent past I for one don't think that's bad.

 

Agree Dave plus it allows the goalkeeper to stay on the pitch to then make fantastic saves to deny us another goal. The sub keeper may not have made them.

 

Horrendous. Really worrying team selection and tactics. The lack of tempo and attacking intent from Bowyer is alarming. I fear us being in the playoffs come the end of the season. Need a team to create chances in case we go a goal down. We concede first this team is done against the stronger sides.

 

Agreed on your first point - I think the ref interpreted this wrongly under the current laws and should have sent their keeper off. That was not a genuine attempt for the ball IMO given where he caught Vaughan (midriff, not feet and got there late too). The criticism of the law change is that it now permits a bit of a cop out for refs should they wish to take it i.e. given the subjective element, give a yellow and a pen when probably should still be red.

Re your 2nd sentence, sort of agree although this is the nuance you would want refs in the pro game to pick up i.e. firstly is it denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity and secondly was it an accidental/genuine challenge.

If a keeper comes out for the ball and doesn’t get there - assuming striker’s touch still takes them towards goal - I would still be looking for a red in most circumstances, given the keeper has full sight of the ball and player and so should be able to ‘time’ the challenge. If the touch by the player and challenge by the keeper at feet are almost instantaneous, then perhaps could be a case for the criteria for yellow instead of red being met, but would say that’s more rare.

It’s different IMO to a quick turn on a defender to be in on goal and the subsequent immediate tackle for the ball just missing, or similar, which would be a better case for yellow not red.

For me it was right to update the law, but as ever it requires the refs to implement it in the game as intended.

 

The BRE foul was not a goal scoring opportunity though although it could have been deemed violent https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/competitions/league-two/11874641/macclesfield-1-1-bradford, the lad was going nowhere and that was the annoying point with regards the BRE challenge, I and most around us could not understand why the keeper didn't walk but as you say it was the referees call on whether it was a genuine challenge for the ball and not the player, it's not easy in the heat of the moment that's why I believe this rule makes it harder for the referee to make that sort of judgement, but in this indecent he got it wrong he defiantly played the man the ball had gone.

not the best screen shot but I think it shows the keeper no where near the ball and although someone posted on Saturday there were two defenders on the line this picture says otherwise.

 

Definite red no attempt to play the ball. Keeper knew exactly what he was doing and was happy to take the foul as he was exposed. Awful rule, even worse when it isn't followed properly.

 

Yes I agree, this law should protect goalkeepers who make the slightest mistake, who are unlucky to have committed the foul.

As I say, this new rewording would encourage a coach to train their keepers to make absolutely sure they wipe the player out whether they get the ball or not. The ball becomes secondary the minute you suggest you won't send them off for fouling the player under certain circumstances.

 

And some on here and Twitter would take Flynn apparently, would be interesting to see if they still feel that way.

 

It was about your take on Newports display on Saturday. You thought it was well executed plan (up until the kamikaze backpass), i thought they were abysmal.

My distain of the football on show is more a general view of league 2 football than one particular team. And that encompasses a couple of points, poor football, no standout games to get up for, general lack of atmosphere because of the aforementioned. To be fair to Bowyer, it wasn't too dissimilar when Parky took us up, the cup run had the excitement but the general week in week out league stuff was pretty turgid at times.