The Voice - Match preview #20: Leyton Orient vs Bradford City Saturday 20th December 2025 3:00pm

Two home games to put todays defeat behind us.
We have to be far more clinical with our chances.
Leyton Orient 14 shots 5 on target
Bradford City 18 shots 8 on target

 

Huddersfield still concern me Kevin, really want to finish above them.

 

It’s a fine line sometimes.

Missed so many good opportunities in the first half and I’d put my house on Sarce lobbing the keeper to make it 2-1.

But apart from that massive chance the second half was so far short of any quality or composure.

 

What happened today? Seemingly in control for the first 30mins then lost our way. Were we good, or did Orient play into our hands? Either way we didn’t do enough in the second half to win that. Frustrating one that…..

 

Please, please, please can we stop this experiment of Baldwin in the middle, only to decide is not working and switch it around in the second half.

We really need that commanding organiser in the middle, especially as we're overloaded a lot of the time. I'm not sure if Wright is that man or not but it's certainly not Baldwin, he's just not got the right level of intelligence or leadership.

 

We might as well refuse the corners,we have more chance of getting the ball from the opponents goal kicks.Early in the season we did well by mixing up the corners,but now we just seem to lump it in,for the defenders to clear.11 corners today,and not one produced a scoring chance.

 

Another dead ball kick where the ball is fannied about cost us the second goal.
Walker taps it to a defender. That defender passes it to the edge of the penalty area.
The ball is lost to an Orient player and bang.........2-1 down.

When will teams stop messing about at dead ball kicks???

 

His strongest position was RCB last season and we never looked as strong when he reverted to CB. I agree it’s the same this season.

I guess him being central is better for his distribution, but right now that outlet we had via Neufville at the beginning of the season seems to be been figured out by opposition, so we’ve got to get a little more smart on that aspect. I like Wright, he’s been great for the most part of the season and his data is great (based on what we hear in interviews), but distribution is definitely his weak spot. When you add Kelly to that who I think also struggles with playing out from the back, whether it’s long or short passes, our early season dynamic of transitioning quickly from back to front looks a bit lost right now. Today we saw glimpses of it in the first 30, but not enough

 

Away from home apart from Cardiff, his performances are no where near what they are at home.
As pointed out before, away from home we launch it a lot looking for in behind runs which totally isn't his game.

 

Need a Striker the end

 

Not gonna read through all the messages but I’m sure others have said we don’t take enough of our chances when we are dominating the game as we did today in first half hour

 

What went wrong.
Started playing like a top div 1 team
Finished playing like a poor kick and hope div 2 team

 

Unpopular opinion but I’d cash in now on Neufvile if there is interest, he’s declining at a rapid rate and I think if Rupp ain’t going to dip into his pockets (he should but again another point) flog him and re invest.

 

Im a big advocate of Joe Wright but his distribution is dog shit. So many times he hoofed or sliced it, rather than playing a simple pass. If you have 2 out 3 CBs who cant pass and a man up front who is not a target man, how exactly are we supposed to start attacks?

 

GA has mentioned it a few times where we lack composure in controlling the ball, usually at the back end of games. Either they're not taking it on board or they don't have the ability to do so. Think it's the latter.

 

Its simple we’re a 1 half team, our good half was the first half.

 

That second goal was farcical.... Joe Wright clown football ... oink oink

 

someone in the Ballard mould who can run at and dribble defenders and get a shot off.

 

Wouldn't mind Tolaj from Plymouth but he's on a four year contract!

 

I do feel that Max power needs dropping. Give the captain to Halliday. Then play neufvile ahead. Keep sarcie in the middle and get a new striker. Since halliday has returned balls are going into the box but no-one is there to bury them.