tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476043688166279353.post6570142501586676392..comments2023-09-27T09:34:56.839+01:00Comments on Blackheath Addick: Bad Luck But Also Some Things DeeperBurgundy Addickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12203516889598003723noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476043688166279353.post-72147056403152980272011-02-23T13:39:45.279+00:002011-02-23T13:39:45.279+00:00I think there is a lot of potential playing a 4-3-...I think there is a lot of potential playing a 4-3-3 but the issue as has been rightly pointed out is that we had no width. <br /><br />Whilst it clearly worked against Peterborough, I am doubtful whether th eplan A should involve Abbott - He wasn't bad on Saturday but I think if that if you have BWP, Anyinsah and Ecclestone as a front 3, you have a lot of scope for movement and interchanging of positions which would make it harder for League 1 defences.<br /><br />I think we missed Francis- Jenkinson was solid but didn't give us the width that was needed. Francis has supplied this in the previous 2 home games and his absence was unfortunate. On the left, Fry is clearly a centre back playing out of position and I make him culpable for the first goal - there was a warning a few minutes earlier but there was a big void on the left that he should have been occuoying. I can't see why we couldn't give Reid a go as a wing back. He tracks back ok, is quick and especially at home where teams won't lay seige on us, he would give us true width. Yes he would be playing out of position but it would be a better compromise than playing Fry out of position.<br /><br />Also I think we have 6, possibly 7 players who stand out at this level ability wise. They are Dailly, Semedo, Racon, Anyinsah, BWP Ecclestone and Reid. Quite simply, they have to be accomodated in our best side - on saturday 3 of them were on the bench. If the players replacing them are of a lesser standard, as I think they are, we have to be weaker. Having said that, injuries were possibly a factor in this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476043688166279353.post-13276176223616964512011-02-21T13:25:57.647+00:002011-02-21T13:25:57.647+00:00There's no discussion as to whether 4-3-3 work...There's no discussion as to whether 4-3-3 worked or not - it didn't and that was crystal clear after less than 20 minutes. Ecclestone on the left of 3 completely wasted him, Jackson playing narrower wastes him too. Eccleston can be accomodated as a right winger, his pace at this level is sufficient to terrorize 3rd division defences, Jenkinson proved that competent old fashioned wing play will reap rewards against players of this standard. Tuesday night and Saturday give proper cause for concern. Powell has to learn that a plan B may always be needed, sticking to plan A come what may is ruinous, as we saw.<br />He can't legislate for a performance as catastrophic as Doherty's but sticking to his guns with the formation was, I hope, naive. The least said about so tamely dropping a clanger in front of 8or9000 potential future fans the better. Powell's words after the game suggest we could be in for a lengthy spluttering run.Sciurus Carolinensis Nemesisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476043688166279353.post-90117411703420843002011-02-20T20:13:32.948+00:002011-02-20T20:13:32.948+00:00Thanks for the comments guys. It is a problem. For...Thanks for the comments guys. It is a problem. For me there's nothing necessarily wrong with having two defensive-minded central midfielders - if you have two genuine wingers and look to the flanks. Kinsella and Jones weren't the most creative players, but then we had Newton and Robinson in a genuine midfield four. <br /><br />I do think that in Eccleston and Wright-Phillips we have two players that give us a real edge. The formation and style of play perhaps needs to be based around getting the best out of them.Burgundy Addickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203516889598003723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476043688166279353.post-24676964482595214832011-02-20T11:31:47.773+00:002011-02-20T11:31:47.773+00:00We are going to need McCormack but only as cover f...We are going to need McCormack but only as cover for Semedo, not to play alongisde him, they are too similar and can only seem to pass the ball sideways, there lay the problme as in the first half against peterborough, defend the wings and we won't score. I'm giving CP the benefit of the doubt as Racon may not have been fully fit. Hopefully with Aiyansah, Racon, beccone and Francis back and fit we can be a bit more balanced. Good match report.Jacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476043688166279353.post-49521243409588557712011-02-20T10:19:52.734+00:002011-02-20T10:19:52.734+00:00McCormack may not be good enough, but the problem ...McCormack may not be good enough, but the problem in midfield runs much deeper.<br /><br />Semedo is a fans favourite and as you say he does a job, but it's a very limited one. Very few teams we play have a 3 or 4-man midfield including an outright 'stopper' like us precisely because it's so restrictive.newyorkaddicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476043688166279353.post-63951328827707617092011-02-20T00:47:38.044+00:002011-02-20T00:47:38.044+00:00BA,
In defense to those that cheered when McCorma...BA,<br /><br />In defense to those that cheered when McCormack went off, and I didn't, I think they were cheering the arrival of Racon.<br /><br />However, I think McCormack lacks talent, and despite the fact that he never seems to hide from the ball, his attitude combined with limited ability make him an easy target.Kings Hill Addickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08523787530053799457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476043688166279353.post-42726419993253771032011-02-19T22:00:25.312+00:002011-02-19T22:00:25.312+00:00We were talking on the way home about the midfield...We were talking on the way home about the midfield compared to last season. The side that had that great run at the start of last season had Bailey, Shelvey and Sam in midfield and Richardson in defence. The side we have now, may have a stronger attack, but the midfield and defence are weaker in my mind.<br />It's all very well getting people through the turnstiles, but until we have a better team, those £5 ticket buyers won't be coming back again...unless Chris Powell can really work miracles.Lungrotnoreply@blogger.com