ntfcfan
Schoolboy
Don't be fooled by the 6 goals, that was a very dull game. Almost nothing happened first half, an Assombalonga shot wide and we had a header saved. You seemed nervous and hesitant on the ball, to be expected with your start, and seemed content to let us have the ball. We had it, but didn't do much with it. The half time whistle woke most of the fans up and the heavens opened.
It hammered it down and the greased up the pitch a treat. Then came your opener. The greased up pitch led to Artell/Langmead (couldn't see who) slipping over and allowing ***-man through on goal. He took it with aplomb as he fired home into the net via the far post. We then chucked Akinfenwa on to add a new dynamic to the game and he did that, and he used his power in the six yard box controlling the ball close to his body, and turning and firing the ball into the roof of the net. I can't remember your second goal I'm afraid, so I can't comment.
Our second was scored from a keeper mistake, palming a Chris Hackett freekick straight to Dave Artell, who made no mistake. A whipped in cross from the right saw Alex Nicholls head home, leaving your keeper with no chance. Then you chucked Creswell upfront and went all out. A ball into the box for once wasn't cleared, it scrambled about and Creswell poked it home.
I thought you looked okay, but your gameplan was terrible. You sat back, and when you did come forward, all you did was lump it into the land of giants which is our box and it was headed away time and time again. You should have used Assombalonga, who was erratic but had the pace to really trouble our centre halves, who can head the ball but turn like commercial airlines.
All in all, a point is a fair result, as neither team did enough to win. Perhaps not even enough to draw the match. From what I saw of you, get your confidence back and you will put this poor start behind you. This is where your fans need to come in and you need to really get behind the team, and I thought that both teams fans were quiet today, but when we scored we could at least raise a few songs.
It hammered it down and the greased up the pitch a treat. Then came your opener. The greased up pitch led to Artell/Langmead (couldn't see who) slipping over and allowing ***-man through on goal. He took it with aplomb as he fired home into the net via the far post. We then chucked Akinfenwa on to add a new dynamic to the game and he did that, and he used his power in the six yard box controlling the ball close to his body, and turning and firing the ball into the roof of the net. I can't remember your second goal I'm afraid, so I can't comment.
Our second was scored from a keeper mistake, palming a Chris Hackett freekick straight to Dave Artell, who made no mistake. A whipped in cross from the right saw Alex Nicholls head home, leaving your keeper with no chance. Then you chucked Creswell upfront and went all out. A ball into the box for once wasn't cleared, it scrambled about and Creswell poked it home.
I thought you looked okay, but your gameplan was terrible. You sat back, and when you did come forward, all you did was lump it into the land of giants which is our box and it was headed away time and time again. You should have used Assombalonga, who was erratic but had the pace to really trouble our centre halves, who can head the ball but turn like commercial airlines.
All in all, a point is a fair result, as neither team did enough to win. Perhaps not even enough to draw the match. From what I saw of you, get your confidence back and you will put this poor start behind you. This is where your fans need to come in and you need to really get behind the team, and I thought that both teams fans were quiet today, but when we scored we could at least raise a few songs.
