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Post-Match Thread and Ratings Southend United 0-3 Barnet

Cricko

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We are just not good enough, it was men against boys out there today and our performance was truly shocking. Once again we are so slow doing anything, the midfield was non existant and the defence just rubbish. Barnet are a good side and we are not. The tactics continue to baffle most of us and we just play the same old boring pace less nothing every week. We didnt look like scoring had we been out there all day and the forwards get zero service at all.

Kev has a lot of questions to answer but we don't know if this new Data analysis is actually holding up the signing of any new targets that might help. Personally i think something has to change very soon in one direction or another as fans will not want to watch this rubbish much longer.
 
**** performance, deserved result. Biased and terrible ref but didn't affect the outcome

GSM is not defending or attacking well enough, give Wind a chance he never deserved to be dropped when Gus returned from his suspension.
Husin has been awful all season, give KAF a chance
Miley still a liability give Morton his spot back
Practice defending corners
Stop taking off Kendall for Bonne
Harness is not an upgrade so hopefully Collin will be fit enough to come back in.
 
Good to see COSU use up their good will and entire budget for the season to open the North Bank for 20 people to sit there. In the meantime, let’s use the spare pennies to loan a keeper who looks like he should be playing for Southend Manor.

The club shop is still empty, the stadium is still a shambles, we’ve gone backwards on the pitch and seemingly not reinvested any of the money from losing a key player.

Maher could be doing better, but he’s not being given what he needs to change anything.
 
Every week it’s more questions than answers. Why are we three weeks in to January and all we’ve signed is a loanee keeper?

It’s been evident for a while now what is needed in the squad and it clearly hasn’t been addressed. I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again, recruitment has been abysmal since Stan left.

That’s the questions and criticism of COSU. Kev can only do so much with the tools he has, he and the coaching staff could be putting a shortlist forward but it’s not being budgeted for, fine. It happens. But he’s not giving himself a chance with the players he does have.

We are so pedestrian in midfield with Miley and Husin. We don’t create anything and any chance he gets he brings in a new keeper for a month at a time which must be doing wonders for your own keepers confidence, who admittedly had a poor start to the season but was improving. None of the other keepers we’ve had this season have been better than Colin.
 
I'll give you the atts and AI version of possible new signings.

If you've got no first touch your not signing.
If your not a 6'3" central defender your not signing.
A Barry Corr type centre forward neede (dont care where from)

There you are John Still , saved you a lot of driving
 
Yet another serving of **** by Maher. Golding, Kendall and Walker the only ones to score above a 4/10 today… I can’t even be bothered to do ratings, much like most of that team couldn’t be bothered to compete today.

Barnet could have won 7-0 if they wanted to, but they knew they didn’t have to get out of second gear. Absolute nonsense.
 
I can’t remember the last time I walked away from RH as angry as that.

Angry at the sheer lack of quality in the squad.

Angry at a referee who should be investigated.

Angry at the substitutions.

Angry that we stick with the same methods even when we’re three ****ing nil down.

Angry at our inability to bring new bodies in.

Absolutely ****ing atrocious all round.
 
It's both tbh, these players won't get us out this league, but there's a clear air of negativity in the way we play.
If we benchmark ourselves against Barnet who are amongst the best teams in this league, rather than praising ourselves for beating Ebbsfleet and Braintree, it's fairly clear to see we're some way off the pace. Are Maher and Currie going to close the gap given time? It's a no from me - but how do you exit with them? We've given them long contracts (well earned contracts) that we're going to have to carry on paying unless they find employment elsewhere (assuming there aren't performance based clauses in there that allow us to exit). Also, is Justin going to sack anyone, or is he happier being everyone's mate?
 

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