Post-Match Thread and Ratings Southend United 2-0 AFC Fylde

[Cricko]

A very entertaining game which we obviously should of won by a few more goals after the fiasco of missed chances first half, but 3 more points on the board and a few more places upwards towards the play-offs as we now sit in the heady heights of 11th. Everybody played well. Husin my MOTM closely followed by Morton.

On to the Cup now on Saturday.

Over to you guys.

 

[amsemp]

 

[mark387]

Good attacking performance with some of the worst finishing! But finally we are at least shooting and creating the chances to waste.

Harness my MotM, some great saves and a solid performance for full 90 minutes.

Husin a close second. Whilst he is still giving up possession way too often after battling his bollocks off to win the ball - today was a massive MASSIVE improvement and some of his tackles were crucial. I'll hold my hands up and say I had lost faith in him and groan every time I see his name in the first 11 but I missed the Husin from last season and he was looking a lot more like that player again today.

Kendall looked up for it until his miss seemed to muck his head up, I hope he can get over it quickly and crack on.

Bonne, Kendall and Walker seem to be developing as a trio and linked up well in pairs even if the finishing was **** poor. Create enough and the goals will come!

 

[WickfordShrimper]

Slowly Looking better Southend United FC :-)

Well Done and Happy Days

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Job done but not a great performance,Imo.

 

[Barling Magna]

A good and entertaining win, should have been 6-0 but still a good win. Up to 11th just 3 points off the play offs now.

 

[HUMBLEPIE]

Job done but not a great performance;mo.

Would never mistake you for a ray of sunshine.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Would never mistake you for a ray of sunshine.

Thought eveyone was entitled to their opinion.

 

[ColinMorrisWalksOnWater]

Barnet beating Hartlepool didn't do us any harm either.

 

[The Original Tribal Chief]

Shame we didn't score more goals but pleased with three points. Only three off the playoffs now.

 

[amsemp]

Could and should have probably been more, but what a good performance. Big goal for Walker which should hopefully do his confidence the world of good. Husin looked like the Husin we know and love and I genuinely think Morton will go on to be one of the three amigos best signings. He’s absolute class and it’ll be criminal if he loses his place again. Harness was really good again too and for all my reservations, he’s proven me wrong the last two games.

3-4-3 working really well and I really hope we’ve turned a corner.

 

[onceknownasrab]

Change of formation for two consecutive matches. 6 points won, 4 goals scored and 0 conceded. We actually look threatening this way and are getting bodies into the box. Improved Husin, Morton is outstanding, Kendall looks a real asset and a mention for Harness who looked very good. All the team did a proper job and a pat on the back for KM who stuck with the change and allowed us to look like a much better side. All the players are showing their worth now. Good times.

 

[HUMBLEPIE]

Thought eveyone was entitled to their opinion.

Didn’t say you weren’t a 2 nil win and you are still carping.

 

[Roger The Alien]

Good win, keep us in touch of the top 7, we could easily won by 4 or 5 goals. I think we can do much better than that finishing wise.

Our next league game is on Saturday 8th of February vs Maidenhead away, we should beat them and keep pushing on.

Rochdale will fall apart as they will have too much games, given their games get cancelled.

 

[SouthendSpence]

How quickly things change in football. Happy days!

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Didn’t say you weren’t a 2 nil win and you are still carping.

No,I said it was job done but not a great performance ,which it wasn't.

 

[gatecrasher]

Sort of game we would of lost a month ago. Sure the finishing was bad, but, the key is we have gone from creating 1/2 chances a game to multiple.

Today is the day I felt like relegation stopped being a concern, let's just keep this formation, maybe swap Hopper in for Bonne and let's just see where we end up

 

[kentblues]

Yes it should have been more but we are playing much better and confidence is a big thing. And that confidence seems to be coming- so all in all another step forward.

 

[hlane17]

Back to the setup that got Kev so much of his early success. No surprise we looked much better today, 3 forwards is almost becoming essential in this league.

Finishing needs to improve but our forwards probably couldn't believe their eyes with the ball finally entering the danger areas in and around the box. More of that supply please, and even Bonne could end up regularly on the scoresheet.

Husin pocketed Nick Haughton, although when on the ball Noor was a bit wasteful. But if he just wins the ball back and lays it off, that'll do just fine.

Kendall was disappointing though, not just through missing a big chance but every pass and layoff being sub par. Seems like the miss got into his head.

For the first time in a while, it was actually quite pleasant to watch, it looked like we knew what we were doing.

 

[Jack_23]

Credit due tonight , Husin class , best performance of season from him