Official Match Thread Southend United v Mansfield Town

[Barling Magna]

Snowing....

 

[Shrimper Brownie]

We don’t seem to have an outlet. Halford Reeco and Akinola all behind the ball when defending...

 

[in the know]

Get in 0-0 and change our formation - this is playing into their hands instead of causing them problems.
hope he makes them alert first ten of second half.

 

[WickfordShrimper]

Half time 0.0

Blimey

 

[NZamba Legend]

**** first half but 3 points still there for the taking

 

[Harry Bullocks]

Survived them ....HT 0-0

 

[LennySUFC]

Dreadful half. Well played Oxley for keeping it down to 0-0.

 

[Streaky]

Phew. Need to be fast out the blocks in the 2nd half

 

[SUFCStu]

Very poor, all over the pitch. Need a major rethink at HT.

 

[Barling Magna]

Phew.....let's agree on a 0-0 draw now...

 

[yogi bear up the cagire]

Think I'd take a point now, thank you very much!

 

[Boreham Blue]

Such a disappointing half. Failed to keep the ball at all but Mansfield one of the best teams we’ve seen this season. I’d happily take a point of offered now.

 

[Harry Bullocks]

Raining in Southend? Sunny in wickford!

Overnight snow forecast for Hampshire !

 

[NZamba Legend]

I reckon if we can nick a goal they will crumple. Nigel Clough's teams often a bit soft

 

[Chris Powell's mate]

We're playing percentages by whanging the ball forward.
They're playing to feet - sooner or later...
White and Dieng are on it, but why, oh why can't Oxley work on his kick-outs?
Things started going downhill after that early mistake.

 

[Special Blue]

Done well to go in 0-0!
They must be gutted not to have scored first half!

 

[MisterStubbs]

Difficult viewing that first half. We’ve been very poor. It’s like watching us from the early stages of the season. Can’t keep hold of the ball, we seem happy just to kick it as far as we can whenever in possession which even when we win the first ball, they pick up the second. We look very suspect at the back, they have cut through us a few times. Oxley been our best player, saved us on more than one occasion. Need to really up our performance second half if we are to get anything from this game.

 

[Jcd]

They look far better than the away game for sure. Chuffed to go in to Ht at 0-0, still well in the game somehow.

 

[Massimo Giovanni]

What to do?
We are fortunate to be level.
Firstly come out fired up and awake.
If Elvis is crocked then move JW to full back, Halford to centre back. Clifford on for left back ( sub for Elvis) Move Hart up to wide and revert to 4 4 2.

Ref has been fair.

 

[Danshrimper]

Be lucky to get a point out of this unless something drastically changes in the second half. Mansfield clearly the better side.