Sturrock's style of play

[glenmaster]

very very good post - dead right

Let's see how long it lasts. Winning one game after 2 months of largely disappointing performances is hardly proof of anything. In my opinion football players, especially professional, don't take too kindly to being told they are are not footballers, but are in fact kick and rush robots!

 

[mattytheshrimper]

The reports in the paper, on the Gills fanzones and on TV didnt at all suggest we play hoof ball.

Gills manager did.

 

[CocklesShrimps&Whiteweed]

Gills manager did.

Yes he made that quite plain didn't he. :smile:

 

[mattytheshrimper]

I wouldn't get our hopes set too high after this win. Hopefully it does a lot of good for the squad but we have to ease the pressure off the players when they are playing at home as I don't think we make it easy for them. That being said I didnt agree with us sitting back trying to hold onto our lead from 40 mins onwards. Could have easily been the same as plymouth if not worse. Very risky.

 

[Mick]

We are at the top of this league because of our squad, our tactics, the management of the team, hard work and belief!

.... and because we've played more games :winking:

 

[MK Shrimper]

.... and because we've played more games :winking:

We could have played more games and be propping up the league Michael!

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

Gills manager did.

Yep old "monkey face" wasn't too magnanimous in defeat was he .. tough tittys i say :raspberry:

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

Monkey


Hessenthaler


Uncanny :hilarious:

 

[southchurch]

As someone has mentioned, the pundits and commentators commented on us playing more football and working harder! Which could be why we are top?
The word hoofball has been adopted by some of you but it makes no sense because our two goals we're well worked moves
1. A group of three or four players press the ball mohsni (I think) won the ball and played it out wide Clohessy then put in a cross, Kane won the header probably should have scored himself it fell to Dicko who got in front of his man and neatly finished.

2. Martin breaks away down the left flank due to a classy ball with the outside of Mohsni's boot, Martin then plays the ball into the box Kane about to score, but the defender looked to prefer to score himself!

Now unless crosses and through balls are both hoofball then both of those goals are due to football playing!

Another moment that springs to mind is when Dicko dummies a shot takes on two men and lays the ball off to bilel who maybe should have done better.
But again, well worked!

Another point I will move onto is how impressed I am with Kane Ferinand, apparently a centre half, moved into defensive midfield (last season) and now moved forward as an attacking force which actually won us the game yesterday!

This is another thing that Sturrock has somehow spotted, Kanes improvement is down to PS and obviously Kane!

Our style of football is so difficult for the opposition to deal with! Because when we do play those long balls up to Dicko who then holds up for Kane and others the defensive line has no here to go! No offside trap can be played as the ball is held up and played outwide!

It requires the oppositions defence to concentrate the whole game and make no mistakes!

However we have played some very nice football!

All hail King Sturrock!

We are at the top of this league because of our squad, our tactics, the management of the team, hard work and belief!

Top performance!

Here are some other moments you didn't mention-
pass to prosser hoooof to no one.
Timlin to Barker hoooof out of play
Moshni through ball to no one
Clohessy back to keeper hoooof out of play
Long throw to phillips hoof to no one
and on and on and on for months now.

Your find TV people are trying to sell this game. They are unlikley to say. This is a load of boring rubbish why did we show it?
Team worked hard, you cant knock that. Dicko took his goal well you cant knock that, and Moshni made a handful of half decent passes you cant knock that. You can however knock the other 95% of that display.

If our style is so difficult to deal with , why did we get beat 2-0 at home last time out ??

I would like to Hail Sturrock ....... A TAXI....

 

[Muttley]

Here are some other moments you didn't mention-
pass to prosser hoooof to no one.
Timlin to Barker hoooof out of play
Moshni through ball to no one
Clohessy back to keeper hoooof out of play
Long throw to phillips hoof to no one
and on and on and on for months now.

Your find TV people are trying to sell this game. They are unlikley to say. This is a load of boring rubbish why did we show it?
Team worked hard, you cant knock that. Dicko took his goal well you cant knock that, and Moshni made a handful of half decent passes you cant knock that. You can however knock the other 95% of that display.

If our style is so difficult to deal with , why did we get beat 2-0 at home last time out ??

I would like to Hail Sturrock ....... A TAXI....

Is this for real.What a plonker

 

[BrettieAngell]

There's some awesome posts on here at the moment! :unsure:

 

[OldBlueLady]

Is this for real.What a plonker

Sadly, I think it is. I think he ought to go and support a team that's not lower league as perhaps then he'd be more justified in his criticisms.

 

[BrettieAngell]

As someone has mentioned, the pundits and commentators commented on us playing more football and working harder! Which could be why we are top?
The word hoofball has been adopted by some of you but it makes no sense because our two goals we're well worked moves
1. A group of three or four players press the ball mohsni (I think) won the ball and played it out wide Clohessy then put in a cross, Kane won the header probably should have scored himself it fell to Dicko who got in front of his man and neatly finished.

2. Martin breaks away down the left flank due to a classy ball with the outside of Mohsni's boot, Martin then plays the ball into the box Kane about to score, but the defender looked to prefer to score himself!

Now unless crosses and through balls are both hoofball then both of those goals are due to football playing!

Another moment that springs to mind is when Dicko dummies a shot takes on two men and lays the ball off to bilel who maybe should have done better.
But again, well worked!

Another point I will move onto is how impressed I am with Kane Ferinand, apparently a centre half, moved into defensive midfield (last season) and now moved forward as an attacking force which actually won us the game yesterday!

This is another thing that Sturrock has somehow spotted, Kanes improvement is down to PS and obviously Kane!

Our style of football is so difficult for the opposition to deal with! Because when we do play those long balls up to Dicko who then holds up for Kane and others the defensive line has no here to go! No offside trap can be played as the ball is held up and played outwide!

It requires the oppositions defence to concentrate the whole game and make no mistakes!

However we have played some very nice football!

All hail King Sturrock!

We are at the top of this league because of our squad, our tactics, the management of the team, hard work and belief!

Top performance!

Here are some other moments you didn't mention-
pass to prosser hoooof to no one.
Timlin to Barker hoooof out of play
Moshni through ball to no one
Clohessy back to keeper hoooof out of play
Long throw to phillips hoof to no one
and on and on and on for months now.

Your find TV people are trying to sell this game. They are unlikley to say. This is a load of boring rubbish why did we show it?
Team worked hard, you cant knock that. Dicko took his goal well you cant knock that, and Moshni made a handful of half decent passes you cant knock that. You can however knock the other 95% of that display.

If our style is so difficult to deal with , why did we get beat 2-0 at home last time out ??

I would like to Hail Sturrock ....... A TAXI....

Maybe, just maybe the truth lies somewhere in the middle?

For a team that was low on confidence we played OK yesterday and did what we had to do to win the game. people are way over-analysing things at the moment IMO.

 

[southchurch]

Is this for real.What a plonker

Hello Del Boy.

 

[Kris]

Very, very lucky to have won.

Why? Gillingham only had two shots on target, one of which was a fairly routine save from Morris. They had more of the ball in the second half but barely threatened. We were good value for the win, as ugly as it was.

 

[southchurch]

Sadly, I think it is. I think he ought to go and support a team that's not lower league as perhaps then he'd be more justified in his criticisms.

Southend till I die and would support them any league. Does not mean I dont want to see football played though.
We played Barnet a few years back in the Cup when they were non league at the Hall.
They took a 1 nil lead first half. In the second half you could of counted on your fingers the number of touches Southend got. Why? Because Barnet played football. Pass move, pass move. It was easy to snuff the game out and these were non league players. We are 2 up V playmouth and 2 up V Gillingham and we are hoofing away posession. Is that good management? Plymouth found us out and Gillingham came very close too.

 

[OldBlueLady]

We are 2 up V playmouth and 2 up V Gillingham and we are hoofing away posession. Is that good management? Plymouth found us out and Gillingham came very close too.

With due respect, I don't think Gillingham were that close to finding us out.

 

[BOYCEY]

Shouldn't do you are spot on !!! UTB

 

[Onion_Bag_Dave]

I thought my points were valid! Ohwell!

Top of the league were having a laugh!!!! Top of the league were having a laugh!

Oh wait! No we aren't let's all moan about stuff!

It really does appear to me that people actually enjoy being miserable and enjoy it when we don't win!

I'm sure this isn't the case and that you are just in fact miserable!

:)

Regards
Old Brain Dead

 

[OldBlueLady]

I thought my points were valid! Ohwell!

Top of the league were having a laugh!!!! Top of the league were having a laugh!

Oh wait! No we aren't let's all moan about stuff!

It really does appear to me that people actually enjoy being miserable and enjoy it when we don't win!

I'm sure this isn't the case and that you are just in fact miserable!

:)

Regards
Old Brain Dead

Lol, I think some people just enjoy being miserable!