pringlejon
Pringello Indexinator
A game which started so promisingly for us turned into a nightmare. In front of just over 6000, with a fair few southend fans, a bright start was cut short when ex southend loanee kanu calmly placed the ball beyond mildy, returning from injury, after a swift counter attack with their number 11 (insert name here) tearing us apart down the right.
And the swindon minor didn't have to wait long for the second goal, another counter attack with a penalty converted by cox.
The referee, it seems we say this every week, was not good.
First goal, if i remember correctly, came from what looked like a foul on one of our lads up field. The penalty may have been soft but they did put the ball in the net if the ref had let it go anyway. So the big decisions probably went in their favour, as did every little decision. A chant of "hallelujah" bellowed out after 30 mins when we finally got a freekick.
We did ourselves no favours all game, giving passes away left right and centre, JFC looked off the pace again, Grant had a shocker too, as did Moussa....I could go on. Betsy again seemed to have no pace to take on a defender and it was only when scannell came on that we looked threatening. The strikers had no service apart from hoofs from the center backs every time they had the ball.
Clarke probably deserved a red for a rash challenge late on but he got away with it.
We really missed Macca today, lacking all creativity and sitting too deep all game.
Is this the end of our playoff hopes?
Ratings:
Mildenhall (7) - Skinned their forwards a few times. Southend's best player, could do nothing about the goals!
Sankofa (5) - Looked shaky and couldn't pass wind if he tried.
Dervitte (6) - Again won pretty much every header but distribution was poor and didnt look himself.
Clarke (5) - As dervitte.
Barrett (5) - Not a left back. At fault for at least the first goal, their number 11 was all over him like a powerful moss!
Betsy (5) - Did nothing
JFC (4) - Did he make a successful pass. Didnt notice he was on the pitch.
Grant (4.1) - Again didnt stick a pass, but was slightly better than JFC, only just though.
Moussa (5) - Looked for the ball a lot, got it, passed it backwards. Repeat.
Robinson (6) - Ran about a lot. No service.
Barnard (6) - As robinson.
Subs
Scannell (7) - Ran at players when he came on.
Laurent (6) - Nothing much to note.
Francis (6) - Did he get a touch?
Ref (4) - Pathetic attention to detail (moved the wall back 3 inches on more than one occassion), was so biased was a joke.
Tilly (5) - Left it too late for changes in my opinion...but i'm not a manager.
And the swindon minor didn't have to wait long for the second goal, another counter attack with a penalty converted by cox.
The referee, it seems we say this every week, was not good.
First goal, if i remember correctly, came from what looked like a foul on one of our lads up field. The penalty may have been soft but they did put the ball in the net if the ref had let it go anyway. So the big decisions probably went in their favour, as did every little decision. A chant of "hallelujah" bellowed out after 30 mins when we finally got a freekick.
We did ourselves no favours all game, giving passes away left right and centre, JFC looked off the pace again, Grant had a shocker too, as did Moussa....I could go on. Betsy again seemed to have no pace to take on a defender and it was only when scannell came on that we looked threatening. The strikers had no service apart from hoofs from the center backs every time they had the ball.
Clarke probably deserved a red for a rash challenge late on but he got away with it.
We really missed Macca today, lacking all creativity and sitting too deep all game.
Is this the end of our playoff hopes?
Ratings:
Mildenhall (7) - Skinned their forwards a few times. Southend's best player, could do nothing about the goals!
Sankofa (5) - Looked shaky and couldn't pass wind if he tried.
Dervitte (6) - Again won pretty much every header but distribution was poor and didnt look himself.
Clarke (5) - As dervitte.
Barrett (5) - Not a left back. At fault for at least the first goal, their number 11 was all over him like a powerful moss!
Betsy (5) - Did nothing
JFC (4) - Did he make a successful pass. Didnt notice he was on the pitch.
Grant (4.1) - Again didnt stick a pass, but was slightly better than JFC, only just though.
Moussa (5) - Looked for the ball a lot, got it, passed it backwards. Repeat.
Robinson (6) - Ran about a lot. No service.
Barnard (6) - As robinson.
Subs
Scannell (7) - Ran at players when he came on.
Laurent (6) - Nothing much to note.
Francis (6) - Did he get a touch?
Ref (4) - Pathetic attention to detail (moved the wall back 3 inches on more than one occassion), was so biased was a joke.
Tilly (5) - Left it too late for changes in my opinion...but i'm not a manager.
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