Thanks Kev - but is a new manager needed?

[Dave Smiths Love Child]

Oh, I could. Local lad. Barrett as his assistant. Perfect life / work balance

Until the “ I know better as a manager “ get on their backs if not promoted next season, then be another poll who should replace them

 

[Chris Powell's mate]

I understand that and thats why you can't moan about the loss of Cardwell, the season had started and someone paid his release clause, with Fonguck and Powell it was in the summer and I appreciate we were under an embargo but we haven't seemingly identified players of the same type since. To have any chance we need to play with a higher tempo I think as it stands, that would at least catch teams off guard to what were doing, it's way too slow at the moment

Agreed again.
But higher tempo means control of the ball and skill in passing.
Powell had tempo. Boy! Did he ever! But the end product?
If you also lack confidence like some at the mo, then slick one-touch at pace is not going to happen.

 

[southchurch]

If you watch D1VERSITY match vlog at the end. The players half heartedly walk over looking a bit sheepish. And a handful of the fans that haven't already left in disgust do clap. It was kind of embarrassing on both sides of the fence. It felt like the players didn't want to be there and the crowd didn't really want to clap. But both kind of had to. Very cringy.

 

[Piledriver]

But you wouldn't know if you left 10 minutes from the end.

Well I was there at the end and plenty had left from half time onwards, those left were more speechless than anything however I'd say somewhat disinclined to clap the team with some choosing to boo! West stand perspective

 

[BoyWonder2]

If you watch D1VERSITY match vlog at the end. The players half heartedly walk over looking a bit sheepish. And a handful of the fans that haven't already left in disgust do clap. It was kind of embarrassing on both sides of the fence. It felt like the players didn't want to be there and the crowd didn't really want to clap. But both kind of had to. Very cringy.

Of course they didn’t, they’d just lost 0-3 at home.

However, if they hadn’t clapped the fans, like they do at the end of every game, most would have come for them on here, and in turn, some posters would have blamed Kev for that.

 

[Kris]

He doesn't 'hate' anyone, does he?
And for the 40th time, Fonguck rarely worked well with anyone, not least his connection to the back of the net!

Wes linked up with Bridge extremely effectively on many occasions. Bridge remains lost without him.

 

[RHB]

Well I was there at the end and plenty had left from half time onwards, those left were more speechless than anything however I'd say somewhat disinclined to clap the team with some choosing to boo! West stand perspective

And so was I (in the West Stand, T Block) and I didn't clap as they didn't deserve it. The point of my post was that the entire attendance didn't do what Roger the Alien said, and he couldn't know as he left early. By all means be critical, but try and also be a bit more accurate as you were.

 

[Shrimp and two veg]

For the first 10 games then the abuse would start, and that will be local too. I can hear it now. 442, we never wanted 442. My God this is boring. Whose idea was this? Harris out? Barrett out? Can't believe we got taken apart by X- there again they play 352- only three at the back, more attacking, exciting, that's the way to go? Surely they know 442 is for the dinosaurs?

We are the NL version of Spurs fans.

 

[ColinMorrisWalksOnWater]

We are the NL version of Spurs fans.

Well we have got @tottenham541 on here.

 

[Roger The Alien]

Well we have got @tottenham541 on here.

Irony that Spurs did a Maher, playing 3 at the back and was 3-0 down on Sunday, until they changed to 4-3-3 and almost got a 3-3!

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Irony that Spurs did a Maher, playing 3 at the back and was 3-0 down on Sunday, until they changed to 4-3-3 and almost got a 3-3!

Spurs are the same as Southend in that respect. 3 at the back means they leave acres of space in behind. Teams in our League like Barnet, and teams in The Premiership, know how to exploit this.

 

[Shrimper83]

Wes linked up with Bridge extremely effectively on many occasions. Bridge remains lost without him.

Problem with Wes was he couldn't last 90 was always looking at the bench from about 55-65. Bridge remains lost? To me he's been found out he does the same thing over and over and teams now have him sussed

 

[Strykr]

I'm not suggesting we should re-sign them or that we shouldn't even have got rid of them but the reality is that now those have gone we're a slower team and don't press as much which contributed to our success more than I realised at the time. We did not replace these players well enough that's my point. Choosing to get rid of them and not replacing them effectively was a mistake if you're not willing/capable to change your style of play.

I completely agree, sadly i think we all agreed that those two players needed upgrading and sadly we have done the oppposite.

 

[Kris]

Problem with Wes was he couldn't last 90 was always looking at the bench from about 55-65. Bridge remains lost? To me he's been found out he does the same thing over and over and teams now have him sussed

Bridge benefitted from Wes’s movement and ability to find pockets of space between the opposition’s midfield and defence. It drew defenders out of position and gave Bridge more space to play in. It also helped that Wes liked running beyond him to provide more passing options.

Our midfield is flat this season and Bridge is suffering from the lack of movement Wes had provided around him and ahead of him last season. He’s much easier to mark now. I thought Moncur would provide a similar partnership but that didn’t happen.

 

[southchurch]

I wonder if when the players come over to the West having played that bad. The fans should be allowed to drop their trousers and moon the players en mass. The players can clap that. If I go for a meal and the service is slow, the crab stinks, the bill is too high and the manager doesn't apologise. I don't leave a 20% tip and say that was lovely.

 

[Avl1983]

Agreed again.
But higher tempo means control of the ball and skill in passing.
Powell had tempo. Boy! Did he ever! But the end product?
If you also lack confidence like some at the mo, then slick one-touch at pace is not going to happen.

Yeah I do agree and I know we can do better. I suppose my point is, having got rid of them we haven’t done better. Let’s hope we can bring some higher tempo players in as they’re greatly needed.

 

[bluethroughandthrough]

I think if we can't raise our game against Dagenham. With a sold out away end and most of the noise coming from the shrimpers. If we play flat with no urgency. It should be blood, guts and thunder. I can guarantee Barry Fry would have them up for it in his prime. But if it is flat crab football. Then you can say the players are the ones calling time on Kev.

Aside from what barry fry showed in loyalty... He was brilliant at building a team, finding great players from lower leagues and playing amazingly exciting front foot football. Regardless of formation too, he really could get a team to play. We played the ball on the floor, we moved quickly with players forward.

Perhaps younger fans may not have seen and therefore have a benchmark but for me that was some of the best football I've ever seen from a Southend team. That televised game at millwall where we nailed them 4-1.

Some of the players he picked from nowhere who were the right players , with the right formation and a great mentality.

It's my benchmark of great Southend football. Oh to see that again.

 

[Rob Noxious]

Aside from what barry fry showed in loyalty... He was brilliant at building a team, finding great players from lower leagues and playing amazingly exciting front foot football. Regardless of formation too, he really could get a team to play. We played the ball on the floor, we moved quickly with players forward.

Perhaps younger fans may not have seen and therefore have a benchmark but for me that was some of the best football I've ever seen from a Southend team. That televised game at millwall where we nailed them 4-1.

Some of the players he picked from nowhere who were the right players , with the right formation and a great mentality.

It's my benchmark of great Southend football. Oh to see that again.

Well, here you go with Brian Moore commentary too.

 

[bluethroughandthrough]

Well, here you go with Brian Moore commentary too.

I've just enjoyed waiting for a delayed flight watching this. Thank you.

Lower division hungry players, attacking winger football, target man, one touch forward football, even though Southend is leading still looking for more goals....

 

[Supa Shrimpa]

Well, here you go with Brian Moore commentary too.

Thanks for the link. Brought back some great memories. Don't think we'll ever better the Powell-Otto combination down the left flank