Posted by 90's Hatter on September 21, 2024, 21:41:47, in reply to "Today's goals"
The marking for the first goal was appalling. That’s Connolly's man. The others are from poor defending but they should be saved by the keeper. Ben should start on Saturday
Re: Today's goals
Posted by The Voice of Reason on September 22, 2024, 6:25:13, in reply to "Re: Today's goals"
Just bad defending all round. All four coming down our left flank, their fourth when Pie was skinned near the half way line !
It doesn’t matter how good you are going forward, if you let four goals like that in you’re not going to win!
On the back of two poor draws that we could and should have won I was hoping for a reaction yesterday.
Re: Today's goals
Posted by The Voice of Reason on September 22, 2024, 15:22:31, in reply to "Re: Today's goals"
Time to rethink the defence and goalkeeping situation.
We struggle against teams with two dominant centre backs with hoof ball to Wootton.
We need to copy this and play Sam Hughes alongside Horsfall to develop a rock solid centre back pairing. I think a back four is probably the safer option with Bate playing in front of them.
So all you need now is a right back and a left back and we might get a clean sheet. Maybe take Pie out for the time being.
To do that, the fannying around inside the 18yd box needs to stop or at least be paused. Both of our keepers have gifted goals to the opposition. Play it out wide by all means but nowhere near the penalty spot or 6yd box 😳
Up top teams are expecting a hoof ball to Wootton so let’s rest him and go with pace and power with Tonto.
For some of you none believers…..
Stockport County’s latest Summer signing is here, as former Leicester City and Burton Albion defender Sam Hughes joins us on a three-year deal.
The aerially dominant centre-half has spent the last four seasons in League One with Burton, winning the club’s Player of the Year award in 2022/23. He was offered new terms this Summer by the Brewers, but after the expiration of his contract now moves to Edgeley Park on a free transfer ahead of the new campaign.
Re: Today's goals
Posted by Nik on September 22, 2024, 15:36:10, in reply to "Re: Today's goals"
There's no-one in the division with more clean sheets than us who've played 6 games; the only 2 teams in the division who have more clean sheets than we do have played 7 games (and both have 1 more clean sheet than us).
Also, who are the non-believers about Hughes?Smart-arse pedant
Re: Today's goals
Posted by railywayender100 on September 23, 2024, 11:04:35, in reply to "Re: Today's goals"
You can have 99 percent posession and lose 1-0.Stats are irrelevant.I am still not convinced by the keeper.Great if the ball is in the top corner but very slow getting down to shots on the ground
Stats from the game
Posted by 90's Hatter on September 22, 2024, 21:26:13, in reply to "Re: Today's goals"
62% possession, 18 shots to Orients 9,
3 on target to Orients 5 6 corners to County just 1 for Orient
You watch football through your eyes I always say.
on September 21, 2024, 20:19:51
