rammieib

Wow. Just checked today’s action. What a shocker. It really is same old Derbyshire.

I think new players is a given. What will need to change and he needs to adapt is a better style of play. We had less possession today than Cambridge, a team which had 36% possession against Bristol Rovers in their previous game. If we adapt the playing style of this season, even with slightly better players, then we won’t progress and next season will be a struggle.

I do wish he’d do two things: 1) stop ducking for headers - power through them. 2) he doesn’t always need to head it as far as he can - with more awareness before the ball reaches him of where team mates are - head it to a player in the same colour shirt!

This is a testament to Nelson and Cash for me.

The one time in the game that NML didn’t want the ball to feet and we scored…. Almost like he should be running in behind more often. Players wanting the ball to feet now instead of running in behind is an epidemic that modern football coaching has created.

I’d like to think we will bring goals into our team next season. For all the passion and desire a Tommo, Adams and Smith centre mid combo brings you, they won’t be scaring anyone in the opposition box. I think they have one goal each this season?

Cameron Brannigan has run the show for Oxford tonight. We need that type of player in the middle of the pitch. Contract runs until 2025 I believe but he has a footballing brain and would adapt in the Championship. Scores goals as well.

Yep - only 1 free kick scored directly all season (Bird). So everything else is goals from corners or set pieces. Makes the stat more remarkable.

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Ideal for us then.

Unreserved seating on Saturday. What a sh/t show that will be.

We could have done with an overseas batsman 😂

I don’t think a player such as CBT signs without an assurance of where he fits into the team. I don’t think we should waste 10k a week on a player who doesn’t play.

To be fair I was expecting that. However, to be a miserable git, we won because of set pieces. We created nothing from open play in the first half. The first corner was won when NML went out to the wing into his natural position. Second half was better as the game was more stretched and they were tired but we still didn’t score from open play. Of course a win is a win, and I’ll take it as I want to be in the Championship next season but I stand by my comments - that line up and that formation doesn’t score goals. Other teams won’t gift us so many corners and have a goalkeeper who is rooted to his line. As another poster on here said, if we did it to exploit a recognised set piece defensive set up from them, then good job.

But it does make the signing of CBT pointless if you want to play three centre backs.

Fixed that for you. Wildsmith Wilson Nelson Bradley Cash Sibley Tommo Adams Smith NML Collins

And what a kick in the teeth for CBT. One bad game (where everyone offensively was bad) and he’s dropped. Are people looking at that line up and genuinely excited for this game? Also - today would have been a great day to work on the goal difference as well. Nope, scrap that.

We deserve to lose with that line up. We lose CBT and Washington and replaced with Bradley and Thompson. NML is consistently awful up front centrally so where do we play him…. Up front centrally. Jesus Christ.

That extra help comes from having two holding midfielders, otherwise why have two holding mids?

Well Cashin is the only one who ventured forward a little but that was it. Fans are obsessed with the wingbacks Wilder used to play at Sheff Utd but there the centre backs on either side (Basham etc) regularly used to be making overlapping runs to the bye line. Secondly - our three at the back often had two holding mids to go with it. Adams and Smith are holders, CH is more a holding player now, Fornah is more defensive than offensive. So together with the Wing backs often playing like full backs, we we just left with three offensive players to do anything and the lack of options for our defenders to pass to was alarming. For me, we just don’t have options, attacking flair or ability by pass/move (as Warne can’t coach pass and move as a way to create space and opportunity). So our tactics are try and give it to the wingers and hope they create something or win a second ball that’s lumped into the channels. Therefore, as Nelson and Cashin are very good defenders in this league, I just want more forward players on the pitch.

Frustrating when a batter (Reece) in this case doesn’t get off the mark after 12 balls. I just find it inevitable that you eventually get out if you don’t be more aggressive. As I write this also Came is 18 from 84 balls - I’m going to predict he will be out before he gets to 30. If you don’t attach and score quicker, eventually you succumb to a decent delivery.

If we go back to three centre backs, I’m done with Warne. Ok I am already am done but I’ll be gutted.

But won’t be in the Championship…. Still we have to get there first so it’s a mute point until we do.

I think we use the same tactics.

I'm referring to us.... have you seen us play recently.