The Scarlet Pimpernel Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 this is gonna be a loss i can tell..... pissing about in front of goal. Remind me never to pay a blind bit of attention to your presumptions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexxxxx Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Remind me never to pay a blind bit of attention to your presumptions. haha.... i just had a horrible horrible feeling things were about to go wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Probably should have scored a few more times. Best had a good shot first half after he dropped a shoulder, several chances from Mascarell corners and countless balls across the face of goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-JW- Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Did Masc play well?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mafiabob Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 I think if Charlton played for a fortnight they still wouldn't have scored.... So negative! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mafiabob Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 And they came on a broken skateboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambling Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Lots of pluses tonight, Shotton looked strong, Whitbread assured, Best could have had a couple with a bit of luck and the subs...... Wow... looking good at the IPro.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambling Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Did Masc play well?? He did OK, a bit deep and on top of Keogh who insisted on 'doing it all himself'. he's quality though and will get better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-JW- Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Worra bout Hughsie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peakram Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Deserved win, we always seem to finish strongly nowadays Better do the marks Grant 7 - little to do, one good save I can recall Shotton 7 - looks a unit, can see him challenging for a few positions (CDM being one possibly) Forsyth 6 - bit subdued again Keogh 7 - quietly effective Whitbread 8 - good interceptions Hendrick 7 - came into the game after slow start Mascarell 7 - similar to above, passes it well (his main asset I'd say) Hughes 7 - decent game, kept things ticking Best 6 - had one good effort, kept battling Russell 6 - tried hard but final ball lacked quality Dawkins 5 - lacklustre and made no impact Subs Martin 8 - oozed quality when he came on, class above Calero 7 - eager beaver, very lively and has goalscoring knack Santos 7 - some nice touches and has a bit of pace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott129 Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Should have won 4 or 5 nil but I'd happily take a last minute winner. Especially against that nothing club. The three subs absolutely changed the game. Before, we had all the possession but lacked a cutting edge - lots of passing it around the edge of their box. Grant 7 - Commanded his area well and made a good save from a FK. Shotton 6 - Looked solid - very Wisdom-esque performance. Got beat for pace a couple of times. Keogh 7 - Very good once more. Dominated aerially even when Bikey moved up front. Made a great block in the 1st half but could have had a hat-trick (no joke). Terrible finishing. Whitbread 9 MOTM - Absolute defending masterclass. Strolled around the pitch, mopping things up and putting his foot in when needed. He single-handedly repelled a barrage of corners towards the end. Forsyth 5 - Really poor, nothing came off for him at all. Wayward passes, miscontrolling all over the place. Did get forward a bit more than usual though. Mascarell 6 - Decent. Showed his passing ability and put in some great set-pieces. Tried to be too fancy sometimes and lost the ball as a result. I'd still have Eustace over him. Hendrick 7 - Got forward well and had a couple of chances which he should have done better with. Very positive performance. Hughes 7 - Same as Hendrick. Kept things ticking over in the middle and made some good challenges as well. Dawkins 6 - Very steady performance. Did the basics right but didn't really offer an outlet going forward. Seemed reluctant to take on his man. Russell 7 - Our most dangerous player in the first half. Attacked their full back at every opportunity, although his decision making when he got to the byline was often terrible. Best 7 - Good performance. Battled away against an absolute lump and got stuck in. He only had scraps to work with but fashioned himself a couple of decent chances. Good in the air too. Martin 8 - Showed why he is integral to the team. Hold-up play superb and we looked instantly more dangerous with him on. Santos 8 - Absolutely fearless with the ball. Showed some nice skills and beat his man all ends up on a couple of occasions. Crossing looked good too. Calero 7 - Looked more of a striker than Santos. Didn't show an awful lot in open play but came alive in their box. Scored and should have done much better with a chance just before that. Can't wait to see more of the two youngsters. Both look like they have really bright futures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mafiabob Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Thought Dawkins played ok tonight.... Whitbread won every header just about, Russell I thought was ineffective tonight. Mascarell needed the game. Grant couldn't have had an easier night. Shotton strong as an ox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamNut Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 I expect schteve will keep the faith and there will be few changes if any. However sooner or later Calero must get 15-20 minutes as sub. Don't see why that shouldn't be sooner rather than later. And i bet he scores. Beat that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-JW- Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 But did you actually bet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Quick ratings, Grant - 6 - nowt to do so hard to rate him better Shotton - 7 - sound game, nothing spectacular but no mistakes Keogh - 7 - played well Whitbread - 8 - battled brilliantly. Won everything. Forsyth - 5 - gave the ball away often, didn't look himself Mascarell - 6.5 - played better second half before coming off. Grew into the game. Some brilliant corners too! Hughes - 7 - always involved Hendrick - 6 - in and out of the game. Had a few chances to shoot but always fell on his left peg Dawkins - 6.5 - did ok without anything spectacular Russell - 6 - similar to Dawkins Best - 6.5 - had a few good moments, particularly the dummy first half and the good shot. Seems to want to spin in behind rather than show himself short to allow runners to go beyond like Martin does. Just inexperienced in our system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIMBAUD Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Calero should have had two. Lashed the winner in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_Ram Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Just got back. Shotton looks good, strong and seems a decent defender, doesn't look to out of place going forward since he's played rm a few times Whitbread absolutely solid, won everything in the air and barely did anything wrong, my motm Mascarell seems decent enough can pass the ball well although he did hit a few hopeful ones that went no where Best seems alright, not The same type as Martin though, he does come deep a few times but seems to prefer to try and inject pace and run in behind their defence more, he does seem to time his run a bit early though Santos and Valero look handy, didn't see much of calero since I was sitting his other side but looked pacy and nifty with the ball and unlucky his first effort didn't go in, santos is like a rocket, blimey he's got pace, very direct and gets in the behind very well because of it, very very fast and both look like good prospects Martin class when he came on, specially when he outmuscled the charlton player and turned to drive into the box and make the assist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambling Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Worra bout Hughsie? Usual class act and better in his own role... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peakram Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 I can't see Mascarell playing many away games as CDM as not sure he has the physical presence in that sort of situation, but he can certainly pass the ball around although he was a bit sketchy to start off. Have a feeling Shotton may be challenging there with Eustace or in the central defensive positions too maybe. Funnily enough I usually think Dawkins has played better than a lot of others but tonight didn't think he was involved much, Russell certainly had more of the ball but didn't really make any great impact with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thierry Ennui Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Unbiased thoughts before reading anyone else's: Whitbread looked immense Best was admirable effort but little end product aside from one excellent shimmy and shot, and a couple of decent runs in the second. Good energy but struggles on the ball generally Martin was a class apart when he came on, best player on the pitch by far. Pay him whatever he wants Calero: excellent movement, never stopped. Weak on the ball and poor tracking, fantastic finish. Looks very raw Mascarell was poor. Beaten multiple times and sideways passing. Very mobile but didn't show enough for me. Eustace is a much better option at present Santos - rapid, couple of very dangerous crosses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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