Mansfield v Derby matchday thread

[May Contain Nuts]

9 minutes ago, Anag Ram said:

and so he retreats, not surprisingly, into safe mode. Cue grumbling from the crowd.

Except it isn't 'safe mode' when he dawdles on it and invites pressure, it's Bradley Johnson syndrome. There are times he seems to lack awareness of the dangers around him and is too slow to think (on the ball) or react (off it)

Edited October 7, 2022 by Kokosnuss

[kevinhectoring]

7 hours ago, RoyMac5 said:

Thought the game mostly passed him by. 

Well he (Tommo) did a lot of running to no avail, if that’s what you mean 

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1 hour ago, Anag Ram said:

He’s the victim of his own success. He overachieved against expectations in a few of the games he played last season despite not really being strong enough on the ball. 

He’s the victim of being stuck in a system where we have slow possession (doesn’t suit him) and where he is required to drop deep facing his own goal to play the ball out of defence. It’s not a system that plays to his strengths and as a result he’s made bad mistakes that have probably affected his confidence on the ball.  Lucky for him, nor is it a system that appeals to Warne. 

Edited October 7, 2022 by kevinhectoring

[RoyMac5]

1 hour ago, kevinhectoring said:

Well he (Tommo) did a lot of running to no avail, if that’s what you mean 

Well yes. His contribution to the game was limited to that then?

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17 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said:

Well yes. His contribution to the game was limited to that then?

Yeah it was pretty disappointing.  Good chance though that we’ll more and more play a style of football that suits him. And that - as PE requires the players to be more energetic and aggressive out of possession - he’ll become a regular