We have 4 centrebacks out with injury or illness. We lost the game with a straightforward error at centre back by someone who had to fill in. That’s pretty much it
Post by crawley57away on Sept 4, 2021 16:41:28 GMT
We have not had 18 shots for a long long time in a league match. But 8 of those shots came via the 2 Full Backs, passes, thru balls & crosses from 1 of the full backs to someone then a shot. Hope that was noted by all.
I watched on I follow yes we looked the better side but they got the three points yes we had more shots on target but to be honest we never looked like scoring.
We have not had 18 shots for a long long time in a league match. But 8 of those shots came via the 2 Full Backs, passes, thru balls & crosses from 1 of the full backs to someone then a shot. Hope that was noted by all.
Even on the worst days Crawley Town aren't as boring as your incessant shit stirring.
Didn't expect much at all to be honest considering how many defenders we have out injured at the moment. But judging by what I've been reading I think we will be absolutely fine in terms of avoiding danger once we have our injured players back (Tunny especially)
Just beat me to it! So today its the FA's fault - when will you put the blame closer to home John? And do you need to go to night school get some Adult Maths lessons under your belt? Clearly thought we had far more shots than the stats say. Who would want to interview this manager when he can't even remember the question! Comedy!
FT Bristol Rovers 1 Crawley 0. We dominated the ball for long periods, but with Ashford up front for most of the game we didn’t have a proper centre forward. Nichols showed some encouraging signs he was back to his former self, but ultimately without him at his best and no centre forward, we will struggle to score goals. Defence was much better and the midfield got stuck in. Goal just after half time was a sucker punch as Rovers offered little and a free header gifted them a goal. We put a lot of pressure on towards the end, but Rovers held on fairly comfortably. Much better performance than recent times, but another loss. Should’ve got at least a point. Disappointing.
Our defence really is shocking. High ball into the box and Clarke completely unmarked. FFS.
I'd like to think that if we had a centre half there instead of a fill in full back we would have had someone a bit closer to him but the time he had was ridiculous.
Can't score Can't defend in the bottom three early days I know but still a bit worrying and not a good advertisement for increasing crowds and revenue.
The only statistic that matters, is the amount of times that you can put the ball in the opponent’s net. If you can’t do that, then the best you can get is a 0-0 draw.
If you can’t defend properly and concede silly goals, there is no way you can win.
The record books will show that we lost the game 1-0.
Maybe the fa's fault because they couldn't get somebody registered in time for the game?
Just speculation.
Jim Baker
He said a “couple in” which suggests more than one signing. Quite baffling how these are all coming in late especially since Lynch and Battle have been with us all preseason