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Post by stevolution on Jul 19, 2022 22:26:08 GMT 1
Went to the Palace game tonight. Very enjoyable match. A strong Palace went 2 up within half hour, having dominated the ball. Gills worked hard, but Palace had been too quick to this point. Then they took their foot off the gas a bit and let gills back in. Gills got hold of the ball a bit, played some decent stuff at times, but didn't really create a lot, save for one Lee cross for Mandron which he couldn't reach.
Second half, and gills scored a deserved goal. Jordan Green wriggled in to the box, created havoc and Lee backheeled a loose ball into the ground and over the keeper. We then equalised thanks to a Lee penalty won by some more skill from Green.
The next 5 minutes was about Zaha. First he sulked and kicked out at O'keefe for daring to tackle him. Then he got a bit embarrassed by Jordan Green, who he ran after to foul. Then Green fouled him for the winning penalty.
Overall, gills played pretty well. Kept the ball mainly on the floor, which was good. Jordan Green was excellent. Bags of effort, brave. The second goal was down to a sloppy pass from Alexander. Thought he was poor dodgiest player overall. Promising performance
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Post by svwhat on Jul 19, 2022 22:51:34 GMT 1
Thanks Steve for the report - sounds like we were far from embarrassed
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Post by stevolution on Jul 19, 2022 23:23:12 GMT 1
Thanks Steve for the report - sounds like we were far from embarrassed Thought we were going to be slaughtered after 25 minutes tbh. We did well to get back in the game from that point, not easy to do
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Post by hessisgod on Jul 20, 2022 6:22:57 GMT 1
Starting to see how Harris wants us to play. It’ll take time for all the players to get match fit and gel. Mandron only got 45 for example. Some promising signs from some of the players people wrote off without seeing them.
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Post by lenny38 on Jul 20, 2022 8:38:40 GMT 1
Starting to see how Harris wants us to play. It’ll take time for all the players to get match fit and gel. Mandron only got 45 for example. Some promising signs from some of the players people wrote off without seeing them. You can’t help yourself…nobody was written off. I commented on a player I had seen play, although you haven’t criticised the comment on Alexander looking ‘dodgy’. Law I stand by as being an ‘uninspiring’ loan due to the fact he’s only ever been loaned to non league teams. I wish him the best for the season ahead.
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Post by stevolution on Jul 20, 2022 10:25:56 GMT 1
Starting to see how Harris wants us to play. It’ll take time for all the players to get match fit and gel. Mandron only got 45 for example. Some promising signs from some of the players people wrote off without seeing them. You can’t help yourself…nobody was written off. I commented on a player I had seen play, although you haven’t criticised the comment on Alexander looking ‘dodgy’. Law I stand by as being an ‘uninspiring’ loan due to the fact he’s only ever been loaned to non league teams. I wish him the best for the season ahead. Why do you keep ignoring the fact that he made plenty of appearances for a good league 1 side last season?
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Post by missinglinc on Jul 20, 2022 11:38:59 GMT 1
My reservation at ths moment is that in 5 games we haven't scored a goal from open play. Don't think you can call 'the cheeky backheel' one. Otherwise 2 penalties, 3 set pieces. Hope this isn't a trend that will continue into the season
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Post by stevolution on Jul 20, 2022 13:25:27 GMT 1
My reservation at ths moment is that in 5 games we haven't scored a goal from open play. Don't think you can call 'the cheeky backheel' one. Otherwise 2 penalties, 3 set pieces. Hope this isn't a trend that will continue into the season The goal we scored from open play last night doesn't count because...?
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Post by summerwell on Jul 20, 2022 13:26:54 GMT 1
It's a real concern - overall performances seem to have been encouraging according to those who've seen them so there is something to build on. What we want to avoid is last season's syndrome where we sometimes played a decent game but couldn't get on the scoresheet.
I'm not sure whether other strikers are on our radar - I do hope so.
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Post by calvin66 on Jul 21, 2022 1:16:23 GMT 1
Thanks Steve for the report - sounds like we were far from embarrassed Didn’t think Alexander was dodgy at All. I like many thought we’d get slaughtered, especially against such a strong Palace side! Playing against Zaha, arguably one of the best players (wingers) in the country, who got in a couple of times. I thought it showed good character from Alexander to come back from a couple of wobbly moments in the first half to defend very well towards the end of the first half and all of the second! His shape was very good. Zaha getting frustrated in the 2nd half with a mixture of good defending and doubling up with Green proved that for me! I thought it was a very good game and I saw many positives from our team.
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Post by hessisgod on Jul 21, 2022 15:57:19 GMT 1
Starting to see how Harris wants us to play. It’ll take time for all the players to get match fit and gel. Mandron only got 45 for example. Some promising signs from some of the players people wrote off without seeing them. You can’t help yourself…nobody was written off. I commented on a player I had seen play, although you haven’t criticised the comment on Alexander looking ‘dodgy’. Law I stand by as being an ‘uninspiring’ loan due to the fact he’s only ever been loaned to non league teams. I wish him the best for the season ahead. Actually I was talking about Jordan Green and it wasn’t just on this forum people were saying he was a shite non league reject
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Post by stevolution on Jul 21, 2022 16:23:39 GMT 1
Thanks Steve for the report - sounds like we were far from embarrassed Didn’t think Alexander was dodgy at All. I like many thought we’d get slaughtered, especially against such a strong Palace side! Playing against Zaha, arguably one of the best players (wingers) in the country, who got in a couple of times. I thought it showed good character from Alexander to come back from a couple of wobbly moments in the first half to defend very well towards the end of the first half and all of the second! His shape was very good. Zaha getting frustrated in the 2nd half with a mixture of good defending and doubling up with Green proved that for me! I thought it was a very good game and I saw many positives from our team. Thought Alexander struggled. Was at fault for the second goal. That said, most players would have a hard time against Zaha. Zaha was probably in 3rd gear for the middle hour of the game,and Green did a great job helping back, so that helped massively. That said, it's one game against a really good player. I certainly won't judge him on just one match
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