Gulliball wrote:
There was no point playing long balls in the second half as the wind just took them out of play. Anything the strikers couldn't control was long gone before they had a chance to run onto it.
The conditions made it quite a strange match and once we went ahead we did a very good job of turning it into a 'low quality' game before the two late goals on the counter.
Not saying this is a negative way but Courtney Richards is fantastic at doing just that - he harangues and harassess the referee as much as he does their midfield and it breaks up the game - very clever when the team's a goal up.
Will it work against Cheltenham? maybe, maybe not but it'll be a tiht game I reckon if those tactics stick
Had to laugh when I watched the highlights. There was a bloke on the Grandstand side got so excited that we'd actually scored a goal, he had to go dashing off to the loo at full speed. Watch behind the goal celebrations after the first goal. Mind you, I was almost pee-ing myself when the fourth goal went in.
That was a great result and not what was expected. Many congratulations to all the players.
Hopefully that will instil some confidence and belief that if they do try for 90 minutes - success will happen.
The key to yesterday's performance is to keep it in perspective and not get too carried away that the corner has been turned - that was just the start of a turn into what is going to be a very long and difficult corner to negotiate.......let's hope Nicholson has got a good pair of driving gloves !!!!
Time to turn our attention back to FGR and this time our squad travel to the new lawn. So storm Frank is now with us, many more of these and I think there will no names left to use, hopefully it hasn't hit Nailsworth to hard, due to work commitments I never had a hope of going to this game although really wanted to, after the 4.1 humiliation at Plainmoor Forest Green Rovers got right back to winning ways with their 5th straight home win, in what would have been a totally expected victory over Kidderminster at the new lawn.
Once again we saw a much improved performance away at Cheltenham, I think the most pleasing thing has been the improvement in the defence, 180 minutes of football against the top two teams and only 2 goals conceded, and to be fair our team haven't looked like conceding goals in our last two games, but we've seen this before and now need consistency.
No good defending well in two games only to revert to type, and see our back line part like the red sea in the next two games, as it has, in so many games this season. Richards is suspended for this game, huge loss, thought he fantastic sitting into front of the back in line during these last two games, however Macdonald returns to the squad.
This for me is a difficult one as we're thin on the ground at the moment, I'd be really tempted not to change the back four, they've done well v FGR home and Cheltenham away, regardless of how agricultural Ben Gerring is, or uncultured a footballer he is, Gerring kept Parkin quiet down at Plainmoor, and dealt with a lot of high ugly stuff into our box on Monday, I'd leave him in their for this game.
"I am disappointed with the result but extremely proud of the lads," he said. "We made the team that are top of the table look distinctly average out there.
"That said, Cheltenham never gave up and when you are top of the League, you tend to get those slices of good fortune that go in your favour.
"There were not a huge amount of chances in the game, but I felt that we were the better of the two teams overall and deserved to take at least a point out of it.
"We've given a good account of ourselves against each of the top two now, so that will give the players plenty of belief and we know that if we keep working hard, we'll get the wins that we need.
"Our attention now turns to our trip to Forest Green on New Year's Day where I will be looking for exactly the same work ethic and determination from the lads."
With no Richards or Carmichael we are dreadfully short on numbers in midfield, wonder if Nicho is tempted to play McDonald or smith in the holding role.
gullsdiv2 wrote:With no Richards or Carmichael we are dreadfully short on numbers in midfield, wonder if Nicho is tempted to play McDonald or smith in the holding role.
I would have thought we'd have Verma and Heslop as the 2 central midfielders and maybe Butler wide left and briscoe wide right?
Believe Chaney has been injured recently but should make the bench
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Should we be worried about the game being called off due to rain ?
Hey Guys. My lift >Paul has realise that the Ko was later than he though so can't make the game. anyone who can offer a lift from Gloucester i would be most gratefull.
07890891345 if you can
Glostergull wrote:Hey Guys. My lift >Paul has realise that the Ko was later than he though so can't make the game. anyone who can offer a lift from Gloucester i would be most gratefull.
07890891345 if you can
The number 46 bus from Cheltenham goes to Forest Green. I'm sure someone at the game will be able to offer you a lift back in that direction!
Hi Admiral. no services operating in Gloucester and Stroud today at all. not sure where you got your info from. But I checked and the bus services are suspended for all of today. And as i live in Gloucester we would use the Service no. 63. but its all irrelavant if services are suspended.
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