21-08-2022, 12:57
Well, I was impressed. Looked in the Non-League Paper this morning and discovered the reporter had obviously been at a different game.
First, the best player on the pitch by a country mile was Dobra. If he keeps playing like that for us his future should be comparable to Sorba Thomas. Championship clubs should be taking a look. Where Ipswich were looking I don't know. He works, he has skill and he is perceptive. He'll get full Albanian caps as Sorba Thomas has done for Wales.
Apart from about ten minutes I thought we were well the better side in and out of possession. County's star man Rodrigues, who is a very, very good player at our level, didn't really turn up and contrasted starkly with Dobra. Langstaff looked very sharp indeed once he had someone to play with, but Rodrigues gave him nothing and though Kairo Mitchell was okay, there was no sign of a partnership. But my opinion was that in all areas we were superior. Our keeper was sound, better than Mrs Slocombe. Our defence, despite a terrible howler, coped better than theirs, which surprised me. There was a gulf between the sides in midfield, Banks, Mandeville, Oldaker, and Dobra were far more creative than their opposite numbers, so Quigley and Asante up front were able to do well, whilst Notts only became dangerous after making substitutions. At 0-2 the score line was an accurate reflection of the game. I thought 2-2 distorted it and flattered County. It's significant we looked far the more likely to win the game in the closing minutes, despite being the away team.
Notts County are obviously a decent side who will be up there to the end. My disappointment at only drawing is really encouraging. I thought we'd struggle to hold them. Last season it was away form that let them down. At home they were great. Dangers for us were King AGAIN involved himself in an off-the-ball that could have got him sent off. Can't he just be satisfied with being the best full back in the league? AND Horton, looks a nice player, particularly going forward, but his moment of brain fog cost us two points. The first defensive lesson any childhood full back gets is never to let himself knock it across his own box. In one moment of indecision he let that happen. If in doubt shoe it, however bad that looks. A goal against always looks worse.
And Albania won the Women's Steeplechase too.
First, the best player on the pitch by a country mile was Dobra. If he keeps playing like that for us his future should be comparable to Sorba Thomas. Championship clubs should be taking a look. Where Ipswich were looking I don't know. He works, he has skill and he is perceptive. He'll get full Albanian caps as Sorba Thomas has done for Wales.
Apart from about ten minutes I thought we were well the better side in and out of possession. County's star man Rodrigues, who is a very, very good player at our level, didn't really turn up and contrasted starkly with Dobra. Langstaff looked very sharp indeed once he had someone to play with, but Rodrigues gave him nothing and though Kairo Mitchell was okay, there was no sign of a partnership. But my opinion was that in all areas we were superior. Our keeper was sound, better than Mrs Slocombe. Our defence, despite a terrible howler, coped better than theirs, which surprised me. There was a gulf between the sides in midfield, Banks, Mandeville, Oldaker, and Dobra were far more creative than their opposite numbers, so Quigley and Asante up front were able to do well, whilst Notts only became dangerous after making substitutions. At 0-2 the score line was an accurate reflection of the game. I thought 2-2 distorted it and flattered County. It's significant we looked far the more likely to win the game in the closing minutes, despite being the away team.
Notts County are obviously a decent side who will be up there to the end. My disappointment at only drawing is really encouraging. I thought we'd struggle to hold them. Last season it was away form that let them down. At home they were great. Dangers for us were King AGAIN involved himself in an off-the-ball that could have got him sent off. Can't he just be satisfied with being the best full back in the league? AND Horton, looks a nice player, particularly going forward, but his moment of brain fog cost us two points. The first defensive lesson any childhood full back gets is never to let himself knock it across his own box. In one moment of indecision he let that happen. If in doubt shoe it, however bad that looks. A goal against always looks worse.
And Albania won the Women's Steeplechase too.