03-05-2023, 10:00
Dancing,
In the first half we weren't bad. We were nowhere near that good. Had we not been playing a team who couldn't believe what they were coming up against, and so failed to take advantage the game would have been lost by half time.
We weren't good in the second half, but at least half the team did start to play. Dallas and Colclough were dangerous. King particularly from dead balls looked like creating something or scoring. But the truth is that we were way below our own potential level. We were disjointed and slow. We looked as though we should have been playing against Maidstone, when the truth is our squad IS way better than them. We won 4-0 because Maidstone lost 4-0.
Last night I watched Boreham Wood and your old friend Nathan Ashmore was heroic. He played perhaps 85 minutes injured, because they had no sub keeper. And he played well in their 2-1 win. Wood look tired, but if Ashmore is fit and they can pull themselves together they could give County a shock in the semi. They are used to winning one-off games against essentially better teams. They are physical and organised and stop the opposition getting any rhythm. They stopped Langstaff scoring earlier in the season too. Trouble is that if everything isn't right for Wood then County might get on top and beat them easily.
I know we are just a non-league team, but I do expect us to look reasonable at the level we are, and to make sensible selections. Like what? Well Jones should never have been on the field against Maidstone, but I wouldn't argue with us playing him against Notts County. If Akinola is fit he has to get on the pitch ..........
In the first half we weren't bad. We were nowhere near that good. Had we not been playing a team who couldn't believe what they were coming up against, and so failed to take advantage the game would have been lost by half time.
We weren't good in the second half, but at least half the team did start to play. Dallas and Colclough were dangerous. King particularly from dead balls looked like creating something or scoring. But the truth is that we were way below our own potential level. We were disjointed and slow. We looked as though we should have been playing against Maidstone, when the truth is our squad IS way better than them. We won 4-0 because Maidstone lost 4-0.
Last night I watched Boreham Wood and your old friend Nathan Ashmore was heroic. He played perhaps 85 minutes injured, because they had no sub keeper. And he played well in their 2-1 win. Wood look tired, but if Ashmore is fit and they can pull themselves together they could give County a shock in the semi. They are used to winning one-off games against essentially better teams. They are physical and organised and stop the opposition getting any rhythm. They stopped Langstaff scoring earlier in the season too. Trouble is that if everything isn't right for Wood then County might get on top and beat them easily.
I know we are just a non-league team, but I do expect us to look reasonable at the level we are, and to make sensible selections. Like what? Well Jones should never have been on the field against Maidstone, but I wouldn't argue with us playing him against Notts County. If Akinola is fit he has to get on the pitch ..........