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Originally Posted by maccawozzagod
fair comment regarding the substitutions and out of position players. Coley gets the plaudits when we are playing well and will take the flak when things aren't going so well.
I still think we have the makings of a reasonably good team here but when you have three or four (out of ten) outfield players in positions they are unaccustomed to then you are going to suffer mistakes. As good as Dean Winnard may or may not be, I'd prefer to have him on the bench breathing down the necks of Edwards and Kempson. Darren seems to have struggled a little in the last game or two and it would be good to have someone putting the pressure on him.
Similarly, we were 2-1 down yesterday with ten minutes to go. We had three attacking options on the bench and could have used two of them. We were already applying the pressure to their backline and two extra pairs of fresh legs could have helped to stretch them, alternatively sub two of the defenders so that we can go gung ho and hope to outrun the inevitable break from Shrewsbury. Substitutions have always been Coleys weak point.
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Yes fair constructive comment,but if your managers weak point is his use of strategic substitutions then other teams will have noted these weaknesses and will exploit them.I travel around the country to many grounds in what context i won't say,but comments from the fans should be taken notice off by the management.I heard quite a few very negative comments by accy fans about about mr colemans tactics and not many of them were favourable,fans do get fed up with the same old excuses week in week out,and then vote with their feet.I also notice that gates are the poorest in the league,it's hard to attract old and new fans through the turnstiles with so many premier teams a short drive away.But it doesn't help when the manager appears to be unable to decide which formation is best against individual teams and when to use his subs.perhaps mr coleman should listen to what the paying customers have to say,constructive critism never hurt anyone.