Barnet match thread

Most right backs must relish the prospect of playing against McConville because they know (and we all know) exactly how he will play. Given the ball when he is on the wing, he will try to cut back (or pass back) at the earliest opportunity. The reality today was the only threat from our left wing came when Matty Pearson made purposeful runs. How many times did Piero and Halliday link up today? And, by contrast, how many times was there any link up between full back and winger on the left?

I have said before that substitutions are proving to be Coley's Achilles heel. It seemed to me that when Barnet went down to 10 men, there was a choice to be made. We could either hold on to what we had (and therefore bring on Buxton or Proccy or Wakefield) or really go at them (and bring on McCartan or Carver). By doing nothing, we proved yet again that Coley seems unable to change a game tactically. Other managers are able to do it, just as Martin Allen did today.
 
Can't agree about Sean Mac today,thought he was neat and tidy and probably played the pass of the match in the second half.
Incidentally,when Barnet broke late in the second half,the defence was all at sea,the ball ended up at a Barnet players feet six yards out,a Accident player took it off his toes as he was about to score,yes it was Sean who had raced 60 yards to help !!,funny nobodies mentioned that,the same as scoring a goal as saving one !!
 
Sean always has is critics fans just don't like him didn't have the best of games today but you can,t blame him for their goals I thought our back four struggled with Akinde all game and his persistence paid of with an equaliser, personally I think we miss Winnard at the back he,s experience could be vital on the run in hopefully back soon.
 
andyd said:
Sean always has is critics fans just don't like him didn't have the best of games today but you can,t blame him for their goals I thought our back four struggled with Akinde all game and his persistence paid of with an equaliser, personally I think we miss Winnard at the back he,s experience could be vital on the run in hopefully back soon.
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spot on. we always look better with dean at the back. has limitations but knows them. not frightened to put the ball in row z if we had one. 2 points lost against a side who came to defend and did it well. we did the hard thing and broke them down twice. surely we should have had players to play the game out. getting sick of these results. would love to see us go 0-0 away and win 1-0 at home for the rest of the season. cut the defensive mistakes out starting at Yeovil on Tuesday night.
 
Revived Red said:


I have said before that substitutions are proving to be Coley's Achilles heel. It seemed to me that when Barnet went down to 10 men, there was a choice to be made. We could either hold on to what we had (and therefore bring on Buxton or Proccy or Wakefield) or really go at them (and bring on McCartan or Carver). By doing nothing, we proved yet again that Coley seems unable to change a game tactically. Other managers are able to do it, just as Martin Allen did today.
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What a complete load of rubbish, this season alone Coleman has made changes that have won us games.

Please don't generalise
 
To me the loss of 2 pts was certainly not down to S.M. who i thought did ok today, it was down to the reason Revived Red said. simple as.
 
football19 said:
Can't agree about Sean Mac today,thought he was neat and tidy and probably played the pass of the match in the second half.
Incidentally,when Barnet broke late in the second half,the defence was all at sea,the ball ended up at a Barnet players feet six yards out,a Accident player took it off his toes as he was about to score,yes it was Sean who had raced 60 yards to help !!,funny nobodies mentioned that,the same as scoring a goal as saving one !!
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F19, evenI would never say he doesn't have his moments, but in general his overall quality contribution is way below the average of his team mates. Certainly, if we reach the promised land which we are all rooting for, he will be way below the standard required to hack it in div1, never mind div2.
 
I honestly think he's improved so much this season Redraine.
His positional play,decision making and work ethic has really impressed.
Tricky position left side of a three.
If piero played there,I don't think he'd be as effective.
The biggest call yesterday was leaving bucko out and putting Matty there and for 80 minutes it worked a treat.
They have been playing well recently and are a tough nut to crack.
We were patient whilst being solid.
Just mistakes that cost us,and I was gutted for Matty as he was tremendous covering the centre backs,whilst getting forward (should have scored!!).
He was easily the MOM for 80 minutes,pity people will only remember the mistakes !!!
 
football19 said:
Can't agree about Sean Mac today,thought he was neat and tidy and probably played the pass of the match in the second half.
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Sorry F19, but we will have to differ on this. I wonder if you have the stats available, but I would like to know how many crosses came in from Piero and Brad, and how many from Sean and Matty? I would prefer a winger who threatens rather than who is "neat and tidy". Just my opinion!!! ;)

football19 said:
Incidentally,when Barnet broke late in the second half,the defence was all at sea,the ball ended up at a Barnet players feet six yards out,a Accident player took it off his toes as he was about to score,yes it was Sean who had raced 60 yards to help !!,funny nobodies mentioned that,the same as scoring a goal as saving one !!
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Agreed, but I would expect any player to do that. Overall, I still think that Piero's contribution far outweigh's Sean's
 
Frustrating as it is to drop two points in the dying minutes, Stanley gained two points only last week away at Oxford. Any team would be happy to take four out of six available points from another team, and Barnet are improving.
Next couple of months are going to be nail-biting, exhilarating, and frustrating, sometimes in the same 90 minutes. Just be happy to be there watching it unfold, when you can.
And talking of gates, I wasn't too surprised at the numbers given that the away fans had to come from North London, Rovers were at home, and Burnley were at Bolton (I'm assuming the cold weather doesn't deter any hardy Lancastrians).
 
Agree with f19 that Sean played well yesterday (he worked his b***s off)an was great in the week against Notts county also, but however he does an will always come in for criticism from a couple of fans especially wen we draw or lose games he is the first person the finger is pointed at, how people can't see are back 4 keep conceding goals an keep making mistakes therefore relying on the front 6 to get us out of trouble almost every game is beyond me! How many clean sheets have we actually kept this season ? An yet we are the highest scorers in the league, people praise Halliday because yes he is great going forward but he is certainly questionable defensively (giving the free kick away for barnets second goal) an also Pearson keeps making big mistakes, if we are to make the play offs or go up automatic we need to stop conceding so many goals, as people have said in other threads we certainly do miss dean winnard.
 
Revived Red said:
Sorry F19, but we will have to differ on this. I wonder if you have the stats available, but I would like to know how many crosses came in from Piero and Brad, and how many from Sean and Matty? I would prefer a winger who threatens rather than who is "neat and tidy". Just my opinion!!! ;)



Agreed, but I would expect any player to do that. Overall, I still think that Piero's contribution far outweigh's Sean's
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It's unfair to judge Sean against piero,different type of players.
Piero put in 10 plus crosses yesterday all were dealt easily with the keeper and centre backs.
Is that poor play?,might as well kick the ball out for a goal kick.
Of course it's not,but with Sean he looks to mix it up,inside/outside/thro ball.
As I said totally different players,piero has a great engine and Sean is a touch player,capable of magic moments (John miles ?,😀,shouldn't have said that !!!)
 
What amazes me is not one of you have mentioned the contribution of Rommy Boco on the left wing in the second half. For me, SM gets theball and immediately ventures into a crowded midfield, yes he linked up with Rommy and Matty Pearson well, but Piero and Brad have a better understanding, perhaps Buxton should have started as he has that link play with Sean. I too also wondered why no subs even late on when Barnet got a goal back! Yes 2 points lost, but in the grander scheme of things, we are still 4 points clear of 5th place and still have 2 games in hand on 3rd place with a possibility of catching Oxford and Plymouth (who will also trip up throughout the remainder of the season).
 
football19 said:
It's unfair to judge Sean against piero,different type of players.
Sean is a touch player,capable of magic moments (John miles ?,😀,shouldn't have said that !!!)
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No you shouldn't have. I might start to remind you of the 15 goals from midfield that you said he would be good for when we re-signed him. He's going to have to go some to live up to your hype!:D
 
For me ozzy,it was the right decision to play Matty there,it gave us a extra CB when defending the long throws,and there was a lot.
Big fan of bucko,but defending and covering the CBs is not his strength which was needed yesterday.
It worked for 80mins !,bringing him on when they went down to ten men is a different argument!!!
 
Redraine said:
No you shouldn't have. I might start to remind you of the 15 goals from midfield that you said he would be good for when we re-signed him. He's going to have to go some to live up to your hype!:D
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Did I say he would score 15 ?,or he had scored 15 previously!!
Not checked there career stats,but who's scored more league goals,Sean or piero? :)
 
He's scored 7 redraine to how many has Pierros 3 scored ? As I said earlier they have both been standout players this season in a team that has done really well, yesterday we struggled down to defensive errors.
 
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