Mansfield Match Thread.............

Choirboy,the left back with the Italian sounding name is 6-4 !!!!,not really your typical fullback :)
Agree with RR, I am a fan of Piero,would play him every game ,although his goal return is not stand out,he gives us a bit of quality
 
Redraine said:
needed to help the defence to contain Clucas. I'm sure James has it all sussed out!
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Well we didn't, and he hadn't! Clucas bamboozled 3 of our defenders out on our left before laying on Mansfield's goal. That goal was surely coming after, as JB said himself in his video summary, Cox changed the game with his 3 attacking subs. Why is it always the opposition that does this and not us? 15 minutes into the second half our attacks were going nowhere with Shay puffing and blowing understandably after very little match time, and Hatfield had been ineffective, plus missing a sitter from just in front of goal. I just don't get why JB didn't change things at that stage with Gray, Mingoia, Naismith, Webber and Windass on the bench. We only put their defence under any sustained pressure after we put on the late subs, and the Stag's noisy support suddenly lapsed into nervous silence.
Sure, I'm grateful for the point though it was arguably a lucky one, but we really needed the three with away games next against two teams well in contention for the play offs. JB is doing a great job, but I wish he didn't have such a blind spot as far as subs are concerned.
Rant over!
 
I actually left slightly disappointed not with a point but more the performance we have been very stop start at Home this Season and five home wins tells it's own story for me the set-up away from Home suits us more with containing teams and hitting on the counter attack.

At Home we have seen glimpses of how we can take teams apart with the Chesterfield & Morecambe performances which were both high tempo quick out of the blocks games where we took the game to the opponents other than that we have struggled and I think within the Squad we have the players more than capable of changing our style especially at home.

The plus side is that we are close to the finishing line and League Safety for another season and for that credit to the Staff & Players for turning it around.
 
Redraine said:
Well we didn't, and he hadn't! Clucas bamboozled 3 of our defenders out on our left before laying on Mansfield's goal. That goal was surely coming after, as JB said himself in his video summary, Cox changed the game with his 3 attacking subs. Why is it always the opposition that does this and not us? 15 minutes into the second half our attacks were going nowhere with Shay puffing and blowing understandably after very little match time, and Hatfield had been ineffective, plus missing a sitter from just in front of goal. I just don't get why JB didn't change things at that stage with Gray, Mingoia, Naismith, Webber and Windass on the bench. We only put their defence under any sustained pressure after we put on the late subs, and the Stag's noisy support suddenly lapsed into nervous silence.
Sure, I'm grateful for the point though it was arguably a lucky one, but we really needed the three with away games next against two teams well in contention for the play offs. JB is doing a great job, but I wish he didn't have such a blind spot as far as subs are concerned.
Rant over!
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Bit harsh that Redraine,they seemed to get a foothold in the game when they made their subs and went 4-4-2 with a bit of width.
You wonder why they didn't set up that way from the start,and give they big lads crosses rather than flick ons.
for the goal the lad did well,but Joycy didn't track his man who fired it in,which was unfortunate as he had a decent game
 
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