Just Back v Luton on iFlop

[leFerne]

Haven't had much practice? Rowett must be doing 100% defensive work in training.

I think this has been very apparent in recent months. They certainly haven't been working on basic technical skills like controlling and passing the ball or shooting at the goal.

 

[silverlion]

Just watched the highlights and it really looks no better seeing the second time around. We had more chances then they did but most of the time we lacked composure and any sort of quality on the ball. Bradshaw’s miss was quite appalling. How a professional football player can spend all week training, kicking and passing a football and then turn out on match day and play like that is beyond me. Luton didn’t give us time on the ball but we should be able to play with more control and composure than we showed last night.

Their goal was a comedy of errors. When Tunnicliffe gets the ball wide right Molly is a yard or two from him. He expects Ben to close the lad down so he moves away from the player in possession who cannot believe his luck that he has so much space. He crosses the ball, one of them gets a touch and it falls at their long streak’s feet. Mahlon should have closed him down but doesn’t and he scuffs his shot, it takes a touch off Mahlon. Bart is expecting something more direct but it bobbles its way into the goal with him looking surprised that he is unable to save it. He could have done better.

Full marks for battling away until the death and scoring at the end. It was not pretty to watch and it was a relief to get a point but make no mistake. If we play like that at Oakwell on Saturday Barnsley will tear us apart with ease.

 

[HappyLion]

Thank you Silver.

Agree about Saturday. Barnsley will hammer us if we play like that. Hopefully some of the walking wounded will be available.

We seem to play better agaist teams in form. I was supised the ref didnt book more Luton players for time wasting. You expect it but they stepped well over the line. On the plus side seeing their keepers reaction when we scored was well worth it.

 

[midway lion]

It's when everyone has written us off that we come up
with a performance, so i'll be backing us to beat the
Yorkshire teabags.

 

[Lion-in-exile]

Just watched the highlights and it really looks no better seeing the second time around. We had more chances then they did but most of the time we lacked composure and any sort of quality on the ball. Bradshaw’s miss was quite appalling. How a professional football player can spend all week training, kicking and passing a football and then turn out on match day and play like that is beyond me. Luton didn’t give us time on the ball but we should be able to play with more control and composure than we showed last night.

Their goal was a comedy of errors. When Tunnicliffe gets the ball wide right Molly is a yard or two from him. He expects Ben to close the lad down so he moves away from the player in possession who cannot believe his luck that he has so much space. He crosses the ball, one of them gets a touch and it falls at their long streak’s feet. Mahlon should have closed him down but doesn’t and he scuffs his shot, it takes a touch off Mahlon. Bart is expecting something more direct but it bobbles its way into the goal with him looking surprised that he is unable to save it. He could have done better.

Full marks for battling away until the death and scoring at the end. It was not pretty to watch and it was a relief to get a point but make no mistake. If we play like that at Oakwell on Saturday Barnsley will tear us apart with ease.

We just never seem to have any time or space, everything we do is so frantic, like we can't wait to get rid of the ball. It often looks like the opposition have more players than us!!!

 

[DensLions]

Although we were poor again, the time wasting came back to bite them on the bum.

...... and their Manager hammered the officials after the game for adding on too much injury time. He said 4 minutes rather than 6 would have been more than enough.

 

[Peckham Lion]

Thanks, Silver. Grim reading but we seem to have a bit of fight in us to score so late. Another important assist from Williams who's become a handy man to have about the bench.

 

[kevrelles]

...... and their Manager hammered the officials after the game for adding on too much injury time. He said 4 minutes rather than 6 would have been more than enough.

And we yet again were robbed of a clear penalty.

 

[BrianLion]

A draw snatched from the jaws of defeat at the death.

A really poor and scrappy performance where we were second best for almost the entire 96 minutes. They scrapped and pushed the ball around and we were chasing shadows with our tongues hanging out. They had a great big streak playing as their target man and he was giving as good as he got as good as he got from Hutch. We were not doing ourselves any favours by giving the ball away. We couldn't make it stick. Bod was running his socks off but Bradshaw ran left when the ball went right and ran right when the ball went left. It was really frustrating to watch. We needed composure when we had the ball but they were not giving us any time on the ball. And then our big chance came. Jed pressed their defender just in their half and the ball ran clear towards their goal. Bradshaw was on it like a flash. He took one touch and set off into the edge of their box. His second touch was disastrous and it ran away from him and their keeper picked it up. It was a gilt edged chance that went begging and he knew it. We tried to press forward and a good clip from Jed on the line set Bradshaw free who pushed it on to Ben who shot wide. A decent run and cross from Romeo saw a poor clearance straight to Ben but he shot wide. And so the half ended evens.

Surely we couldn't play that poorly in the second half. GR must have had plenty to say at the break and we did look a little better for five minutes after the restart. There was a decent forward move involving Bod and Bradshaw but Jed's shot was scuffed and came to nothing. They had other ideas and pressed forward and we conceded a really poor goal. From their right there was an interchange of passes which came to Tunnicliffe. He was allowed to turn unchallenged, he looked up and hit a long flat cross into the box. It took a touch and fell to the long streak who couldn't believe his luck on the far post. It took a touch off Romeo and rolled in for 1-0 to them. It was time for change. Off went Bradshaw and Ben and on came Bennett and Smith. Now we had a focus up front. Woods and Jed combined down the right but his long shot was wide. We pressed forward and there was nice chip to Bennett who broke into their box. For some inexplicable reason he hesitated and his shot was saved and fell to Smith who had controlled it with his hand.

We continued to press and a Jed free kick was saved. They went into slow motion with every free kick, throw in and goal kick and GR was bursting a blood vessel on the line about the time wasting. Eventually he booked their keeper who was really taking the mick! We continued to press and to help off went Bod and Woods and on came Burey and Williams. Burey was fouled on the right and Molly took a really poor free kick. All it needed was a cross to the edge of the six yard box but it went short to Jed who dinked it poorly and it was cleared. A better cross from Williams found Bennett and his nod back was kicked over by Smith. Now it was pay back time as the lino added 6 minutes and we pressed forward. Some trickery from Burey saw him break into the box where he was shoved in the back but the ref gave nothing. It was as stonewall as you would ever see. We had one more chance. The ball fell to Williams who crossed it with his right foot, Smith nodded it back and there was Evans to head it wide of their keeper for 1-1. There was hardly time for the restart before the ref blew and we escaped with a draw.

Bart could do little about the goal but played well. Romeo had some storming runs down the line and defended well. Pearce was solid and so was Hutch who had MOM stolen from him by Evans who switched effortlessly from back five into midfield and scored his debut goal for us. Molly played well on the left. Woods was good in parts but Ben did not have his shooting boots on and rarely looked a threat. Jed ran hard but rarely looked a threat. Bod was busy but showed rare glimpses of quality but Bradshaw was poor and did not take a golden chance. Bennett looked lively, Smith was a focus, Burey ran hard and Williams looked composed and provided the cross for the equaliser.

A poor game but we are now nine unbeaten but needed the luck of three blind mice to get a draw. Saturday at Barnsley will be a whole different ball game and if we play like tonight we will get taken to the cleaners.

Shooting boots not sure Tommo had boots on at all, never seen a player slip over as much as him

 

[Phlion54]

Need to try the Fist in Midfield and Mac in the full back position......give us more energy then either woods or williams...never thought I would say this but we miss Leonard in his new role and Wallace at the back
just got to get the non- existing forward line firing......not an easy job

 

[Eamon Dunphys tackle]

...... and their Manager hammered the officials after the game for adding on too much injury time. He said 4 minutes rather than 6 would have been more than enough.

Yes.
Their manager should have told his players that the time wasting could be punished, and it was.

 

[Kryan Bing]

Thanks for the just back, Silver.

I'm starting to think I've really over rated Romeo. For all his huffing and puffing when he does get down the line, there is very little end product with any kind of quality. His tracking back has become rather lazy, with him often losing players because of his ball watching. He has become a very inconsistent player. Not the only one, of course.

 

[Phlion54]

Yes.
Their manager should have told his players that the time wasting could be punished, and it was.

Just desserts......glad the referee noticed the continuous time wasting by the goalie

 

[Bexhill Lion]

Cheers Silver as always

 

[milleniwall's have rights]

Just thought I would play with the time machine. OOOOPs . wrong button