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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Oldham FA Cup Match Thread
« on: October 15, 2023, 07:13:49 PM »Oldham defensively were good and we couldn't quite get through them, they set up not to concede and it worked on that occasion. So you could say a traditional away cup game set up and they're through to the next round. Not great to watch but it got the job done for them. Our forwards not quite at their best yesterday as others have mentioned.
A floater near me was moaning about lack of subs but we just don't have a strong enough bench at the moment yet to make a difference unfortunately. Linney starting up top and then a fresh winger to come on in the second half would have been ideal but squad not big enough for an impact sub at the mo.
This hits the nail on the head.
Our current squad is threadbare and the bench yesterday didn't include even a single player who could realistically offer an attacking threat.
I thought that the defence performed well, but our front four attacking players all rather failed to shine. Newby and Amaluzor were largely peripheral figures, Angus fluffed his big chance (although credit goes to Hogan for his defensive block) and CCC endured a nightmare.
Unexpectedly, we found ourselves having a chat with the Oldham owner Frank Rothwell in the CSH after the game. Nice chap.