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General Category => Altrincham FC First Team => Topic started by: Nom de plume on October 26, 2016, 01:35:00 PM

Title: First goal 'not read by Alty'
Post by: Nom de plume on October 26, 2016, 01:35:00 PM
John Laidlar states that Bradford's first goal, from a free kick, was not read by Alty. I beg to differ because both McWilliams and Miller read it. Miller twice went to mark their scorer McKenna, but was instructed to stay upfield by the manager leaving the player completely unmarked. All other Alty players were otherwise engaged and Miller was ideally placed to cover the scorer. If a manager can ever be responsible for conceding a goal, this was it.
Title: Re: First goal 'not read by Alty'
Post by: Mausoleum Alty on October 26, 2016, 01:38:31 PM
When you're chasing a game though you need to gamble and keep someone up top or the ball just keeps coming back. Damned if you do,damned if you don't really.
Title: Re: First goal 'not read by Alty'
Post by: bumble on October 26, 2016, 01:45:58 PM
When you're chasing a game though you need to gamble and keep someone up top or the ball just keeps coming back. Damned if you do,damned if you don't really.

we were 1 nil up
Title: Re: First goal 'not read by Alty'
Post by: Alty Dave on October 26, 2016, 02:21:02 PM
The player was in a dangerous position, he should have been marked.
Title: Re: First goal 'not read by Alty'
Post by: Mausoleum Alty on October 26, 2016, 02:23:58 PM
My apologies,I thought it said Bradfords third goal. BuryAlty is correct then.
Title: Re: First goal 'not read by Alty'
Post by: (S)ALTY on October 27, 2016, 12:59:00 AM
John Laidlar states that Bradford's first goal, from a free kick, was not read by Alty. I beg to differ because both McWilliams and Miller read it. Miller twice went to mark their scorer McKenna, but was instructed to stay upfield by the manager leaving the player completely unmarked. All other Alty players were otherwise engaged and Miller was ideally placed to cover the scorer. If a manager can ever be responsible for conceding a goal, this was it.

As summariser on Radio Robins at the time I called it as Miller being at fault for not getting back to defend with both Reeves and Marsh on the half way line.

If Miller was instructed to stay up then I owe him a sincere apology as I castigated him on air at the time.!

Having previously been critical of Lee Sinnott for not having anyone on the half way line when the opposition have a corner, it has been refreshing to see two players in advanced positions when defending corners.

However three was pushing it last night if that was the managers instruction ?







Title: Re: First goal 'not read by Alty'
Post by: robininstockport on October 27, 2016, 09:44:06 AM
It's been 3 on the halfway line since JH came in