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What I really liked about Parky in previous seasons, is that he just played every game with his best 11 and formation. Now he talks about adapting to teams, he said it again after yesterday and that is a worry.
It is so clear we are much better with an attacking front 4. We can be a playoff team.
When we have become defensive, wingbacks etc we have conceded quite a few goals and look disorganised.
Keep attacking teams, let them worry about us. We beat the best team in the division, Chesterfield, playing that way for the entire 90 mins.

                                     Ross

Donowa     Cooper/Roscoe    Baines     E.Jones

                  Osborne       Marriott

Amaluzor                CCC                 Newby
     
                             Sithole

I would start Sithole for the higher press. The above team has loads of pace and would destroy opposition on the counter.

Really believe Donawa can be that RB we have missed since Senior. He is actually decent at defending, bags of pace and overlaps, which Banks doesn't do. Him and Amaluzor on one side is frightening.

Concern is Osborne picked up a knock and J Jones has to start. Really short in CM.

Hopefully we continue to be positive.

Yeah, not bad that. I'll have whatever Louis Donowa is on - the poor lad must be absolutely knackered after the mileage he put in today!

Justin. He was superb.

Impressed with Sithole's pressing on the Bolton B highlights. Massively missed Linney's pressing.

Nothing against Angus at all, but he plays similar to Dinanga and maybe better option coming off the bench.

Just go for it, pace and direct attacking.

                               Ross

Banks       Roscoe       Baines      E.Jones
     
                  Osborne   Marriott

Donowa           Con-Clarke        Amaluzor

                           Sithole

Subs : Cooper/James Jones,  Angus,  Burroughs,  Joey Jones & another

Quote from: jhcorbett on September 20, 2023, 09:15:56 AM

Quote from: AltyNotFaulty on September 20, 2023, 08:33:17 AM

If Linney, Kossy and Justin start that game and Jones along side Baines (who had a good game last night), we win that game by at least a two goal margin. I thought they were a poor side. I was worried pre-match when I saw the team sheet. Most probably the worst lineup on paper in my Alty memory. Good to see Kricky turn up for a kick about and Ross done well again in net. Need reinforcements for Saturday as I think Ebbsfleet will be a stronger cohesive unit for us to overcome.

"Most probably the worst lineup on paper in my Alty memory".

Really?! You must have the memory of a goldfish or journalist!

It was a bit of an odd game, draw probably about fair. Parky had to make the changes given all the injuries and previous game only on Saturday. Good to see CCC getting behind the defence again and Ethan Ross decent in goal again, also their keeper made a couple of good saves, so it could have gone either way.

Let me know the last time we set up with 8 defensive players in the starting lineup… Not a journo or a Goldfish as you so elegantly put it, just a realist!

Just to add I didn’t say worst players, I said line up!

Correct. Easily the worst line-up under Parky and Neil.

Hanging on at home, against a poor team is a piss take and frustrating to watch.
Parky this year is overthinking tactics. Did he not see that we were getting pinned back and should have changed the formation around 65/70 mins.
I thought we started 5 defenders and 3 CMs  to then to revert to a front 4 or at least a 3 for the last 30 or so, but we stayed with wingbacks and just hoped we could slip Amaluzor in.
Awful tactics, their defenders and midfielders were running forward metres, unchallenged, in the channels and we sat back.
They were not great at the back, you saw from the run down the line that Donawa made and set up that we should have gone to our favoured system.
Not good enough.
Joey Jones is poor, way off the pace, really don't see him as an Alty player.
How he stayed on that pitch for 90mins I do not know.
Another two points dropped. Playing that system has now resulted in 4 goals conceded in 2 games. Same system as when we went to York, but luckily we finished with wingers and Kossy saved a point.
I can't be arsed watching us sit back against average teams at home. Give it a bloody go, they were for the taking.
Get some loans in.
I amazed how Parky watched that and didn't change it.
Thank god Ethan Ross is decent and doesn't spill shots, could have easily lost that game.
Get back to two wide players, no.10 and number 9.
Angus was poor, losing Linney is killing us. He would have terrorised their defence tonight.
Need to be loaning a wide player, who has goals in him and number 9 until Christmas.
Glad Baines is back playing.
Season could easily fizzle out unless we get some more attackers in.

Genuinely devastated about the injuries. A couple of weeks ago I was excited about the team.

Don't wish any injury on any player, but could argue our two best players have gone.

We need to get some players in and fast. Why don't we get dead legs, instead of bloody ACL injuries.
           
 
                                 Ross

Burroughs  Baines    Roscoe      Jones

                     Marriott  Osborne

Donowa            Con-Clarke        Amaluzor
 
                             Angus

Guessing  James Jones is still out.
             

We were beaten by Barnet comfortably but we shouldn't play 3 CB's moving forward.
Linney is a bigger loss than people may realise and I think we need to loan a similar striker, until he is back.
I personally think Amaluzor would be more comfortable out left, go on the outside of players , he dwells too much on his weaker side.
Play Donawa down the right.
I am not sure Banks is good enough. Maybe give Burroughs a run.
Get back to playing Jones and Baines as CB's, Cooper aint good enough.
Still a box to box midfielder short, someone strong with pace.
The club need to update us on injuries and timescales more frequently.