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  1. In Topic: Walsall (H) Pre-Match Thread

    12 May 2025 - 11:34 AM

    View Postdart in the crossbar, on 12 May 2025 - 07:37 AM, said:

    25 minutes to half time. From re-watching sky

    It looked like a high foot v Colclough at the start of the move that led to their goal. Not given. Naylor stood off their boy Asiimwe, Metcalfe then stood off their boy who got the ball from Asiimwe, then Mandeville stood off their lad before he fouled him. It was a penno, The problem started when we gave them time and space to pick passes in dangerous areas. A very poor goal to concede.

    Mandeville put in a good through pass to a forward running Metcalfe into their box (rather than giving the ball to Palmer). Their defender caught Metcalfe and got the ball. A very good tackle. Best one in the second period by some way.

    Olakigbe struggled to control the ball and made little progress against the closing down of their players when he had the ball.

    Metcalfe and Mandeville were the main midfield outlets. They usually gave the ball back to Palmer.

    McFadzean cut out a through ball that would have put them in on goal

    Mandeville stood off their boy who crosse the ball for their 2nd goal.

    The ball could have gone anywhere when their boy shot and scored

    Fleck's first touch and passing was poor at times in the second period

    Palmer cleaned out their lad as he was threatening to run down the wing. Should have been a yellow.

    We sometimes had the ball in potentially dangerous positions (eg halfway into their half and on the left). We sometimes gave the ball back to our CHs and then slowed the game down. We sometimes ended up in weaker positions that where we started from and with less momentum.

    They didn't look better footballers than us on the ball. They closed down better. They moved the ball into dangerous positions better.

    Ref did ok

    The problems included standing off when they were in threatening positions (the two goals), a lack of forward progress down Olakigbe's wing and a lack of forward progress through the centre.

    More to follow

    Football at the higher levels is all about decision making and although I’d agree we probably have better players than them technically, their players made better decisions than ours on the day.


    They look a fairly limited side that are tactically organised and work very hard for each other, kind of similar to how we were under John Duncan for large periods, so I definitely don’t feel this tie is over. I think have to score first and before half time in the 2nd leg though, otherwise I think we’re done.

  2. In Topic: Walsall (H) Pre-Match Thread

    12 May 2025 - 01:05 AM

    View Postdanblue, on 11 May 2025 - 05:54 PM, said:

    ***TROLL ALERT***

    Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Gordon never gave the ball away, was comfortable under pressure and kept their winger largely quiet. What else is he supposed to do as a full back? So he wasn’t bombing down the wing at every opportunity like Mandy, but that’s probably also why we conceded 2 goals down the right hand side.

    A full back’s primary responsibility is to defend and if you can’t see that Gordon is an excellent defender then you’re the troll.

    Nobody really played well yesterday, but Gordon did his job and did it well. Not his fault our attacking players were either not utilised properly or had an off day.

  3. In Topic: Walsall (H) Pre-Match Thread

    11 May 2025 - 04:30 PM

    Poor performance against a workmanlike and tough to break down team. Never nice playing against teams like that but you have to spread them wide and move the ball at pace to get in behind them, which we didn’t do at all. We were far too pedestrian and made it easy for them to defend. Very disappointing but if we get an early goal against them in the 2nd leg, we have a chance as they can definitely be got at.

  4. In Topic: Walsall (H) Pre-Match Thread

    11 May 2025 - 04:26 PM

    View PostSpireiteboy155, on 11 May 2025 - 04:26 PM, said:

    Pick a man of the match from that..

    I’ll wait.

    Gordon easily our best player

  5. In Topic: Walsall (H) Pre-Match Thread

    11 May 2025 - 04:15 PM

    Apart from the first few mins of the half, we’ve really not looked like scoring at all. Far too easy for them to defend against.

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    13 Apr 2013 - 14:05
    Lifelong spireite, born and raised in Chesterfield but been living abroad since 2006. First in Brazil, then India and now permanently based in the amazing city of Hong Kong.
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