Plymouth Match Thread - Page 2

smudgie · 22-03-2014, 15:10

Weather sounds horrific............. sticky pitch.

smudgie · 22-03-2014, 15:10

Hunt replaces Wilson.

Liddle on to the bench .

lancsdave · 22-03-2014, 15:30

All the reports I've seen so far suggest the time it's called off would be a better bet than the final score

smudgie · 22-03-2014, 15:33

0-1

doh

cashman · 22-03-2014, 17:14

Well deserved point, Great header again from Tom well done on a terrible pitch today.

smudgie · 22-03-2014, 17:17

Would always take a draw after being behind for a long period.

Ref sounds like he had a nightmare????

cashman · 22-03-2014, 17:24

Just the usual Div 2 standard of officials, UTTER CRAP.

2 pens we should have had, i thought.

Wynonie Harris · 22-03-2014, 17:31

Played well in the second half and we could even have nicked all three points if we hadn't squandered our chances and the ref hadn't been blind. Happy with one though.

shakermaker · 22-03-2014, 17:32

Argyle were a decent side. The goal we conceded could and should have been avoided - both Buxton and Bettinelli were weak. That said I think it was a mistake of Beattie to ask the rookie - even in good form - to fill in at left back in a crucial league game. I would sooner have seen Liddle start or if he wasn't fit dropped Molyneux back. Buxton went on to have a real hit & miss performance but gave every bit of effort.

We really should have been 2-0 up at half time after a period of consistent pressure resulted in a countless series of corners. We were also robbed of two clear penalties.

Kal Naismith was rightly taken off for being a passenger. Battles on boggy pitches are not the arenas a luxury player of his ilk will succeed in. Lots of questions over whether he has the commitment to be a League player.

Bringing Odejayi on was a mistake in my opinion. We created very little from our direct game and cut out our most effective players (Molyneux and Gray). Odejayi's poor finishing cost us two further goals in the second half while we sunk Will Hatfield - who is best when driving into the penalty area - deeper into midfield. It would have been better to bring on Webber who is much smarter on the ball. The weather's effect on the pitch made for extremely difficult conditions but we succumbed to them far too early by opting to go long.

Luckily Aldred's great finish saved us a point in what could easily have been three thrown away.

Redraine · 22-03-2014, 17:32

Full marks to the management for bringing Kayode on for the second half as we were getting nowhere in the first trying to short pass the ball through the quagmire. He made all the difference with numerous deft headed flick ons which could easily have brought a couple more goals with a bit of luck. If only he could have leant back and cushioned his header from Lee's great cross all the points would have been ours. I thought Rhino had a nightmare and looked uncomfortable from the start on the left. Not a good idea to move him from the right back position where he has been brilliant. Good support from Argyle but they must have been nervous throughout the second half. What a terrible wasted free kick in the last minute from Windass with everybody up in the box!

Redraine · 22-03-2014, 17:34

Ha ha, Shaker. 2 opposite opinions on Kayode!

shakermaker · 22-03-2014, 17:36

Smiled when I read yours, Redraine! Funny owd game.

cashman · 22-03-2014, 17:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Redraine

Full marks to the management for bringing Kayode on for the second half as we were getting nowhere in the first trying to short pass the ball through the quagmire. He made all the difference with numerous deft headed flick ons which could easily have brought a couple more goals with a bit of luck. If only he could have leant back and cushioned his header from Lee's great cross all the points would have been ours. I thought Rhino had a nightmare and looked uncomfortable from the start on the left. Not a good idea to move him from the right back position where he has been brilliant. Good support from Argyle but they must have been nervous throughout the second half. What a terrible wasted free kick in the last minute from Windass with everybody up in the box!

Agree totally our pitch was not conducive to playing football, we needed a big un up front as in the air was the only way to try n win the match imho, ok he could n should have had a couple i agree, that apart the lad did ok n worried the argyle defence.

football19 · 22-03-2014, 18:25

Agree with most of shakers comments,but I thought bringing on big Kay rattled their central defenders and won a lot of flick ons.
The problem is scoring goals !, it just looks uncomfortable for him.
Saying that his presence alone creates openings for others,so it's a tricky one.
Plymouth looked a good fit organised team and we more than matched them and really should have won.
Thought our CBs played well against dangerous attackers,but a couple of lads let themselves down today with below par displays
Saying that I enjoyed the game with two committed teams having a real go

Tom D · 22-03-2014, 18:29

Should have won. Murphy only had to pass the ball into the net - did anyone else think he looked a bit jaded today? Kayode missed a sitter, then when clean through seemed scared to have a go. Also a blatant penalty in the second half.

Moly really is a cut above everyone else, we just need to fool crewe into releasing him from his contract.