The all-new rotherham thread !!.

[maccawozzagod]

I thought Liddle was gash. Ran up and down the line all night but so did the linesman. Nothing came off for him and I cant recall a single attempted cross.

What oined me a bit was that in the first ten minutes we had three corners that caused problems, all of them deep into the box. After that we reverted to short balls

[shakermaker]

A difficult game to watch.

For the second game running our two wide players have been the least effective in my opinion. Lindfield and Molyneux against Gillingham failed to penetrate while Barnett struggled to introduce himself at all on Tuesday night. I think this is down to the predictable manner in which we get the ball forward from the back. The defenders are looking to get the ball either straight to the wide player or to the lone striker (with the intention of him then flicking the ball on to the advancing winger). If the wide player receives the ball, he does so in a deep position and is often relying on an overlap from a full back to turn the ball over to the second phase. Either that or he drifts in centrally and we see possession lost. If the striker receives the ball he is unable to hold it for long enough to pass.
When Rotherham man marked each of our players in their attempt to stamp all life out of the game, our forwards became redundant.
It's great to see crosses flying in when we're playing well but when we can't get any effective play out of our wide players we seem void of ideas. In my opinion the centre of midfield must take more responsibility for chance creation; away from the goalkeeper/two centre-backs. We have great quality in Miller but for me he is played far too deep. I'd like to see him pushed forward, delivering the ball to the forward line more and threatening the goal more. I'd also like to see us make more of the 4-4-2 which we have executed so well.
The penalty we gained against Gillingham was down to Beattie dropping deep and flicking the ball on to Amond. I'd like to see an attempt to replicate that partnership for a full a game.

These are only observations and nothing more than fag packet tactics. We have a very talented but raw team which leads to inconsistency. From early signs, Leam seems willing to experiment in order to get the best out of his sides and this will help the group learn.

My team for Saturday would be:

Dunbavin
Winnard Nsiala Murphy Liddle
Boco Miller Joyce Molyneux
Beattie Amond

Hopefully we'll get something out of it. Dying for a good cup run

[Div3North]

Originally Posted by maccawozzagod

What oined me a bit ..........

Bet that hurt!