Exeter City Match Thread

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Exeter City today .......NO points from their first three matches!
We will need to look out for a big effort from them today.
How are we going to do today guys and gals?
I hope that THE ULTRAS are in good voice to cheer the team on.:theband:
I just hope that our lads can apply the commitment shown by the GOLDEN GIRLS of the GB WOMENS HOCKEY TEAM.:cheers:
Well done Ladies on the GOLD MEDAL last night!:wave8::drink:
 
they will be hurting for sure and we,ll see today if they either been unlucky or in a position they should be in. probebly the former and we,ll have to be on top form but at least they attempt to play football unlike some others in this league.
 
on visiting the EXE's forum the fans do not appear very confident for getting a result today, here's hoping their fans are very astute judges
 
In this weather anything could happen - just hope it settles enough to allow a good game of football to be played & give us a good chance of bagging all 3 points
 
I have to say it was a poor match all round. we should have made substitutions earlier. I noticed after Billy took a knock in the first half he seemed to just fade out of the game. O'sullivan went missing a lot in the second half and the two defenders were all over the place and nobody seemed to have any confidence in the keeper. I know it takes time to gel but we need to speed up the process. Billy was made man of the match but today it should have been Hughes. We should be playing much better than we did today. Exeter were not the best team today but they took the chances we gifted them. Roll on the Burnley Game maybe a better opposition will lift our game.
 
Didn't see that coming.
Thought conditions would have suited us and we would have steamrollered them.
Have to apologise for my weakness in accepting Burnley's hospitality!!!!
Food and beer was excellent,football was poor:)
 
Disappointing result, but not that suprising as win-less runs have to come to an end. However, it sounds as if the team's performance was even more disappointing! Really surprised that Professor Coleman is having to demand passion from the players this early in the season. Sincerely hope the minds of some players were not on their impending TV appearance, rather than the match today.
Maybe there'll be a few more changes for the game against Burnley, if only to see what other options could offer?
 
'Twas a very disappointing result today!
For me the first half was like a preseason friendly!......apart from a mini wrestling match between Pearson and their No 8 Simpson for which they both got booked!........ In the first half there was lots of pretty football played by us and very little threat from an Exeter side, who played like they were expecting to lose!
I remember thinking, after about 25 minutes, that we needed a player to come out and 'take the match by the scruff of the neck'! Whoever that was supposed to be I am afraid to say that he remained hidden!
Before half time Exeter grew in confidence even though we should have been a couple of goals to the good.
Exeter came out after half time with a more positive and confident approach and gradually took charge of the game. Up to when the goals came Stanley had played some quite good passing football from the back but two thirds of the way up the pitch we seemed to simply have no guile or creativity or determination to get behind their defence!
We had made scoring chances but I cannot recall a single shot at their goal from outside their penalty box! Then of course, the first shot that they had from distance flew into the bottom corner to put them one up! Eagles came on and we quickly responded with a well constructed equaliser and I thought then that we were going to blow them away. However we gave them a real birthday present with no one marking their lad at the far post! We struggled to put any passes together from then on and the game got rather ragged! Not helped by some pretty inept refereeing once again! Their No 8 Simpson should have been sent off for a wild kick from behind on Pearson but he didn't even get a talking to!
Our corners were poor from MaConville, all just chipped in towards the far post, which to me puts them up to be a 50/50 ball at best. I would rather see them driven in really hard at head height or put in with some kind of a tactical plan, like the step over corner from a few seasons ago which yielded quite a number of goals! Similarly our free kicks posed no threat. They were either hit over the cross bar or again just chipped in to the far post. Have the lads actually been practicing any free kick variations in training?
A few things stuck out to me today;
.......A lack of drive from midfield which Windass gave us last season.
.......A lack of shots from outside the box. I cannot recall one today!
.......Neither of our 'Wingers' got round their full backs to the goal line...... my favourite move!
.......A lack of back up for "Billy No Mates Up Front!"
.......Dare I say it, apart from Matty Pearson, ...... a lack of real passion!:hidewall:

Opening the second bottle of Merlot now...............................:idunno:
 
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Disappointing performance today, we had spells that were ok but a lot of work to do. Hope those whose thoughts were elsewhere were thinking more of the Morecambe game next Saturday rather than the Burnley cup game as that is our bread & butter game - would be nice to beat the Clarets & progress but league games must come first.
Not going to single anyone out for criticism but some need to really pull their socks up & play for the team rather than for themselves
 
ps. I forgot to mention a superb save by Chapman form an Exeter free kick in the first half down at the far Coppice End from us. It was clearly going into the bottom right hand corner with some swerve and pace but Chapman got down beautifully at full length using his height to tip it away!:alright:
 
AccyMad said:
Disappointing performance today, we had spells that were ok but a lot of work to do. Hope those whose thoughts were elsewhere were thinking more of the Morecambe game next Saturday rather than the Burnley cup game as that is our bread & butter game - would be nice to beat the Clarets & progress but league games must come first.
Not going to single anyone out for criticism but some need to really pull their socks up & play for the team rather than for themselves
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Perhaps they need to watch a video of the Great Britain Women's Hockey Team to see total passion, great teamwork and work rate?!:jimbo:
 
Part of the problem is the managers reluctance to change players who go missing. He leaves the subs until it is too late to really effective. I was suprised Bill Kee was kept on as long as he was, I am a fan of Billy's but hes is not fully fit and when he takes a heavy knock they should take him off. he was a passenger for most of the match today. but why do we keep playing as a lone striker? we need a plan B.
 
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