Exiles and match thread vs Chesterfield 3rd Dec

[Give it to Jabo]

Damnation and blast...

[DrWindy]

It’s a horrible performance. Offering very little. Way off it.

[i8ubutler]

Ruel hooked after 40 mins.

[EliotNes]

Agyei on for Ruel who’s been struggling since doing something to his leg in the first minute

[i8ubutler]

Ruel hooked after 40 mins.

[EliotNes]

It’s a horrible performance. Offering very little. Way off it.

Couldn’t agree more from the commentary

[cymruO]

Sounds like we're awful and still on the way to the ground. Hope Richie gives them what for at half time.

[Give it to Jabo]

Opportunity for Ageyi..

[Tuffers#2]

Drinan is our problem they all said.

Goes much much deeper than that.

[essexfootball]

Could have Pele upfront, there is no service, it's slow, ponderous, predictable, so easy to defend against

[Rich Tea Wellin]

Awful from what I've heard/seen. Our best CB and our best goalscorer both injured and a comical own goal.

Fear for Ageyi coming onto a rock hard pitch. Something needs to change 2nd half.

[DrWindy]

We just have zero goal threat. Nothing.

Forde out muscled. Isolated.

Midfield no creativity.

I just can’t see where a goal will come from.


What’s really concerning is Chesterfield are not good, but we are worse.

[Tuffers#2]

Could have Pele upfront, there is no service, it's slow, ponderous, predictable, so easy to defend against

Yup but poundhill redwarf & comeontwit all
Think it was only Drinan.

[Stan1972]

Never known a season like this for injuries, Happe & Ruel join the injury list
Let’s hope we get through this game without anymore injuries.
As for the result, it would be good to get a draw and take them back to Brisbane road, but to do that you have to create chances and have an attacking threat, which sadly we do not have.
Never give up and hopefully we can do something different in 2nd half as that was poor, looks like 2 x NL teams.

[Rich Tea Wellin]

Could have Pele upfront, there is no service, it's slow, ponderous, predictable, so easy to defend against

Yup but poundhill redwarf & comeontwit all
Think it was only Drinan.

No one thinks it’s only drinan. But having a wage taken by someone who has less than 0 goal threat doesn’t help?

Is you point that as soon as drinan gets injured we should score 3-4 a game without a replacement?

[faith1234]

Sounds like we are playing bad

[BIGRON]

Why do we always concede just before or just after half time

[DrWindy]

Prats on

[DrWindy]

There the only changes he could have made. Fingers crossed

[Rich Tea Wellin]

Pratley and Piggot on. Good move. Bit of experience

[Mistadobalina]

We just have zero goal threat. Nothing.

Forde out muscled. Isolated.

Midfield no creativity.

I just can’t see where a goal will come from.


What’s really concerning is Chesterfield are not good, but we are worse.

Last season Moncur meant we had someone from midfield who could carry the ball into the final 3rd. Smyth meant we had someone who could stretch defences. The former making himself unavailable by being unable to get fit and the latter leaving has meant we are missing two key players for the system Wellens plays.

Wellens is partly accountable for the fact we have so many central midfielders, almost none of whom can attack, but the injuries have been horrendous.

[Tuffers#2]

Could have Pele upfront, there is no service, it's slow, ponderous, predictable, so easy to defend against

Yup but poundhill redwarf & comeontwit all
Think it was only Drinan.

No one thinks it’s only drinan. But having a wage taken by someone who has less than 0 goal threat doesn’t help?

Is you point that as soon as drinan gets injured we should score 3-4 a game without a replacement?

Those 3 do.

It'd been obvious for ages we are struggling to
Have a side fit enough to gel on a regular basis.

[RedDwarf 1881]

We just have zero goal threat. Nothing.

Forde out muscled. Isolated.

Midfield no creativity.

I just can’t see where a goal will come from.


What’s really concerning is Chesterfield are not good, but we are worse.

With Agyei on the way back to full fitness maybe we should forget about a striker and bring in two wingers instead . If we can’t create any chances we’re not going to score

[Legend]

Cos Prately is really a game changer ffs

[Beradogs]

We just have zero goal threat. Nothing.

Forde out muscled. Isolated.

Midfield no creativity.

I just can’t see where a goal will come from.


What’s really concerning is Chesterfield are not good, but we are worse.

Last season Moncur meant we had someone from midfield who could carry the ball into the final 3rd. Smyth meant we had someone who could stretch defences. The former making himself unavailable by being unable to get fit and the latter leaving has meant we are missing two key players for the system Wellens plays.

Wellens is partly accountable for the fact we have so many central midfielders, almost none of whom can attack, but the injuries have been horrendous.

The injuries haven’t been horrendous. No more injuries than just about every other team will get in a season.