Exiles Thread – Cheltenham (H)

[gshaw]

Very professional performance from Cheltenham. Tactically astute to go for the kill early on exploiting our known weakness on the right. They've used the dark arts well second half to see out the game comfortably. Orient take note, no prizes for fair play in this game.

[MrB]

Very professional performance from Cheltenham. Tactically astute to go for the kill early on exploiting our known weakness on the right. They've used the dark arts well second half to see out the game comfortably. Orient take note, no prizes for fair play in this game.

Very similar to the job they did on us at their ground last season.Knew where to exploit us

[i8ubutler]

All over.
Ho Hum.

[Thor]

Well deserved win for Cheltenham town.

[MrB]

Well deserved win for Cheltenham town.

It sure was..No complaints

[Thor]

Matt Porter says we were told by the league to play the game, we didn’t want a fine or a points deduction. Maybe this needs to be reviewed? For sure the players were a bit rusty in the first half, but the second half performance said we were fine from a physical and footballing perspective, a weeks rest or a weeks training would have made all the difference in my opinion.

[MassiveForehead]

Matt Porter says we were told by the league to play the game, we didn’t want a fine or a points deduction. Maybe this needs to be reviewed? For sure the players were a bit rusty in the first half, but the second half performance said we were fine from a physical and footballing perspective, a weeks rest or a weeks training would have made all the difference in my opinion.

Maybe to be looked at delaying the games by 24 hours; but don't think we can afford to postpone these types of fixtures now.

[gshaw]

Matt Porter says we were told by the league to play the game, we didn’t want a fine or a points deduction. Maybe this needs to be reviewed? For sure the players were a bit rusty in the first half, but the second half performance said we were fine from a physical and footballing perspective, a weeks rest or a weeks training would have made all the difference in my opinion.

They didn't look that off it physically, just the usual goals from RB. Today's result warning signs were there, you can't keep conceding two goals in the first 45 and hoping for a good second half to bail it out.

[Dohnut]

First goal is shocking out of possession play from start to finish. Cisse not tight enough for the pass that broke the midfield line, and gives the lad too much time to find his wide pass. Not sure what position the RB is taking up at this point but he’s allowing their LW so much space. Coulson ambles back and then takes up a poor position in front of the near post - no need, check your shoulder and drop back. It’s 3 v 3 in the danger area at this point, not great. Then another CTFC arrives at the back post, unmarked. The CTFC lad who makes the initial pass out wide then drives into the box unopposed, what Cisse is doing i don’t know. Widowson takes up a poor position and misjudged the cross, typical full back. GK nearly gets us out of trouble only for Ling poor attempt to tackle poking the ball into own net. Absolutely shocking from start to finish - and that’s nothing to do with Covid.

Absolutely nothing to do with Covid, everything to do with poor defending. What a joke of a goal to concede.