singe Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 the inquest can begin. Just kidding One thing that seems to be repeated is the fact that the second halves are a lot worse than the first. prozac - can you confirm if this is my imagination or a feature of the run of 24 games or whatever it is now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbaines_971 Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Yes seems that way! Look at last night created some good chances for 25 mins then Carlisle bossed the second half and it could have been over in 90 if it was not for MOM Alex Cisak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancy lad Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 the inquest can begin. Just kidding One thing that seems to be repeated is the fact that the second halves are a lot worse than the first. prozac - can you confirm if this is my imagination or a feature of the run of 24 games or whatever it is now. Absolutely spot on Singe, for some reason we keep perfoming first half and not second. Happened Saturday and actually twice last night. Carlisle were all over us second half but then first half of ET we turned the tables and had all the pressure, only for second half them to have all the posession and chances again. Very worrying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattsgrandad Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 As I've said in other posts...... The half-time re-assessment by the opposition mangers is proving crucial - they are observing our weaknesses (narrow midfield, (potentially) weak fullbacks, no cohesion in front two) and half-time gives their manager the opportunity to change their tactics/formation and exploit those weaknesses. Why don't we do the same? I know there is the view that we should play our game and let the opposition worry about us but sometimes you have to adapt to the opposition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazlatic Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Absolutely spot on Singe, for some reason we keep perfoming first half and not second. Happened Saturday and actually twice last night. Carlisle were all over us second half but then first half of ET we turned the tables and had all the pressure, only for second half them to have all the posession and chances again. Very worrying. My dad has said for at least 5 or 6 seasons at least. Lots of play at RRE in first half (attacking) and lots of play at RRE in second half (defending)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fyldelatic Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 As I've said in other posts...... The half-time re-assessment by the opposition mangers is proving crucial - they are observing our weaknesses (narrow midfield, (potentially) weak fullbacks, no cohesion in front two) and half-time gives their manager the opportunity to change their tactics/formation and exploit those weaknesses. Why don't we do the same? I know there is the view that we should play our game and let the opposition worry about us but sometimes you have to adapt to the opposition. I agree. Last night Carlisle changed their formation at HT, putting in a wide man and putting pressure on our full backs, instead of going through the crowded midfield which proved ineffective in the first half. For Dickov, the first half went well so there was no need to change, so the message was just carry on doing the same. What we aren't good at, and this may be a reflection on Dickov's inexperience and our threadbare squad, is to counter opposition's change of formation or tactic, so we end up being rolled over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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