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Match Discussion: Boreham Wood (H)
By Deadly Submarine
August 20 2015
A place for fans of both Rovers and Boreham Wood to discuss Saturday afternoon's upcoming match at Prenton Park in the second of two consecutive home matches this week for Rovers......
Following Tuesday night's 1-0 home win over Halifax Town, our match discussion thread returns once again as Rovers prepare for the second of two home games in the space of five days when Boreham Wood make the journey from Hertfordshire to take on Tranmere at Prenton Park for the very first time. Tranmere are of course going into the game still unbeaten in their first four matches with three wins and a draw so far that sees them sitting in second place in the National League.
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Discussion started by Total Tranmere (IP Logged), 20/08/2015 18:21
20/08/2015 18:21
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Another win. And it may be another frustrating afternoon where everyone needs, including us fans, needs to remain patient. 2-1.
I've gone for Boreham Wood to snatch it 1-0! I have to keep this losing prediction up until we do lose!
Our defence is solid, gradually we will learn to score a few. 1-0 at half time, 2-0 at the end.
3-1 to Tranmere
I must admit, just looking at the top scorers stats, there can't be many teams in the past who are second in a league table, with no top scorers on a list of 25 players.
If anyone who didn't know the situation and hadn't seen the league table saw that, they might think Tranmere were average.
Hopefully the goal scorers will keep coming in abundance so 2-3 players can get on that list soon to accurately reflect the good form the team is having.
Halifax are bottom and even one of their players makes that list in 7th, which I bet doesn't happen that often.
Then I ate his Liver.......... with some baked beans and a can of coke.
I must admit, just looking at the top scorers stats, there can't be many teams in the past who are second in a league table, with no top scorers on a list of 25 players.
If anyone who didn't know the situation and hadn't seen the league table saw that, they might think Tranmere were average.
Hopefully the goal scorers will keep coming in abundance so 2-3 players can get on that list soon to accurately reflect the good form the team is having.
Halifax are bottom and even one of their players makes that list in 7th, which I bet doesn't happen that often.
Then I ate his Liver.......... with some baked beans and a can of coke.
Tranmere (vs Boreham Wood): Davies Ihiekwe Sutton Riley Hill Ridehalgh Jennings (c) Harris Maynard Mangan Margetts
Subs: Turner Holness Mekki Stockton Blissett
Subs: Turner Holness Mekki Stockton Blissett
Is Margetts even playing? Has he done any better than Stockton in one and half games so far?
Mangan has lost his head that first half spent the last ten minutes whinging at everything and everyone.
Wasn't good but we're still looking most likely to win!
Mangan has lost his head that first half spent the last ten minutes whinging at everything and everyone.
Wasn't good but we're still looking most likely to win!
Definitely still trying desperately to gel. Maynard can't seem to find his role
Got straight off a plane from miami to catch my first game this season. I have seen faster moving manatees over the last few weeks than anything that first half. No one is playing well, no urgency either and Boreham look like they are there for the taking
Wow that was really bad. Let's hope they learn alot from that. Blissett s presence indicates it's route one all the way if he plays again. No width, desire or quality today. Boreham were comfortable, if poor too, all game we got outfought
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2015:08:22:17:14:21 by Hollins.
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What can I say. Absolutely abysmal. They wanted it more but more importantly were prepared to fight for it more. Our formation didn't work the strike force was non existent, midfield totally outfought. They were comfortable got right at us and we had no answer.
ok we have no right to win every game in this league, but today that was an awful display by every tranmere player and Brabin got the tactics wrong too, lets move on from this game and win the next one
What have I just witnessed. Absolutely awful. Players out of position, no width or natural wingers. Margetts looked tired. They defended for their lives and deserved it. Why we've loaned a striker when we desperately need wingers has puzzled me.
Boreham wood wanted it more and showed it , jennings is completely lost and is definitely not captain material .
Quote:totally agree there's no plan b although it was awful I'm not one for shouting cr@p at the players just don't think it's worth while I did have a chuckle to myself as the same people around me shouting for Cole to f*** o** wanted him on. On to the next gamegoosed
ok we have no right to win every game in this league, but today that was an awful display by every tranmere player and Brabin got the tactics wrong too, lets move on from this game and win the next one
At half-time despite the 0-0 scoreline I felt we were never losing that game but just as we did at Gateshead the defence switched off for the goal and from that point onwards we instead never looked like even drawing!
Quote:there was a plan B hoof it up to the big guy upfront who's been at the club a matter of hours. Problem was we didn't have the quality to hit him or the awareness to play off himWozzaQuote:totally agree there's no plan b although it was awful I'm not one for shouting cr@p at the players just don't think it's worth while I did have a chuckle to myself as the same people around me shouting for Cole to f*** o** wanted him on. On to the next gamegoosed
ok we have no right to win every game in this league, but today that was an awful display by every tranmere player and Brabin got the tactics wrong too, lets move on from this game and win the next one
Quote:we were already hoofing it before he came on so there was no plan b2 the moonQuote:there was a plan B hoof it up to the big guy upfront who's been at the club a matter of hours. Problem was we didn't have the quality to hit him or the awareness to play off himWozzaQuote:totally agree there's no plan b although it was awful I'm not one for shouting cr@p at the players just don't think it's worth while I did have a chuckle to myself as the same people around me shouting for Cole to f*** o** wanted him on. On to the next gamegoosed
ok we have no right to win every game in this league, but today that was an awful display by every tranmere player and Brabin got the tactics wrong too, lets move on from this game and win the next one
Quote:not to that extent. Bringing on a tall striker taking off a midfielder and changing formation is in my book a plan B. a plan that didn't even nearly workWozzaQuote:we were already hoofing it before he came on so there was no plan b2 the moonQuote:there was a plan B hoof it up to the big guy upfront who's been at the club a matter of hours. Problem was we didn't have the quality to hit him or the awareness to play off himWozzaQuote:totally agree there's no plan b although it was awful I'm not one for shouting cr@p at the players just don't think it's worth while I did have a chuckle to myself as the same people around me shouting for Cole to f*** o** wanted him on. On to the next gamegoosed
ok we have no right to win every game in this league, but today that was an awful display by every tranmere player and Brabin got the tactics wrong too, lets move on from this game and win the next one
Brabin on the post match interview on radio, he cant admit he got it wrong today ?? Think the players and the manger are to blame
Quote:goosed
any worried we have only scored 2 goals at home ??
Would have thought we'd score more but we've got six points out of two goals so can't be too worried I'm sure that will come in time!
Quote:he might of changed formation but that was it we still Hoofed it so in my eyes all game2 the moonQuote:not to that extent. Bringing on a tall striker taking off a midfielder and changing formation is in my book a plan B. a plan that didn't even nearly workWozzaQuote:we were already hoofing it before he came on so there was no plan b2 the moonQuote:there was a plan B hoof it up to the big guy upfront who's been at the club a matter of hours. Problem was we didn't have the quality to hit him or the awareness to play off himWozzaQuote:totally agree there's no plan b although it was awful I'm not one for shouting cr@p at the players just don't think it's worth while I did have a chuckle to myself as the same people around me shouting for Cole to f*** o** wanted him on. On to the next gamegoosed
ok we have no right to win every game in this league, but today that was an awful display by every tranmere player and Brabin got the tactics wrong too, lets move on from this game and win the next one
Ridehalgh and Harris tried their best .... Maynard made very little contribution ... Very very poor performance .. The quality of the passing was dreadful
Quote:2 the moonQuote:there was a plan B hoof it up to the big guy upfront who's been at the club a matter of hours. Problem was we didn't have the quality to hit him or the awareness to play off himWozzaQuote:totally agree there's no plan b although it was awful I'm not one for shouting cr@p at the players just don't think it's worth while I did have a chuckle to myself as the same people around me shouting for Cole to f*** o** wanted him on. On to the next gamegoosed
ok we have no right to win every game in this league, but today that was an awful display by every tranmere player and Brabin got the tactics wrong too, lets move on from this game and win the next one
Plan A seemed to be to hoof it up front too.
Quote:agreed hootsHoots MonQuote:2 the moonQuote:there was a plan B hoof it up to the big guy upfront who's been at the club a matter of hours. Problem was we didn't have the quality to hit him or the awareness to play off himWozzaQuote:totally agree there's no plan b although it was awful I'm not one for shouting cr@p at the players just don't think it's worth while I did have a chuckle to myself as the same people around me shouting for Cole to f*** o** wanted him on. On to the next gamegoosed
ok we have no right to win every game in this league, but today that was an awful display by every tranmere player and Brabin got the tactics wrong too, lets move on from this game and win the next one
Plan A seemed to be v to hoof it up front too.
Quote:im pretty sure that was not the intention to start. That was quite obvious watching the first half. Now if bringing on a different type of striker, taking off a midfielder and changing your formation and game plan is not what is known as a 'plan B' I've been obsessed with the wrong game for the last 35 yearsWozzaQuote:agreed hootsHoots MonQuote:2 the moonQuote:there was a plan B hoof it up to the big guy upfront who's been at the club a matter of hours. Problem was we didn't have the quality to hit him or the awareness to play off himWozzaQuote:totally agree there's no plan b although it was awful I'm not one for shouting cr@p at the players just don't think it's worth while I did have a chuckle to myself as the same people around me shouting for Cole to f*** o** wanted him on. On to the next gamegoosed
ok we have no right to win every game in this league, but today that was an awful display by every tranmere player and Brabin got the tactics wrong too, lets move on from this game and win the next one
Plan A seemed to be v to hoof it up front too.
Never seen Tranmere lose to a non league team before. I have now. I know it was always going to happen, but today was excruciating. At 0-0 we didn't look like we were going to lose until the baffling substitution and change of formation to 4-3-3, which led to the goal. The game was crying out for more width, but instead of Mekki for Maynard (memo to GB - Maynard is not a winger), we get Blisset (who should have been brought on for Margetts), and Rides moved into central midfield. After that, we could have played til midnight and not troubled their goal. It makes you wonder what they do in training all week.
I was a bit surprised that Brabin swapped Ridehalgh and Maynard around from where they played against Halifax.Ridehalgh was much better last Tuesday on the right and Maynard should not be played on the left or right but in the middle. I think that Brabin is upsetting the balance of the team by accommodating Maynard at all costs but in his wrong position. We won't IMO improve in midfield while he continues to do so.
Having said that,it was still 0-0 when Maynard was subbed,so we can't blame him for the result.
Having said that,it was still 0-0 when Maynard was subbed,so we can't blame him for the result.
The substitution was pivotal. Jennings and Harris play just in front of the back four. This gives us clean sheets but few goals. 433 made us weak defensively and no better up front. For years we've never been able to capitalise on a big centre forward winning headers. We need a pacy winger or two but there are clearly not any around at our level.
A classic case of damned if he does and damned if he doesn't?
We didn't look like scoring at 4-4-2 so he changed it to try and go for it and still get's criticism!
We didn't look like scoring at 4-4-2 so he changed it to try and go for it and still get's criticism!
I remember people complaining that he didn't change it on Tuesday so the same theory applies!
The thing is, we have wingers. Maynard isn't a winger, and should be fighting with Harris and Jennings to be in the centre of midfield.
Assuming we are playing 4-4-2, we need 2 wide midfielders, in our squad we have 4, Mekki, Ridehalgh, Kirby and Norwood (spent most of his time at Forest green on the wing).
At the minute I think brabin is trying to find the best formula with so many new players, the problem is, a few are out of position.
Ihiekwi isn't a RB, we don't actually have a recognised RB in the squad (3 centre backs that can play there doesn't count).
It's all fine tuning that's needed, and I think 2 more players (RB and winger). He needs to pick a system and stick with it. Like Mike Bassett once said. Today we will play four four @#$%& two.
We were always going to lose and draw matches. It's how we come back that matters most.
Assuming we are playing 4-4-2, we need 2 wide midfielders, in our squad we have 4, Mekki, Ridehalgh, Kirby and Norwood (spent most of his time at Forest green on the wing).
At the minute I think brabin is trying to find the best formula with so many new players, the problem is, a few are out of position.
Ihiekwi isn't a RB, we don't actually have a recognised RB in the squad (3 centre backs that can play there doesn't count).
It's all fine tuning that's needed, and I think 2 more players (RB and winger). He needs to pick a system and stick with it. Like Mike Bassett once said. Today we will play four four @#$%& two.
We were always going to lose and draw matches. It's how we come back that matters most.
Very poor, Maynards not winger and ridehalgh is so one footed all he can do is press down on to the left side and whip it across.
Yesterday was crying out for width, Harris and Jennings are too similar (or being given too similar role) the midfield was always miles away from supporting the strikers, and Ihekwe try as he might, isn't a natural right back (or crosser of the ball).
No real bright points in a that performance other than a tenacious one from Harris, Brabin first off down the tunnel at the whistle didnt instil much confidence either
Yesterday was crying out for width, Harris and Jennings are too similar (or being given too similar role) the midfield was always miles away from supporting the strikers, and Ihekwe try as he might, isn't a natural right back (or crosser of the ball).
No real bright points in a that performance other than a tenacious one from Harris, Brabin first off down the tunnel at the whistle didnt instil much confidence either
The points made about width are key for me. Jennings plays best when he spreads the ball. He's not a a dynamic driving midfielder, that's what Harris does, but at the moment he's not really got anyone to pass it to and he's ineffective anyway because we are largely bypassing midfield.
Maybe we should tuck Maynard in a bit alongside Harris, with Jennings behind. Allow the two to get forward and Jennings to hold. Play one attacking midfielder wider as a supply line, Norwood I imagine when fit.
It's a bit lob-sided but might be a more effective use of our players than what we are doing.
Maybe we should tuck Maynard in a bit alongside Harris, with Jennings behind. Allow the two to get forward and Jennings to hold. Play one attacking midfielder wider as a supply line, Norwood I imagine when fit.
It's a bit lob-sided but might be a more effective use of our players than what we are doing.
I think if we are being honest we have'nt played well in the last three games.It was hoof ball and it did'nt work.We lack a creative midfielder. If you look at the goal against Halifax that was scored because we went through their defence instead trying to go over it.The most worrying thing for me is that we've only scored one goal in the last three games.I did'nt boo at the end but I did'nt clap them off either.
Tranmere need to get over this result quickly, before it represents a real problem.
Right now it's a fly in the ointment that needs to be squashed.
Then I ate his Liver.......... with some baked beans and a can of coke.
Right now it's a fly in the ointment that needs to be squashed.
Then I ate his Liver.......... with some baked beans and a can of coke.
Quote:Matt34
Right now it's a fly in the ointment that needs to be squashed.
it`s also a massive wake up call, you can`t just turn up and expect to win you have to graft and it spells the end of the brabins honeymoon period
Jennings isnt captain material , we need a leader on the pitch, jennings is way to negative.
Quote:ming05
Jennings isnt captain material , we need a leader on the pitch, jennings is way to negative.
jennings should never have been offered a new deal he was a massive part of last seasons problems, he`s to slow, to negative and he can`t pass water
24/08/2015 13:06
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