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I think with all the new signings, unfortunately this set of games have become our new "pre-season" .They look like a bunch of strangers at the moment, I'm sure it will change soon.

Reginald wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 6:25 pm

nationalman wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 6:20 pm
I'm more worried about relegation with jolley in charge than i was with dunn in charge, the team is getting worse every game in my humble opinion

You are spouting crap man-the team is going to take time to come together. You know that, I know that, we all know that.
Get off the managers back and give him a chance to get it right.

Time is exactly what we don’t have a lot of.....leave it much longer to gel and we are well and truly non league again. We simply can’t afford to waste games to get the team to gel, we need points and we need them now.

Barring the odd one or two, they don't seem any better. I'm more worried about the tactics employed.

Hopefully get Frost in for Tuesday and play a couple of behind closed for games this week to get some cohesiveness and structure with those fit and well. Gives our injured time to recover too!

Jeeby wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 6:48 pm I think with all the new signings, unfortunately this set of games have become our new "pre-season" .They look like a bunch of strangers at the moment, I'm sure it will change soon.

at the end of the day you only win if you score who is going to do this? ,especially when one is sat in the stand !

One comment I liked from Jolley's post-match interview - Adam suggested that with the team changes, postponements and injuries, things have been difficult, but Jolley said something to the effect that's life in football, these things happen and we have to live with them and manage them. He came across to me as someone who will take responsibility for performances and not make excuses.

I thought overall today the teams passing was much more accurate, something that has been lacking in a lot of the previous games.We did have a lot of possession but Quigley didn't seem to be on his game today,maybe carrying an injury.IJamie Devitt
was an inspiration and I was disappointed to see him being substituted.We also have to remember this is the first competitive game that this team has played together and it doesn't help that games keep getting called off.A team needs to play together to be able to gel and it doesn't happen overnight.The teams that are consistently at the top have had their players together for most of the season. We made mistakes in not appointing the right manager at the beginning who brought a lot of players in who weren't up to this level of playing. We now have virtually a whole new team.Lets see how the last two signings perform on Tuesday.They may be the missing piecesof the jigsaw.Here,s hoping for a win on Tuesday.
Come on the Bluebirds

Tactically we seemed to be all over the shop today.

Young central defender is struggling.

Some nice touches from Devitt

As someone said , they looked like strangers today .

Will take time .

Keep the faith x

Methuselah wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 7:05 pm I thought overall today the teams passing was much more accurate, something that has been lacking in a lot of the previous games

Devitt tried his best to link up. Hardcastle did better than he has been when he came on. Start those two plus one other and we might see some creativity from midfield

Struggling to keep the faith. Rome is burning

The same negative, defensive set up from Jolley, handing the initiative to Cambridge without a fight from the outset. To deep, Quigley isolated and no attacking width again. The shape, whatever it is, just doesn't look right. The Beadling sub highlights his defensive instincts as a manager. Early days for the manager and his signings of course but I'm definitely worried.

Jonty wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 6:24 pm Would anyone agree that the main difference in the two teams today was a 38 years old creative midfielder who was at the heart of everything Cambridge did. Absolutely fantastic performance from Wes Hoolahan, totally bossed it.

Now get on that phone to Augustien.

Should Barrow have had a player man marking Hoolahan?
We all know everything revolves around him.
I thought (especially in the first half) that we gave Cambridge far to much room in the middle of the park.
It was easy for them to move the ball forward.
We were not closing them down quick enough.
We need to start doing that as a team or we will lose a lot more games.

saltcellar wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 7:49 pm

Jonty wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 6:24 pm Would anyone agree that the main difference in the two teams today was a 38 years old creative midfielder who was at the heart of everything Cambridge did. Absolutely fantastic performance from Wes Hoolahan, totally bossed it.

Now get on that phone to Augustien.

Should Barrow have had a player man marking Hoolahan?
We all know everything revolves around him.
I thought (especially in the first half) that we gave Cambridge far to much room in the middle of the park.
It was easy for them to move the ball forward.
We were not closing them down quick enough.
We need to start doing that as a team or we will lose a lot more games.

Back into the cellar you go deary me both of you

Only positive today was we didn’t let in our usual early goal concentrated better.We are toothless when anyone scores.No leaders ana at the moment look disjointed and clueless when go behind.Can’t rely on Grimsby and Southend losing every week.Got to improve fast.

PerthBluebird wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 7:53 pm

saltcellar wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 7:49 pm

Should Barrow have had a player man marking Hoolahan?
We all know everything revolves around him.
I thought (especially in the first half) that we gave Cambridge far to much room in the middle of the park.
It was easy for them to move the ball forward.
We were not closing them down quick enough.
We need to start doing that as a team or we will lose a lot more games.

Back into the cellar you go deary me both of you

Wouldn't expect you to know sense if you saw it judging by the majority of your posts.