HALF TIME

Notts 1 Colchester 1

Crazy, open game. You'd think we could go ahead in a home game that's so open.

Tsaroulla and Macari doing great down the right. And it's been great to see Palmer back.

Robbo has to see his role differently when he's playing at home with MP, we need more from him going forward.

Grant playing better than Hall. So who would MP replace, the off form player who can score, or the in form player who usually doesn't?

Maybe neither and take off Jatta instead, he's been dreadful so far.

BACK TO IT

Goal Colchester.

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Goal to Colchester

FULL TIME. Defeat for Notts.

A disappointing defeat. Colchester came to play. They are a decent side. Don't be surprised to see them in the top 7 come season end.

Poor performance all round. No excuses. Another side comes to Meadow Lane with similar tactics to every other opponent & Notts cannot solve it.

A horror show.

Richard Montague has a lot of work to do cleaning up Gagliardi's mess.

Where to start...so many ''I've seen enough''s

Bennetts looks good at times but he's one of those players who will never deliver what you really need

Dennis is consistently the worst substitute I've ever seen

League 2 Table after today's matches. Notts in fifth place.

I thought Colchester were good value for the win today. We were out played all over the pitch. We were out thought tactically and they showed how important pace is in attacking areas. As @theAnticlough says a big January coming up if we want promotion.

9 minutes ago, McPie said:

I thought Colchester were good value for the win today. We were out played all over the pitch. We were out thought tactically and they showed how important pace is in attacking areas.

How often were their attackers on the ball?

In comparison, Jatta couldn't get a touch. Their defenders were too good? We couldn't get the ball to him? I'll say neither of those - it's his responsibility to get on the ball and do something with it.

Three successive Notts managers haven't solved this tactical conundrum. I think it's time for a rethink.

How about a new way of playing, a new tactic to deploy especially when we play away but maybe at home too?

Why don't we follow our opponents example and play like they do. Sit back, employ a high press & play a counter punching game.

I say play our opponents at their own game. If you can't successfully counter their tactics. Employ their tactics.

We took off the 2 liveliest and most creative players - that didn’t help much!

Jatta was hopeless, Hall was invisible after our goal and Jarvis was completely anonymous . Didn’t get all the praise for him last week either, he can’t beat a man and just passes or runs into trouble. Reminds me of “make it go backwards” Chicksen!

We messed up for their first 2 goals and Roos dived over the 3rd. They had 4 opportunities and put the ball in the net 4 times. I’d replace Jatta, Roos, Jarvis & Bennetts with players who know what they are supposed to do!