Building on leads

[BESTpie]

I feel like Notts would be more relaxed if the players could build on taking the lead, defensively we are much better than last season and low blow such as the Stockport County/Wrexham levellers will happen.

Going 1-0 seems to invite the opposition teams to attack.

If Notts could just be a bit more clinical on goal, as creatively we do look better and looked very lively against Wrexham. I just can't see us losing a 2-0 goal lead, confidence would lift I feel.

[TheSkipper 𝕏 TheSkipperNCFC]

At the moment the players are having to work hard to create chances, they do seem confident but scoring 2 goals to lead a game isn't easy. We are struggling to score the opener in some games, I think a few weeks time we will start to see the squad capable of sitting on 1-0 leads.

Neal Ardley can build from there.

[eighteensixtytwo]

I think it will come, the squad are growing and you can see the confidence is there now. The way the majority of players celebrated Kristian Dennis getting the opener was great!

He's looking eager to get on the score sheet and Wes Thomas looks a handful when he gets going.

They just need to gel a bit more, then they'll clic

[Joshua]

I think if the club could win a couple of games 1-0 or even by a larger margin it would help, it's still very early in the season and we are a new team in this league.

The quality is there, I don't think the standard is all that different to League Two.

It's how you play and control the games which matters, goals will come if you keep putting the ball into the oppositions box.

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Winning football teams play with confidence.

Most will go into games feeling unbeatable, and it's how you approach the game, then allow it to settle which counts. Notts have the ability to control matches, they have the players to slow it down and pick the tempo up when suited. I know it's a cliche, yet it's very easy days and most of things stuff comes from playing well. We haven't been bad this season, I think some who doubted early on after Eastleigh and Stockport are coming round to this idea.

Notts were unfortunate to lose to Barnet, this what the National League is like.

Every team seems to be quite competitive on paper, from the games I have seen (I've only missed one) Notts have been quite strong. Eastleigh should be forgotten, opening day nerves hits professionals too - especially after relegation. That sudden wake up to the level of football you're at, compared with a tall and physical team - well it's always going to be hard.

If Notts could lead games by 2 goals, I feel we'd win them easily.

Yet, football has been never plain sailing. Let's do our best to get behind this season, rather than focusing on ifs and when - let's build.

[cheeky~k8]

Taking a togetherness approach should come, this asuad isnt anything like the last one.

[liampie]

this really shows right now.

1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2 yesterday. notts panic when they concede and i think without the goal from booty the result may have been difficult. i have no idea what ardley can do to build on leads but its showing right now.

[cheeky~k8]

The team is working together and thats far better than last season.

[CliftonMagpie]

Notts have shown they can control games and create chances, once down by the single goal Chorley scored I thought they was going thrash us but the second half proved different. The team needs to control the play better by passing carefully, first half they could barely do this.

[thommo]

Building on leads will happen once the squad understands each other, they need to be able to pass in both halves and avoid giving weak goals away. It's looking better but there will always be a blip.

[upthepies]

Notts would be in for promotion if they could muster building on their leads, the team right now looks fine but when being rocked themselves the defending becomes shaky.

Give them time to figure it all out.

[lambleypie]

Notts did it backwards against Chorley, they started off badly and built well in the second half after ending it well.

[super_pie]

On 26/08/2019 at 20:58, cheeky~k8 said:

 

 

On 20/08/2019 at 19:50, Chris said:

Winning football teams play with confidence.

Most will go into games feeling unbeatable, and it's how you approach the game, then allow it to settle which counts. Notts have the ability to control matches, they have the players to slow it down and pick the tempo up when suited. I know it's a cliche, yet it's very easy days and most of things stuff comes from playing well. We haven't been bad this season, I think some who doubted early on after Eastleigh and Stockport are coming round to this idea.

Notts were unfortunate to lose to Barnet, this what the National League is like.

Every team seems to be quite competitive on paper, from the games I have seen (I've only missed one) Notts have been quite strong. Eastleigh should be forgotten, opening day nerves hits professionals too - especially after relegation. That sudden wake up to the level of football you're at, compared with a tall and physical team - well it's always going to be hard.

If Notts could lead games by 2 goals, I feel we'd win them easily.

Yet, football has been never plain sailing. Let's do our best to get behind this season, rather than focusing on ifs and when - let's build.

I agree