ARLukomski

This is the current top 7's remaining set of fixtures, excluding tonight's fixtues (February 25th). We must improve our performance levels if we are to reach the magical 83 points. 9 wins or 8 wins and 2 draws. We need to begin running into space with the ball again, pressing more intensely like we did between MK (A) and Gillingham (A) and having a quicker intensity with the ball along with more urgency. I am concerned about our record in big games. This season we've taken 7 points from a possible 24 against fellow top 7 teams. Walsall (2 losses), Donny (draw), Wimbledon (won), Bradford (won), Vale (2 losses) and Crewe (lost). This isn't just a current problem, but it's always been an issue. We just can't perform in the big games. The returns of Didzy and Jodi will be important, as will the progress of talented, yet still developing duo Charlie Whitaker and Will Jarvis. Mai Traore needs a run of games as well. I'm just not sure we have it in us. We have a more "that'll do" mentality rather than a ruthless mentality. Are we genuinely better than 4 other teams in that screenshot? I feel like other fans have more faith in us than we do in ourselves and vice versa. I look at performances like Cheltenham (A), Accrington (A) and Gillingham (A) and think we have what it takes. I then look at recent games against Carlisle, Vale, Colchester and Tranmere and think we don't have it in us. There's them performances, coupled with our results against the rest of the top 7, which makes avoiding the play-offs a must.

The 3 points was probably the only good thing to come out of that game, other than the performances of Bedeau and Bass. Fans had the right to be annoyed by our opening 45 minutes. The lack of urgency continued from Tuesday's game. A lack of running into open space, quick tempo combined with an inability to take a good first touch (from any player) and complete 3 successful passes, made for one of the worst opening 45's of the season. Tranmere should have been 3-0 up. I remember away at Port Vale, when I shouted for the team to press, someone stood 2 rows in front of me responding "There's no pass on that's why." Funny that because that should be more incentive to press, forcing a turnover. Vale then just went straight through our midfield. The same happened yesterday, when Tranmere had no pass on, we didn't press and then suddenly they were in our half. We were marginally better after the break, but still lacking. Funny that the first time a player ran with the ball into open space we scored from it. Bringing Traore on freed up Chaz a bit more. Would start Jatta, Traore and Whits against Fleetwood. Johnson had a better game than he did on Tuesday and it's good to see him wanting to bring the ball out from the back at every opportunity. Performances need to improve. Results are papering over them at the moment. Maynard has said before that performances are important. Fair play to him for calling out how bad it was. I look at us not doing the fist pumps at the end and there I see the players realising how poor it was and that they know the mentality that's needed. However, I then watch us during games and we've got zero urgency, no ruthlessness. It's more of a "that'll do" mindset and when you're going for promotion, you can't have that as a mindset. There has to be more of a will to win, dominate and be ruthless.

Coventry City 2-0 Preston North End Portsmouth 2-1 Queens Park Rangers Bolton Wanderers 2-2 Leyton Orient Northampton Town 2-1 Bristol Rovers Grimsby Town 2-1 Fleetwood Town Port Vale 1-0 Salford City (Joker) Rochdale 2-2 Barnet Tamworth 1-1 Southend United

Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Plymouth Argyle Middlesbrough 2-1 Watford Blackpool 1-1 Mansfield Town (Joker) Stevenage 2-1 Peterborough United Carlisle United 1-2 Colchester United Morecambe 1-0 Accrington Stanley Gateshead 2-2 Altrincham Woking 1-0 Tamworth

Burton Albion 1-1 Blackpool Huddersfield Town 2-1 Reading Barrow 1-1 Gillingham Fleetwood Town 2-1 Cheltenham Town Salford City 2-0 Tranmere Rovers (Joker) Aldershot Town 2-1 AFC Fylde Dagenham & Redbridge 0-1 Yeovil Town Solihull Moors 1-2 Oldham Athletic

Follows us on Insta as well

Hull City 2-1 Stoke City Millwall 1-2 Queens Park Rangers Leyton Orient 2-1 Stockport County Reading 0-2 Bolton Wanderers AFC Wimbledon 1-1 Bradford City (Joker) Newport County 2-1 Barrow Braintree Town 0-2 Hartlepool United Wealdstone 1-1 Solihull Moors

Charlton Athletic 2-0 Bristol Rovers Lincoln City 1-1 Blackpool Peterborough United 1-2 Wigan Athletic Accrington Stanley 2-1 Cheltenham Town Chesterfield 2-1 Bromley Crewe Alexandra 1-1 AFC Wimbledon (Joker) Barnet 2-1 Hartlepool United Southend United 2-0 AFC Fylde

The only time I'll ever thank Chesterfield. Now back to booing them. BOOOOOOOOOOO. Special shout out to Bristol City and Blackburn

Bristol City 2-1 Blackburn Rovers Cardiff City 1-0 Derby County Exeter City 1-1 Blackpool Leyton Orient 2-0 Reading Chesterfield 1-1 Port Vale (Joker) Tranmere Rovers 0-1 Gillingham Aldershot Town 2-1 Tamworth AFC Fylde 2-2 Wealdstone

Coventry City 2-1 Bristol City Luton Town 1-1 Preston North End Crawley Town 1-1 Burton Albion Mansfield Town 1-1 Wycombe Wanderers (Joker) Reading 1-0 Stockport County Grimsby Town 2-2 Chesterfield Swindon Town 1-0 Barrow Eastleigh 2-1 Altrincham Forest Green Rovers 2-1 Rochdale Halifax Town P-P Dagenham & Redbridge

Yes because Jodi Jones (who is actually our best player) hasn't left. It might allow us to be better in the press and quicker in transitions rather than stalling them. It will also allow Palmer and Abbott more time on the ball and a certain player not getting in their way

Happy with this. Another player with potential. He was a great talent at Everton and I thought it'd be a loan move, then I realised he was older than I thought and he's got only 6 months left. 7 goals and 1 assist this season in PL2

His stats from his loan spell at Dundalk in last year's League of Ireland PLD 18 Accurate passes - 551 Accurate long balls - 79 Tackles won - 19 Clearances - 49 Headed clearances - 29 Recoveries - 83 Ground duels won - 33/65 (50.8%) Aerial duels won - 42/61 (68.9%) He's some more in-depth stats via Sofascore: Zac Johnson stats and ratings | Sofascore WWW.SOFASCORE.COM Zac Johnson profile player page. Goals, matches, stats, player ratings and more.

Blackpool 2-0 Cambridge United Shrewsbury Town P-P Huddersfield Town AFC Wimbledon 2-1 Cheltenham Town (Joker) Gillingham 1-1 Fleetwood Town Swindon Town 1-2 Crewe Alexandra Boston United 1-0 Ebbsfleet United Oldham Athletic P-P Eastleigh Southend United P-P Halifax Town

Very pleased with this. A player I've been keeping an eye on for a while. He played in the striker role when Shelbourne played a 3/5 at the back formation and on the wing when they played a 4-2-3-1. Shels arguably would've won the League of Ireland earlier last season if Jarvis hadn't been recalled. He definitely has a high ceiling and himself, Grant, Ness and Macari are players who can step up and develop further. Here is some of his percentages in different aspects of his game from his spell at Shels last season in the League of Ireland. Made by Will from WT Analysis