27 minutes ago, McPie said: There has to be something wrong when Bromley can get promotion with their limited resources and we with bigger crowds and better resources fail.
Bromley FC, under manager Andy Woodman, employs a direct, physical & highly organised style of play often utilising a 3-5-2 or 5+4+2 formation
Bromley focus on defensive solidity through a mid-block, quick attacking transitions, set-piece dominance, and effective use of target men, making them difficult to break down and highly efficient in the EFL.
Wimbledon & Port Vale utilised a similar system and they were successful last season.
Playing our own style we have never effectively replaced Ruben & to a lesser extent Crowley, so Notts don't get the consistent penetration which they used to enjoy with those two guys in the side.
FWIW I thought RodMac was fine. But a 6/10 maybe and a typical first game back from injury after a long lay-off.
It's a trajectory he has to go on, and lets hope he's at his best by the time the play-offs arrive. With Platt out we need him to have any chance.
I don't think we lost because of the backline yesterday - like Cambridge we just couldn't make the ball stick further forward
I don't think any other defender caused so much stress at the back, his clearing seemed thoughtless and the amount of poor passes he made I ended up losing count. I did notice his leg strapped up with tape, so maybe he's playing through an injury but he was poor all through the half he looked a major liability, and none of his headers were directed to safty but the Barnet players.
I am not posting this to say I am right, we all see things different and interpert games differently. Although re-watching the first half, i still believe Jacob Bedeau played the best role in defence and Lucas Ness, although he loses the ball a few times and makes weak passes he still defended better than Rod McDonald IMO.
McDonald's first half is noted good and bad below, as I have just re-watched the first half.
33 seconds in, McDonald leaves the middle open and forces Ness to cover, poorly marking and leaving Barnet with a good chance.
1:50 seconds puts a good cross in.
3:22 Ness plays McDonald into danger
5:37 somehow manages to put pressure on to Barnet so we can win back the ball
6:05 ball played through showing McDonald too high up the pitch (offside decision)
6:50 poor header straight back into the path of a Barnet player, partly Bedeau but it was a poor header.
6:55 had the chance to press Barnet but decided to make a run back, as the central defender his positioning is questionable.
7:05 if the cross had gone into our box, who was McDonald marking?
8:57 brilliant sliding challenge by McDonald
11:18 brilliant through ball by McDonald
13:25 decent header out of the box
14-15 double header forward good efforts by McDonald
18:00 Ness wins the ball, McDonald should have (he decided to mark a defender)
19:14 poor defending by McDonald nearly allows Barnet through by going to ground.
25:00 McDonald watches ball being swung in
26:05 poor header away and then moments later poor positioning
31/32:00 McDonald 100% not marking for the Barnet goal, just stands watching
36:00 Barnet ball comes in for a header and McDonald is nowhere mans land (all defenders seemed to be)
39:00 Poor header out by McDonald but difficult to pull off
40:00 McDonald in a left position, ball called back for free kick
43:00 Ness heads the ball away from central position
43:50 McDonald not marking
46:00 Marks a player, but then drops to marking no player a bit odd considering they win a corner not long after