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I thought we were actually pretty good in the first half.did everything but score. However 2nd half we ran out of steam and ideas, evidenced by the anonymity of Raikhy and clifton who had been excellent in the 1st half.other than those 2 too many of our better players, namely efete, sousa, McAfee and taylor had off days .
Not convinced by amos , enthusiastic but his touch is poor. Burgess and scannell did very little to impress
Fair play to k.l. who won lots of little battles, and it really wouldn't have been a massive surprise if they'd taken 1 of their couple of very good chances. Their no.14 ip front (Linton?) Ran himself into the ground
Cant afford to blow hot n cold with your performance,  nor do you deserve to go up if you cant break down limited teams like k.l.
Ps first home games for c.3 years,the improvement in the food and drinks was huge.really enjoyed that, if not the result on the pitch!

Typically drab non league affair with only one team trying to play football and score goals. The other just hell bent on packing the defence and midfield and wasting as much time as possible.

We just can't sniff out a goal and the decision making in the final third is very poor. They concede 2 goals per game and we only created 3 decent chances.

How many points have we dropped to poor bottom half sides?

Quoted from ginnywings

Typically drab non league affair with only one team trying to play football and score goals. The other just hell bent on packing the defence and midfield and wasting as much time as possible.

We just can't sniff out a goal and the decision making in the final third is very poor. They concede 2 goals per game and we only created 3 decent chances.

How many points have we dropped to poor bottom half sides?

Gary Croft summed it up very well on the radio on the way home, we tried to play through them without having the quality to do it and without the nous to change it.

I thought we played well. We did everything but score. We set out to pass them to death and tire them out, but credit to them that they held on.

We were incredibly on top when the subs were made and I think they actually hindered us and we could not get our rhythm back. Had we not made subs Hurst would have been slaughtered so he cannot win.

I was sure MacAtee's shot that hit the post was going in, but it faded at the last second. Just one of those frustrating nights.

I know people are as frustrated as I am, but there is no longer the aimless hoofs and we are trying to do everything the right way, which is the way to go.

Quoted from MuddyWaters

Gary Croft summed it up very well on the radio on the way home, we tried to play through them without having the quality to do it and without the nous to change it.

Can't argue with that. We didn't move the ball quickly enough to pull them out of shape and we didn't get down the sides of them enough. When we did, the crosses were poor.

Hurst seems adamant the Handball in the Box was a pen. Have to say it looked it but i was at Notts on Saturday and we were given a a very soft one

These things even themselves out

Needed 2 up top , to occupy their CB’s .. leaving space for McAtee …  too cautious from players / manager . A few seconds quicker with passes / movements  and maybe mix it up a bit .. 4 points from those last 2 fixtures would have been accepted .. on we go , having hopefully learnt something about breaking down / playing against teams like that …. Well defended and class work rate by KL…

The in-game management from Hurst was really really poor tonight. Its always been his biggest weakness but even after the minor miracle of seeing the light and making an early tactical change on Saturday he doesn't learn. Should have given that team 10 minutes of the 2nd half at most not 25. Playing Coke, slow deep lying midfielder for so long against such a defensive side was really inexcusable.

Sousa is fine for dragging us up the pitch or tiring out a side that has to run back to defend against him. But we were already far up the pitch, and they were already back to defend, and so his going to pieces in and around the box was just a gift to them. You don't want him on the pitch in that situation really.

Really disappointed after Saturday's efforts.

Perfectly executed game plan by one of the teams this evening. Spoil, time waste and avoid losing at all costs.

Fking awful to watch but yet again in a tight game we failed to take our 1 or 2 premium chances, the ref and lino completely missed what must have been the most blatant handball seen at Blundell Park since Nathan Pond saved that one against Lincoln.

As all others have said, too ponderous, over complicated , too ineffective.

Looks like it was a nailed on penalty not given.

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