Match thread v the monkey hangers

Quoted from HertsGTFC

I can’t go today but watching on line, the 2nd half will need to be better. As much as I think “us shape” isn’t that good, us passing movement off the ball and work rate isn’t good either.

They are there for the taking at the back.

Hurst has created an overload with the formation.. we've got three on one at the back. Not how to win games. Green sluggish and poor, Holohan wasteful and poor, Amos playing like a full back when he's wing back.. need to get McAtee, Cllifton and Emmanuel on, take Green and Holohan off and sacrifice Smith..

Team with absolutely nothing to play for play as such. Why are people surprised? 🤯

Hunt Green Hollohan - what a pis poor midfield - the rest are shite

Quoted from lukeo

Efetes our best player so far.

Efete ball watching cost us that goal and not for the first time this season.

Shocking defending such a simple overlap then we all retreat into the 6yrd box to mark one player leaving the rest of the ares empty. First long throw to near post we flick iot on to the back and not one player within 10 yrds.
Far too defensive, and easy for Hartlepool now just sit back and hoof it if any pressure (whats that) is put on the defence. This is Hurstball at its best, these are 2nd bottom with worst defence in league and we havn't really laid a glove on them  

Hurst wants shooting for that team selection and formation. 😡

Quoted from LH

Team with absolutely nothing to play for play as such. Why are people surprised? 🤯

Maybe people expect some pride as sportsman playing at home in front of a good crowd to perform. If they put in even half the amount of effort as they did into the cup games then we'd probably be in a much better league position. Though I guess we had players who only played in cup games or only turned up for them. The weird defensive formation hasn't helped because we are getting over crowded by their press in their half but if they put in a shift we probably wouldn't be losing already to a poor team. I feel like expecting your team to play better at home is the bare minimum expectation as a football fan. Not demanding they win the league, just "can we try to win a few more home games please lads?"  

Quoted from rancido

Efete ball watching cost us that goal and not for the first time this season.

Give over.. four defenders covering one striker at the near post and leaving one completely unmarked cost us..Poor marking in the box has cost us all season.. defence of ball watchers not just one man..

Quoted from rancido

Efete ball watching cost us that goal and not for the first time this season.

Wrong. Re watch it again. I think you'll find he was positioned perfectly where his manager would have wanted him to be. Smith was caught miles out so he tucked inside and tried to cover the front post / closest part of the area to the goal.

Quoted from Quagmire

Effete isn’t a footballer let alone a wingback

Hurst is an absolute joke, same old same old at home and yet you Hurst lovers lap it up

You're clueless