Forum List | Football Forum
Start Previous 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- 5 -- 6 -- 7 -- 8 -- [ 9 ] -- 10 -- Next End| Topic: Match thread ~ Airdrie 1-1 DAFC FT |
|---|
| 161. Author: NMCmassive Date: Sat 5th Oct 2024. 23:38 weemike, Sat 5 Oct 22:27 That depends on the situation. But I don`t know why you are widening the topic of conversation. We are talking about the defensive positioning, not the philosophy. Press only really works from front to back. So, losing the ball in midfield as the result of a 2nd ball means that a press won`t normally work. Unless you have Kante. I’m not widening the topic of conversation, I’m talking about defensive positioning. The defensive strategy hasn’t changed. COYP Reply |
| 162. Author: cammypar 1995 Date: Sun 6th Oct 2024. 06:37 Anyone who says our players were "excellent" yesterday is clutching at straws. Hamilton was probably our best player but he was far from excellent. Yesterday was another poor performance with our only threat being the penalty. We looked like relegation candidates at the start of the season and there is no evidence after the 8 league games to change my mind. c'mon the pars Reply |
| 163. Author: pacifist Date: Sun 6th Oct 2024. 12:29 The build up to their goal out on the wing was poor. Again we won the ball but put it out of play. We thought at the time they stole a ridiculous amount of yards with their throw and they did - but got away with it. Reply |
| 164. Author: Indiapar Date: Sun 6th Oct 2024. 13:27 I didn`t see the goal as the fault of Deniz. There were three Pars players ball watching in the box with the Airdrie player in acres of space at the back post. Reply |
| 165. Author: cammypar 1995 Date: Sun 6th Oct 2024. 14:19 As a collective it`s another ball into the box that we haven`t dealt with obviously didn`t learn from last week. c'mon the pars Reply |
| 166. Author: Paralex Date: Sun 6th Oct 2024. 15:05 I thought our two best players yesterday were Chris Hamilton and Ewan Otoo and I had the opportunity to tell Ewan that this morning because I met him and two friends walking down Kelvinhaugh Street, in Glasgow. Think he was slightly surprised to meet a Par there. Reply |
| 167. Author: McCaig`s Tower Date: Sun 6th Oct 2024. 16:51 McPake had a couple of selection headaches – no Tobi, no Ngwenya, no Bene, no McCann; Breen, the Tod brothers, the younger Sutherland, McLeod, Hoggan and Rowe all away on loan. Some of the solutions were obvious; others less so. I think there are some truisms about selection: Young players (pun intended) are inconsistent – they come into the side and look promising, make a couple of errors then are rested to learn and come back better; Competition for places should force an improvement in performance; It can take players a little time to regain match sharpness after a spell out, so Todd, Dapo and Clay might not last the 90; And often there is clamour to start players who came on in the last game and looked good for 15 minutes against a tiring team sitting back and defending a lead. Do they deserve a start? (It’s a different ball game after all.) So Hamilton and Otoo started the back, Todd got the nod on the right, KRH started on the left, and Clay and Chalmers were in the middle, presumably with the former doing the running and ball-winning leaving Chalmers to do the passing. Ahead of them came WIghton – a bit deeper than he might be used to, but potentially useful. I thought there were noticeable differences in our play – maybe subtle, but an improvement in attitude – less faffing about at the back (I noticed Mehmet taking charge a couple of times and insisting on the long ball), Chalmers seemed faster in thought and action, although his natural instinct is still to pause and look for a pass, and Wighton played some nice dinks into the box, one of which led to the penalty. Todd made one or two nice runs, but KRH seemed a little on his heels with our best (virtually only) chance of the second half. Kane going off was a big loss – he puts defences under pressure and it seemed odd to put Spoony on instead of Taylor although the latter got a run-out eventually. Suddenly we lacked a bit of height (Dapo seems a very small 6 foot 2 from a distance) Airdrie were more insistent on building from their own 6 yard box – when it works, it looks good – there was one move in particular where they worked the ball down the park; I’m not convinced it’s a sensible tactic at this level – it seems more like an attempt to mimic world class players, and we did put them under pressure. It was another bad goal to lose – where was everyone? Someone in front of me was bellowing for Comrie to cover the wide player – in my view he correctly chose the player in the 6 yard box, so Hancock was left on his own. Mehmet hesitated a fraction, I thought; perhaps if you ask a forward to anticipate a mistake, then you should ask the same of a keeper, but I think it is better for him to act as if he has a reliable defence in front of him. The back-post problem seemed to affect us at the other end of the pitch as well – several times we put a ball in deep but there was no-one there…. Reply |
| 168. Author: McCaig`s Tower Date: Sun 6th Oct 2024. 16:54 In conclusion I think the point suits us more than it does Airdrie – we look more like a relegation play-off team rather than a bottom of the table one, but in a tight division someone’s got to finish last. As Socks hints it may be difficult to change the habits of a lifetime overnight – we are showing more forward intent and more urgency but improvement is a bit glacial, like going from a 5/10 to a 5.2/10 rather than the 7 or 8 we are looking for. Should we bin the manager? It’s an expensive way to introduce a new broom, but something has to change. It is said that sometimes something as simple as changing the colour of the paint on the walls can improve productivity in an office environment. I’d change back to black shorts (it’s probably against the kit regulations); perhaps Dapo can provide the catalyst. We need a spark from somewhere. Meanwhile, it’s Kelty next week who are 2 places below us in the pyramid and on the back of a big win in Dumfries. I’d make them favourites right now, but another defeat could spell curtains for the gaffer. Finally – any news on the lad that was stretchered out before kick-off? Reply |
| 169. Author: cammypar 1995 Date: Sun 6th Oct 2024. 17:40 McCaig`s Tower, Sun 6 Oct 16:54 If we get beat at home again off a league 1 team he better be sacked by the end of the day. c'mon the pars Reply |
| 170. Author: da_no_1 Date: Sun 6th Oct 2024. 17:43 Or what? He won`t be sacked til the new owners are in. "Some days will stay a 1000 years, some pass like the flash of a spark" Reply |
| 171. Author: cammypar 1995 Date: Sun 6th Oct 2024. 18:01 da_no_1, Sun 6 Oct 17:43 Do we have new owners yet ? Nope.... As I`ve said above it will cost our actual owners more if and more likely when we get relegated than it will to keep him as he is completely out of his depth and so is his team. c'mon the pars Reply |
| 172. Author: da_no_1 Date: Sun 6th Oct 2024. 19:50 cammypar 1995, Sun 6 Oct 18:01 I don`t know if you`re agreeing with me or not. "Some days will stay a 1000 years, some pass like the flash of a spark" Reply |
| 173. Author: Alter Ego Date: Sun 6th Oct 2024. 20:03 If we get beat of Kelty at EEP McPake should walk as that is embarrassing…if he doesn’t walk then should be told to resign. Mon the Pars! Reply |
| 174. Author: da_no_1 Date: Sun 6th Oct 2024. 20:45 Alter Ego, Sun 6 Oct 20:03 Great idea...... "Some days will stay a 1000 years, some pass like the flash of a spark" Reply |
| 175. Author: onandupthepars Date: Sun 6th Oct 2024. 20:48 We play Championship teams though, cammypar and AE; Kelty play League one teams, which might have a bearing on why they look good. They maybe wouldn`t be doing any better than us or Airdrie in the Champ. Therefore .... I`m no even gonny say it - fingers, toes, legs, eyes, my heart, you name it everything I can cross is crossed - that we beat Kelty. Post Edited (Sun 06 Oct 20:49) Reply |
| 176. Author: saltonsgonagetu Date: Sun 6th Oct 2024. 21:03 Mcpake will probably play a mixture of first teamers and those on the fringes ,to get their minutes topped up ,sick of hearing that phrase, and lose to kelty , but the narrative of not being a first choice will buy him more time . That and the lack of money to pay him off .  Reply |
| 177. Author: wee eck Date: Sun 6th Oct 2024. 21:19 He said after yesterday`s game that he wanted us to progress in the Challenge Cup. Apparently the prize money is decent this season. Reply |
| 178. Author: Alter Ego Date: Sun 6th Oct 2024. 21:27 We should be beating teams in league 1. We are a championship side and there will be no excuses if that team doesn’t win…Jesus what a joke of a club we have become..where is Cook? May aswell call us Dunfermline Snowflake FC… Mon the Pars! Reply |
| 179. Author: DA-go Par Adonis Date: Sun 6th Oct 2024. 21:57 Wise words... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I love it when we go sell Kevin Nisbet, He's gonna pay for everyone this season. Reply |
| 180. Author: cammypar 1995 Date: Mon 7th Oct 2024. 06:30 wee eck, Sun 6 Oct 21:19 But the BOD also mentioned tmwe wanted to be competitive in all cups how has this worked for us so far ? c'mon the pars Reply |
Post your Reply
Your Message:
By using your account you have implicitly accepted the DAFC.net Forum Rules and agree to be bound by them. You also agree that you will take sole responsibility for your post and indemnify dafc.net on all matters and costs. Refrain from making any potentially libelous comments about anyone
- - -