Port Vale 0 Millwall 2 Post match comments

[TeenValiant]

I was sort of expecting this, especially with the overconfident remarks on this site and the excitement of being in the playoffs etc etc. Scoreline predictions should therefore be banned

 

But oh well eh just a game, we'll win saturday

[The Wonder of You]

in fairness we could have been 4 down at the break without complaint. They were sharp, quick on the attack, and never allowed us to play to our potential.

[Tramp Casual]

The irony is, although we were far better 2nd half, we lost that half 2-0.

 

Agree- they were very good in the air and I can't remember us winning a header at set pieces. Again I reiterate they tactically beat us.

[Tramp Casual]

Ps Is Foley fit?

[CAVALIER]

Must be our Scout's fault then

[OakhillDave]

Good, quick side, they deserved to win.

[KidsgroveVALE]

If we finish the season 1 place behind Millwall, i will be happy.

[JAMO-IN-MEXICO]

Beaten by a better side. Yes it hurts as all defeats do when you love the Vale but we go again. Moaners please keep away. One D kead at 2-0 was shouting " do Summat Dicko yer rubbish". I dispair sometimes I really do.

[Hagrid]

I'm sure people will look at any criticism of the performance and scream 'overreaction doom mongerers get behind the lads be positive'.

 

In all honestly we were poor and without 2 goal line clearances and 2 top saves we would have been 4-0 down in 20 minutes.

 

Only Alnwick, Foley and Uche played any better than average.

[Conrad]

Could have been 4 or 5 down at half time, by which time they should have been down to 9 men.

We were getting back into it until the pen, defo pen but we had plenty of chances to clear the ball before that.

Millwall probably the best team we've played so far.

[Santa]

Got done tactically.

 

Morrison won everything in the air and their other lad (O'Brien) dropped in between the lines and found pockets of space in between our defence and midfield. We didn't adapt.

 

Should have been 2 or 3 down in the first half hour. We didn't due to some excellent goalkeeping and last ditch blocks. Shame to see it all undone by a sloppy header from a set piece.

 

Too many players under par by 5 or 10% - we definitely lost an edge.

[Michael]

They bullied us all over the park and deserved their win, only worrying thing is we had no plan B

[KEV.WILLIE]

Out played and out thought, its part of Mr Pages learning process

[Tramp Casual]

got done tactically.

 

Morrison won everything in the air and their other lad (o'brien) dropped in between the lines and found pockets of space in between our defence and midfield. We didn't adapt.

 

Should have been 2 or 3 down in the first half hour. We didn't due to some excellent goalkeeping and last ditch blocks. Shame to see it all undone by a sloppy header from a set piece.

 

Too many players under par by 5 or 10% - we definitely lost an edge.

 

spot on

[Vital Spark]

Millwall clearly did their homework on us. Disappointing to give away our unbeaten home record without a real fight, but Millwall were a good well drilled outfit, easily the best team we've played this season. Thought a few of our players looked a little disinterested at times and were guilty of trying to walk it in instead of playing a simple pass to an unmarked teammate. Any hope we had of salvaging something disappeared when Dodds and Foley went off. McCort was very disappointing and actually managed to give the ball away with every touch he had. Can't complain too much though, but the lack of decent floodlighting once again deserves a special mention.