Match Thread: Colchester U v Port Vale

[valiant_593]

Just now, Doha said:

Getting caught time and time again down the right, Askey needs to reorganise and cover it sharpish. 

 

 

Only a matter of time before we get punished there. Worrall helping him as much as he can but gibbons is nowhere near tight enough 

[valeparklife]

Nouble, Senior, Brown and Bramhall are excellent players for L2.

We're doing well though!

[toyahw]

Been coming

[fraggle]

What a time to concede!

[valiant_593]

Awful defending. See better than that on a Sunday morning! Worried by gibbons defensive performance this half I have to say 

[mikey]

thats a bad time to concede

[valeparklife]

They're overloading our right side. Nothing to do with Gibbons or Worrall but we need some more cover to help them.

[Doha]

Guess what side the cross came in from for the goal.

This is looking scarily like Ribeiro style zonal marking.

 

 

 

[PV1973]

Just now, valeparklife said:

They're overloading our right side. Nothing to do with Gibbons or Worrall but we need some more cover to help them.

Absolutely. To be fair I think we’ve coped well in the main, defended any crosses they’ve got in very well. Their one tactic is to try and switch it to Nouble. Most of the time we’ve managed to force him backwards. Their right winger looks tricky too when he runs at a Crookes.  For the goal their lad looked a bit offside. Overall I think we played better than I expected. Limited a good side to veg little too and had some good play with the ball ourselves. 

[toyahw]

We also started to lose it in midfield after the first 20. Not sure if we faded or they woke up. Unfortunately they do have a couple of good players.

[Paul6754]

Superb first 20 mins for Vale, their goal was on the cards, Nouble is a difficult guy to stop given his size and skill. Pope not getting anything from the ref.

[valiant_593]

14 minutes ago, valeparklife said:

They're overloading our right side. Nothing to do with Gibbons or Worrall but we need some more cover to help them.

Gibbons has been very poor. Overloading or not he’s backed off noble far too much. Hopefully we can play as we did first 20 mins. 

[PV1973]

I think he’s done alright, he can’t go out of his shape and go right on the touch line to Nouble. I think we need change formation to get more protection down the flanks. 

[mikey]

Stoke now 2 down against QPR

[valeparklife]

Gibbons has done well, it's lazy to blame him for the goal.

They're overloading everywhere now.

Can see a Colchester winner looming unless we change things or get a grip again.