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Report | Oldham Athletic v Salford City Your Report added at 05:59:40
The goalkeepers were the difference!
It's a concern now that in consecutive games we have conceded through length of the field breaks after we have lost possession from attacking set plays. What a pity that we can't get Diakite playing to his full potential, I believe his athleticism and pace could provide the xfactor for the current line up and plug some of the gaps in these breakaway situations.
Bosingwa was caught out on a number of occasions although he was up against Villas best player GA. I still think Harry is right to play him. We are definitely working the ball out of the back much better now and he is a major part of that. He definitely has defensive fralities, not a news flash, so needs a worker infront of him. This way, when Traore is in the lineup we generally only have one of the back four consistently "lumping" the ball out of the back!
Can't fault the effort but the result was bitterly disappointing.
Samba,Mbia, Townsend, Jenas were the pick for me and a nice cameo from Taarabt.
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Report | Oldham Athletic v Salford City Your Report added at 10:13:35
I can't argue with any of the points made. In the defensive third we battled hard (and rode our luck) . In the middle third were poor and the top hird was pitiful. Clearly a single goal conceded costs at least 2points and more often three.
The task ahead appears much more difficult than it did a week ago. Not because we dropped another three points, more the off field dramas that are becoming more public and certainly very divisive. Harry and a number of his charges are on a collision course.
Reading Wigan and Southampton face the same challenges but appear to be far more together than the R's. With the possible exception of Guthry at Reading, they are behind their managers. I think Harry has lost a number of the players (not a criticism) and will need to ring the changes in January if we are not to get more of the same. In closing I honestly believe Harry and his management team are the right people for the task,although they might consider assigning the post match interviews to someone else. Harry is to raw immediately after the final whistle. |
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