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Teams play out from the back all of time in the modern game. I went to watch Tottenham V Liverpool last week and both sides got themselves in a mess multiple times in the game doing it. If the best players in the country mess it up on a carpet like pitch what chance has a League Two player got on some of the surfaces we have to play on? I'm personally not a fan of it, especially at our level, but did watch a piece Scott Lindsay did on it that kind of made sense. I can't find it but did find this which is is an amusing watch:
I think managers and coaches accept that it's going to go wrong and they'll concede goals from it but overall they'll get more goals and wins playing in this way.
But you're only picking the last four games because it helps with your narrative it's also 9 goals conceded in the last 13 matches. You can pretty much make stats say whatever you want them to. Also amongst those nine goals was a debatable penalty and two goalkeeping errors, it's not like we're suddenly gifting the opposition chance after chance. I don't think we've suddenly become a team that can't defend, the goals conceded over the course of the season suggest that we're better than average when it comes to defending. And we definitely need a forward or two and I expect them to arrive in this transfer window.
We've literally just had a run of seven matches without conceding a goal and only eight teams in the division have conceded less goals. Does that not suggest that we've got a solid defence and a sound goalkeeper? Macey made two big errors against Cheltenham, I'm not disputing that, but let's not lose sight of the bigger picture here. For me, we were the better side last night and didn't deserve to lose. We're very close to being a good team at this level, we just have to stick with it.
BLACKPOOL v CAMBRIDGE UNITED 2-1 NORTHAMPTON TOWN v BARNSLEY P-P STEVENAGE v BURTON ALBION 1-0 AFC WIMBLEDON v CHELTENHAM TOWN 2-1 GILLINGHAM v FLEETWOOD TOWN 1-1 PORT VALE v BARROW P-P
Not that it's much of a defence but Accrington's game at Tranmere on Boxing Day was postponed. They certainly didn't have half an eye on the Liverpool game though, surprising really. Still gutted that it's not us off to Anfield on Saturday.
I noticed that Altrincham have Alex Newby, who averages a goal every three games for them, and Ethan Ross who didn't concede in four league appearances for the U's.
Difficult to move on any player who's under contract unless they've got somewhere to go. Wilkinson did and obviously didn't figure in Danny's plans so we let him go to free up a wage. I'm not sure we'll ever know what happened with Matt Jay unless he comes out and says something after he leaves. And unless it comes from him or the club then I'm not sure I'll believe it as there's been loads of speculation the last year or so. He'll probably score 30 goals for Torquay next season!
I think I only saw him play in the Essex Senior Cup and he didn't look great but you can't argue with his goalscoring record for Solihull. Plus Mingi didn't look up to much that night either and ended the season being one of our best players.
I think they all played their part at times with Smith probably being the best and most important addition. Ultimately the players that got us over the line though were Colchester United players and not loanees. An interesting view on Anderson. In my opinion he's far more physically robust than say Edwards or Gordon or even Read. He puts himself about a bit and isn't afraid to get stuck in but he never looks fit to me. He's probably one of those players that gets better the more he plays. Does have an eye for goal though.
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