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Report | Oldham Athletic v Salford City Your Report added at 15:53:30
Once the conditions were tested, it was at times so one sided we spectators deserved a rebate and the Crawley bravehearts should have their travel expenses paid as their team spent 70% of the match getting behind the ball and admiring the passing abilities of Dale.
A brief flurry of ambition came when Saunders decided to give his subs a training run in the snow, but it was a very one sided affair. Highlights were the midfield dominance of Camps, Bennet and Dawson plus the best showing from Andrews since joining Dale. |
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Report | Oldham Athletic v Salford City Your Report added at 19:52:48
Huge disappointment to the travelling support. We were well beaten in many ways and in my view were lucky to come away only two goals against.
The line up did not seem to work for us today. Bog on the left, Ormerod central sometimed switching with Ball who played high up in support. It seemed to make it difficult for us to get it out of defence and was constantly being broken down on the wings.
Give credit to a rejuvinated Harlepool who were really up for it and played at a higher tempo than us on this occasion.
No doubt Beechy has a great deal to ponder after this match. |
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Report | Oldham Athletic v Salford City Your Report added at 09:56:30
Clearly this is a work in progress team and Dale fans know this. We were up against a workmanlike well organised side with few weaknesses and yet not an unbeatable side. On another day we would have beaten them by a safe margin on the first half display alone.
I still think progress is happening and we will pick up enough points to escape the drop. |
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Report | Oldham Athletic v Salford City Your Report added at 17:48:04
Was a good match for the neutral but in truth Dale were up against promotion candidates who always had enough in reserve to keep Dale in check.
Charlton exploited their height advantage all over the pitch and we lost possession too many times to be able to pressurise. Dale did have a shout having clawed back a two goal deficit through guts and endevour rather than guile and skill and for a few minutes the composed Charlton back four were beginning to get rattled.
Credit to Dale for taking it to them in the final stages but tired legs and the lack of a ball winner in the air - with the exception of a bullet header from Grimes - told in the end.
But we won't meet such opposition every week and can score goals - but that soft centre and airial defficiency mean we will have trouble stopping goals against. |
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Report | Oldham Athletic v Salford City Your Report added at 15:36:24
One thing became apparent yesterday - we are a little off the mark in the essential central defence area, where despite the usual biting tackling of Holness we suffered from an almost total lack of ball winning headers in the air, distribution which lacked so much quality it was putting pressure straight back on the side. Up front Akpro is having to work so hard to create something and the lay offs were going no where as Grimes seems to always be running in the opposite direction to his partner ( it is early days to be sure and this may come good in time).
In midfield it was just hard work as Hartlepool moved the ball around quickly and effectively - too effectively as too often tackles were not made or able to be made.
It is early days and on the positives Steve and the staff have plenty of material to analyse and work on - which I am sure they will. We did make more chances than in previous matches and that's progress. I believe the side will be disappointed with that result and will bounce back next Saturday.
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Report | Oldham Athletic v Salford City Your Report added at 16:43:56
Like most I wanted to see the match on, but after 15 mins or so began to doubt the merit of playing through puddles. As said above it did not suit our fast passing game - not orient who also played not booted the ball. So no winners all round. Felt sorry for the groundstaff trying to mop up the main stand side with the mobile squeejee's, mission impossible!.
Worse still we picked up a cople of injuries to two players who were handling the conditions better than some in Adams and Kennedy. Hope they are not too serious. |
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