Will it be Balsall from Walsall? Sat 20/3/22 (h) 15:00

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Re: Will it be Balsall from Walsall? Sat 20/3/22 (h) 15:00

Post by The_Gun » Fri Mar 19, 2021 2:08 pm

To be clear, I’m not suggesting that Isgrove is a like-for-like replacement for Sarce, nor that he’s as good a player. However, I do think with Delf in the 10 role we’re not massively worse off.

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Post by KeyserSoze » Fri Mar 19, 2021 2:59 pm

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Post by officer_dibble » Fri Mar 19, 2021 3:40 pm

The_Gun wrote:
Fri Mar 19, 2021 2:08 pm
To be clear, I’m not suggesting that Isgrove is a like-for-like replacement for Sarce, nor that he’s as good a player. However, I do think with Delf in the 10 role we’re not massively worse off.
I’m 90% sure you’ve got the solution Evatt will go with. He likes Arthur off the bench and Maddison’s not done enough. I think it’s fine, and we should have enough to win.

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Post by Prufrock » Fri Mar 19, 2021 5:20 pm

Oh agreed. I think it will be Isgrove and either Delf or Dapo to come inside.

My inkling would be Dapo given his numbers off the ball and the threat he gives.
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Post by Worthy4England » Fri Mar 19, 2021 6:11 pm

Prufrock wrote:
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My inkling would be Dapo given his numbers off the ball
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Post by Bruce Rioja » Fri Mar 19, 2021 6:52 pm

Prufrock wrote:
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Oh agreed. I think it will be Isgrove and either Delf or Dapo to come inside.
And what I'd therefor like to see is, Isgrove, rather than him continually trying to get round the full-back only to make a pitiable attempt at crossing the ball, is for him to either play an easy ball into Delf/Dapo, or pull it back to Jones (or John if he's switched sides) and let the full back deliver the crosses.
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Post by Prufrock » Fri Mar 19, 2021 7:07 pm

Most of his crosses end up with John anyway, tbf.
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Post by LeverEnd » Fri Mar 19, 2021 10:43 pm

Prufrock wrote:
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Most of his crosses end up with John anyway, tbf.
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Post by DJBlu » Sat Mar 20, 2021 1:08 pm

irie Cee Bee wrote:
Fri Mar 19, 2021 12:26 pm
In this league, it has been proven that form means nothing. Every game is a potential banana skin, I just hope the players stay very focused and take every game very serious. I too hope that Maddison gets rid of the ring rust because we need someone who will has the ability to pull something out of nothing, win a tight game for us in the run in.
This.

Evatt has this week said that each game should be treated as a cup game. Anyone thinks we're going to turn teams over only have to look at the Barrow result mid week.

Got to be on our guard as we know where arrogance gets us.

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Post by Prufrock » Sat Mar 20, 2021 1:23 pm

I mean I hope players are taking that attitude but I'm fine with us getting carried away!

We have looked a class above consistently for a while. Big pitch, v a team in bad nick. Home win.
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Post by Worthy4England » Sat Mar 20, 2021 1:25 pm

DJBlu wrote:
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irie Cee Bee wrote:
Fri Mar 19, 2021 12:26 pm
In this league, it has been proven that form means nothing. Every game is a potential banana skin, I just hope the players stay very focused and take every game very serious. I too hope that Maddison gets rid of the ring rust because we need someone who will has the ability to pull something out of nothing, win a tight game for us in the run in.
This.

Evatt has this week said that each game should be treated as a cup game. Anyone thinks we're going to turn teams over only have to look at the Barrow result mid week.

Got to be on our guard as we know where arrogance gets us.
I'm thinking "focus" is a word that Evatt uses quite a lot when delivering "content". There was interview with King Arfur after Mansfield where he repeats it about half a dozen times in 1 minute 30...like it'd been tattooed to his head.

Regardless of form, Walsall not really been blown away by anyone but we should be confident (not arrogant). For the undoubted quality we showed against Cambridge, there's been more games where we've struggled to break down "park and break" tactics and have been somewhat fortunate with the roll of the dice. That's ok, you get those breaks nearer the top of the league than the bottom.

Agree, as much as we're confident we need to treat every game as one we could lose. No coincidence our "form" has had a strong basis in keeping the oppo to nil.

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Re: Will it be Balsall from Walsall? Sat 20/3/22 (h) 15:00

Post by The_Gun » Sat Mar 20, 2021 1:53 pm

Half time scores in the early games looking pretty good for us:

Stevenage 1-0 Carlisle
Newport 0-0 Leyton Orient

Edit: Just noticed that Carlisle have also had a man sent off.

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Post by Dave Sutton's barnet » Sat Mar 20, 2021 2:02 pm

TEAM NEWS

Isgrove in for Sarce; Madders and Elbo on the bench.

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Post by Worthy4England » Sat Mar 20, 2021 2:04 pm

Pretty surprised with that, which isn't a bad thing, at the moment!

Edit: Meant unsurprised obvs...
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Post by nicholaldo » Sat Mar 20, 2021 2:11 pm

It's the starting line-up I think most of us were expecting. There's probably an argument for being slightly bolder and starting Gnahoua ahead of Isgrove considering the quality of the pitch and the form the opposition have been in, but I won't grumble.

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Post by nicholaldo » Sat Mar 20, 2021 2:14 pm

I've just noticed we have Elbo and Maddison in the squad.

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Post by officer_dibble » Sat Mar 20, 2021 2:15 pm

Arthur needs to be hammering Evatts door down. He’s on the bench, expect to see him around about the hour. Be interesting who gets the nod between Elbo and Maddison as well.

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Post by Dave Sutton's barnet » Sat Mar 20, 2021 2:26 pm

The_Gun wrote:
Sat Mar 20, 2021 1:53 pm
Half time scores in the early games looking pretty good for us:

Stevenage 1-0 Carlisle
Newport 0-0 Leyton Orient

Edit: Just noticed that Carlisle have also had a man sent off.
Orient have just gone ahead in the 61st minute: Conor Wilkinson.

Oh and Carlisle equalised then quickly conceded again.

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Post by Dave Sutton's barnet » Sat Mar 20, 2021 2:53 pm

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Post by DJBlu » Sat Mar 20, 2021 2:53 pm

Excellent news.

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