AFTER-MATCH ANALYSIS: COLCHESTER

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Your analysis of Saints-Colchester should go on this thread please. There is a separate thread in the Amusement Section's Competition League where the table showing the points gained for the analysis will be shown.

In one word: FRUSTRATING!!! We couldn't break down ten men. Not good enough. :x

No more excuses, no more 'but we haven't had a pre-season' disingenuous crap, we're six games in and have only made a 4 point dent in the -10 point deficit. The team and manager need to get their collective fingers out and start getting wins or we will be so far adrift we'll be in League 2 before Christmas.

This is not a knee jerk reaction or hysteria, it's getting beyond a joke. I'm sick of Saints being crap no matter what division we're in.

Not good today and APs after match comments that we created loads of chances worries me, I must have gone to the wrong game! :x

Midfield continues to lack bite and just doesnt link with the forward play. In second half little width, Mills provided some but his final ball wasnt good but he has just come back from injury. Patterson clearly lacks confidence and had 3 good chances in 1st half and took none, all hit weakly. Desperate to get a striker who can play of Lambert, hopefully Papa will deliver but might be in for a shock with this league. Hope Saga will also try and deliver some goals when he returns but I worry he again wont try

Really would like to see Thompson and a couple of other youngsters loaned out to Div 2 clubs to either toughen them up or prove they are not going to deliver the goods. Think they need a big kick up the backside but while in squad and coming on as subs they seem quite happy. Again Thompson came on and gave us no width when we were crying out for someone to go down flanks and put in a decent crosss for Lambert to attacke. First half Lallana was proably best player but moving him up front and taking off Paterson didnt work, seemed to affect the midfield.

Also lets try and mix things up. Every game we kick towards Northam first half, havent scored in first half at home so try switching, we have to do something to shake it up. Lets also make sure Work permits, International clearance are all sorted. Jaidi at CB and Papa up front might give us a spark.

SGC was tired and sad at the way we let Colchester get a point yesterday. He may be allowed on here tomorrow. Long as he does not stay to long. He was worn out by the trip to the game and may have to miss some.

Mrs SFC wrote:SGC was tired and sad at the way we let Colchester get a point yesterday. He may be allowed on here tomorrow. Long as he does not stay to long. He was worn out by the trip to the game and may have to miss some.

Losing the will to live, is he? Any more games without wins and we all will lose the will to live...

The will to live still burns but some of our players didn't show much on saturday. My health though a worry is not really life threatening but I just feel drained all the time. I was hoping to see us take 3 points but we just didn't seem to have anybody prepared to display enough desire in attack. Kelvin had by far the easiest game of the year and yet Colchester could and should have scored two.
One thing I have noticed is how poor the refereeing is in this league. Lambert had an elbow in the face and should have been given a penalty. Perhaps he should start falling over more because it seems he is far to honest. A clean sheet is welcome but we had the game at our mercy and AP sends on Thomson. Big mistake. The boy did not act like a winger and gave us nothing.
The team seems reluctant to press and always gives the luxury of time and space to our opponents. Why?
Surely in our position attack is the best form of defence. I was struck by the way the Colchester defence always had someone ready and able to mount a last ditch clearance but without resorting to the way our players react to trouble. Trotman looks as though he can grow into the part of CB but wedesperately need Jaidhi to give us arial strength. Hammond was ok but a little below his best. RL doesn't get the service he needs but is good at holding the ball up for our non existant runners. Paterson needs to be loaned out to learn how to play as a main striker.
All this said we are a team that will need more time before it has gelled. Health permitting I fully expect to see us start winning soon. Would be a big tonic to all of us. Charlton is a major ask but we have to start somewhere.

Thanks for the report. Look after your health mate.

Pete