Archive for August 19th, 2006

Lincoln City vs Walsall Result

neilr @ 5:07 pm Saturday 19 August 2006

If you are going to win things, you don’t just need skill, you also need character - in this Division, in bucketloads. The Saddlers proved this afternoon that they have it.

Richard Money’s solution to his first half problems was to bring on Pead for Kinsella, Fanguiero for Wright and Demontagnac for Fox during the course of the second half.

All of the changes worked, each one improving the side, as Walsall began to get more posession and look more dangerous. Pead hardly wasted a pass and the two wingers looked very dangerous, especially the Portuguese debutant.

Eventually, as Walsall got a hold, Kris Taylor burst into the area, in the 79th minute, to slot home and give the wonderful travelling band of Saddlers something to start really cheering about.

From then on, Walsall got better and better, looking more and more threatening, with Pead, Butler and Sam all going close.

Finally, as the game went into stoppages, Fangueiro got the ball in the box from Gerrard, turned beautifully and slotted the ball home for a late, late point.

It’s now four games played and we’re still undefeated and this draw should really give players, staff and fans confidence that we are going places this season.

The Fat Controller gave his Man of the match to Craig Pead, for his introduction turned the game.

Lincoln City vs Walsall Half Time

neilr @ 4:02 pm Saturday 19 August 2006

The Fat Controller reporting from the ground.

It was back to earth with a vengeance for the Saddlers this afternoon, with the main problem being one of their strengths so far this season.

The central midfield pairing of Kinsella and Keates have been totally unable to get into the game this afternoon, leaving the strikers isolated and the centre backs under constant pressure.

On top of that, Wright has been relatively ineffective on the right and the Fox/Taylor partnership has been looking lacking.

The opening goal came from Lincoln getting a free kick, taking it quickly, and then no one closing down the player as he ran through and shot from distance.

The second was, according to the Fat Controller, well offside, the lineman responsible having had something of a forty five minute nightmare.

Time for Dicky Dosh to prove his worth. The likliest change is Carlos Fangueiro or Demontagnac on for Keates or Kinsella, with Taylor moving into central midfield and Fox to full back.