Tonight was a free pass for Flynn, nobody is interested in this competition so willing to accept defeat, its important we put in a good performance against Tranmere and avoid defeat or else the pressure will be cranked up a notch.
Hopefully Flynn as realised Comley and Kinsella dont need to be on the pitch at the same time.
I honestly donāt know whatās happened to us with this. Early season we looked innovative and creative. Recently weāve had endless high chipped punts into the box.
Why Knowles has to take everything is beyond me as 1) his long throw isnāt that long and is a piece of cake to defend so letās mix it up and build sometimes 2) his corners are shockingly bad from both sides
I wanted Walsall to do well in it, and would absolutely love the chance to go to Wembley again. This competition is on a par with the League Cup, and not far off the FA Cup in my opinion in the chance it gives us to make progress.
In a season where it looks highly likely that we will not be seriously challenging either the promotion or relegation positions we only have three cup competitions to offer a bit of excitement and interest. It looks as if we are now out of two of them without much of a struggle.
Agree on both of those points on the evidence of tonight. Most corners were too high and too deep so couldnāt really be attacked by anyone in the box or trying to run onto it.
Surprised Hutchinson didnāt take more of them tbh.
I watched it on I follow. We certainly wernt terrible. There were some positives. Earing did very well and Kinsella was better. We canāt score though and donāt even look like scoring. Cashman was dire.
Like others have said I dread to think what will happen when DJ goes back. Unless Boycott has something up his sleeve we could find ourselves hurtling towards the bottom of the table come January.
Repeating the same points again still donāt make me agree. Youād expect those stats from your attacking midfielder (especially in a team that lacks creativity from its other outlets, like second striker and wing backs) and thatās what heās been in the team to do, bar the odd game.
Hutchinson has been poor for weeks, maybe playing him deeper, and having Earing do that job is the answer if it was so good tonight
The fact is they are facts and the fact is no one else has bettered them. If that makes him the best of a bad lot then ok but it doesnāt change them.
Also being in a team that lacks creativity doesnāt mean you expect them from one player. Anyone who knows football will know that thatās even harder and without players to give you the ball or without players to give the ball to itās almost impossible to create anything.
And itās really not the odd game heās played a different role, itās almost the odd game where he has played it!
Yeah, again I donāt think heās been great but strip away the stupid expectation and heās really been alright most of the time. However like many young players, a bad game can be a really bad one (ie Barrow). Other games heās sacrificed individuality for digging in (Stevenage and Newport) and thatās to be commended not chastised. Hartlepool, Swindon, Charlton, West Ham, Orient first half, Colchester second half, tonightā¦are all games i think he did well (relatively speaking).
Remember, like many of our players confidence has been stripped bare and thatās particularly hard on the younger players and hits the creative types harder still. Earing, Hutchinson, Allen and even Bennett last couple of games have all suffered from being sin a side where even the experienced players have lost their way a little.
I agree Earing was sharp tonight and providing he has no aches and pains Iād fully expect him to play that role saturday. Iād always pick kinsella and for me Hutchinson plays in there too.
Iām not denying they are true, I have a different perspective on them. Thatās what I mean about stats needing context.
Completely untrue.
Little tip, if somebody doesnāt reply the first time to the same points, maybe donāt keep bombarding them. Especially if you will predictably, at some stage, claim it was me drawing out the discussion. Second time now