Tranmerewhite
Well-Known Member
Oldham played extremely narrow and deep so that we couldn’t play any through balls for Norwood, this gave Morris, Smith and the full backs a lot of space on the wings, but our crossing was poor.Thought I'd do us a favour by staying away, but while the SWA turned up in their numbers, it sounds like a lot of the team didn't. Surprised that Mellon didn't make more use of the subs.
Agree with TW that losing McCullough for the rest of the season is a major blow, as we don't have anyone of a similar nature in the squad.
Mellon had Banks in the wrong position due to this weird shape (out wide) and Jay Harris/ David perkins could have played a one man midfield.
It needed more directness on the wing and both wingers seemed hesitant to drive into the box, possibly a lack of confidence. Sure that Mellon will pick up on all this and adjust for Saturday when Newport will set up in a similar fashion.