Basically the same as us, we’ve also only played 12 home games but can’t get going at ML at all. We actually have the best home defensive record in the division but aren’t scoring enough.
Famous last words, but I’m fairly confident about this one. I just can’t see a Williamson team having the game plan that causes us problems - getting men behind the ball, not worrying about having any possession, being really physical in midfield etc, and I can’t really see us not coming out on...
We probably did enough to win, but it doesn’t help my ongoing worry that the manager desperately wants to play a system that is actively harmful to our chances of doing well. Not putting them back on their proper sides when Tsaroulla came on for Jones was criminal.
Did we miss lots of chances? More than them for sure, but I thought we were largely really poor. As is always the case when we decide to set up like that.
It absolutely is, that’s kind of the point. We don’t actually score that many from elsewhere and don’t shoot more than other teams, but over the last two seasons we just create ridiculous numbers of clear chances for whoever we have upfront.
Yeah Jatta’s ability to hold the ball up and bully defenders makes him more of a prospect at a higher level. But I’m not sure he’s scored a goal for us from more than about seven yards out, and that was a header.
Langstaff finished last season as top scorer and underperformed his xG. Jatta is the hot property in the division and could easily end as top scorer, and is underperforming his xG. They’re both very good players at this level with decent movement, but they don’t create many goals for themselves...
Jatta is really good. Composed finisher, massive, links play pretty well and is deceptively quick. It’s an all-round package where you can see why clubs would be willing to make a big investment on him.
I do think there’s something about playing upfront for this Notts being the easiest job in...
We only signed him when Jodi Jones got injured in September, and to be honest he offered absolutely nothing until Christmas. Struggled to get into the team and anonymous when he did get a chance. Then we picked up an injury in the warm up at Cheltenham and threw him in, and he put together two...
Aye it’s a lot of money. I guess a few things come into it - we’ve picked up an unbudgeted £300k or so already this month for sulky Dan, AJ isn’t out of contract so probably holds his value, and we’re already looking for a back-up striker to come in so there’s no next cab off the rank.
Gets...
Half of their team either played for Crawley, who finished seventh, or Notts, who finished fourteenth, last season. They’re clearly underperforming but I think that it’s just because they’ve spent lots of money on them rather than who is actually there that has people expecting big things of...
Same here with Jatta and McGoldrick, although with the caveat that we’ll probably need a new cab off the rank in the summer with AJ bound to be sold and Didzy maybe retiring (one more year, one more year).
Be very surprised if we don’t sign a striker this window, but it’s difficult to find...