Kicking off at 2
Team: Smithies, NG, McGuinness, Flint, Nelson, T.Davies, Vaulks, Ralls, Whyte, Collins, Tomlin
SUBS: Phillips, Luthra, Bagan, Brown, Connolly, Denham, Jones, D'Almeida, Pack, Bowen, Patten, Giles, Harris
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Kicking off at 2
Team: Smithies, NG, McGuinness, Flint, Nelson, T.Davies, Vaulks, Ralls, Whyte, Collins, Tomlin
SUBS: Phillips, Luthra, Bagan, Brown, Connolly, Denham, Jones, D'Almeida, Pack, Bowen, Patten, Giles, Harris
Are they bringing a mob ? 😳Quote:
Originally Posted by City123
The Mothercare Massive:hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
This story from the club website posted a couple of hours ago says it's a one o clock kick off - that's the time it was billed as originally as well;-Quote:
Originally Posted by City123
https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news...vs-exeter-city
Tomlin looking chunky still
kicked off at 1pm not 2pm.
Anyone got the numbers of who’s who?
Collins seems to be playing very deep
Luton fans forum link was put up a while back and some of their fans commented he plays deep and does a lot of defensive work etcQuote:
Originally Posted by PhyllisStant
Tom Davies the 11 - where’s he from? Is he playing as a winger?
Yeah not a bad thing if he's getting stuck in but but someone else needs to give the long option he he's dropping back... and as useful as Tomlin has looked so far I can't see him bombing on too much!Quote:
Originally Posted by dembethewarrior
Left wing back - opposite side to NgQuote:
Originally Posted by WJ99mobile
0-1 well taken goal from the Exeter Captain after a quick counter attack.
Great centre back pairing. :hehe:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2dH...lesbyMikeEvans
Have Flash scores got it wrong then? Not watching the game but they have it down as IsaakQuote:
Originally Posted by WJ99mobile
Whyte playing as well so I saw it as him playing as a WB but obviously not watching the game so can't comment accurately.
Academy playerQuote:
Originally Posted by WJ99mobile
Whyte is playing more advance (possibly as part of a front three??) but to be honest he's been pretty anonymous so far I can only remember him touching the ball once. Tom Davies has done pretty well so far - he's an academy player.Quote:
Originally Posted by dembethewarrior
No isaak on the field i don’t thinkQuote:
Originally Posted by dembethewarrior
Tomlin’s looking good but whether he has the fitness I don’t know
Haven’t seen enough of this mcguinness to judge
I know who Tom is yeah, it's just down as Isaak on live score.Quote:
Originally Posted by PhyllisStant
Ralls and Vaulks look well off the pace. Ralls just marking an Exeter player from one of OUR throw ins.
Cheers 👍Quote:
Originally Posted by WJ99mobile
HT 1-1 Collins tap in - assist from Whyte who has grown into the game.
Smithies (25), Ng (38), McGuinness (2), Flint (5), Nelson (16), Davies (11), Vaulks (6), Ralls (8), Whyte (20), Collins (19), Tomlin (17)
1-1 at half time with Collins with a tap in seconds before the interval from a good cross by Whyte after a nice move down the right. It was the only piece of incisive football from us which didn't involve Tomlin = before that, the extent we were reliant on him for creativity was embarrassing.
Exeter are playing on the break and they've and scored a good goal and came close to another one - we don't look great at the back.
1-2 City fail to clear a corner
We have looked crap in these preseason games.
Shocking goal to concede from a corner conceded after some fluent football by Exeter of a type we're incapable of.Quote:
Originally Posted by PhyllisStant
It was a great move from Exeter that lead to the corner. I think the difference between the teams is the intensity - we just look like we're going through the motions whereas Exeter look really up for it.Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
Not sure if it’s because he’s not busting a gut because it’s preseason but Collins looks a lot slower than I imagined him to be
Exeter almost score a third. Harris and Bagan on for Whyte and Davies.
Giles and Bowen on for Tomlin and Collins
Pelanty - Harris beats the last defender and is dragged down. Awesome pace there. Harris converts for 2-2
Bob, you may remember a pre-season friendly against Newcastle which we won 4-1. Think it may have been the season we got promoted to the PL for the first time.Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
Now that was a wonderful exhibition of fluent football, which left me full of anticipation and excitement for the season ahead.
Judging by your post you probably feel the opposite of this and who can blame you. I'm not at all concerned by the result but our inability to impose ourselves (going by comments on here) on lower league opposition does not bode well for what lies ahead.
I’m struggling to work out what our plan is. What ‘style’ are we?Quote:
Originally Posted by Moodybluebird
We seem like a team of Jack of trades
Yes. we were excellent that day against Newcastle and they were a little lucky to just lose by three. By contrast, every time I've seen us this season, it looks like we're playing our first pre season match, there's little sign of a progression from us and we don't deserve more than a draw from this match at the moment.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moodybluebird
I agree - one thing is clear, Exeter look by far the better footballing side.Quote:
Originally Posted by WJ99mobile
If there is no discernable progress and MM proves incapable of fashioning a football team of note, how do you think the board will react ? Do you think they will tolerate another season or two of attritional football if the results don't pan out or will they finally decide to bite the bullet and seek to employ a manager with a more modern approach to the game ?
Personally I think that with the parlous state of the club's finances, the board are unlikely to want to implicate radical changes unless there is a drastic downturn to the team's results, regardless of how uneasy their playing style is on the eye.
We all know whats coming - long ball direct football. Our 2 best players are missing and hopefully will be back.
Our style will be a handful for most teams and sides will hate our physical approach.
It wont be pretty but we will grind out enough results to keep us top half and probably top 10.
Most teams if not all will look better footballing teams.
Thats the way it is.
Yep. Nothing much changed. Defend deep play on the counter.
That is all very good if you can defend, which we cant at the moment. We urgently need Morrison back to shore defence up.
Giles/Murphy on right Collins/Keiffer up top Colwill/Harris on left will be a dangerous attack.
Midfield I despair, unless Tomlin suddenly is able to play 90 mins regularly, something he hasn't done for years.
we normally do, Ive seen the odd preseason game that we have looked decent in the past, but normally i leave feeling worried for the forthcoming seasonQuote:
Originally Posted by Welshcake.