Posted November 10, 2025 04:12
· last edited November 10, 2025 04:13
nixin
I don't have access to a replay. Did anyone check exactly what went wrong here? I've read it was Loke's fault. But what about the rest of the backline? Randell is fast but so is Hughes, where was he? Where was the RCB Sheridan? How did that dirty plodder Cosgrove (said as a supporter of both teams) manage to find himself unmarked in front of goal - LKH's job? To repeat, Sheridan and LKH are makeshift CBs. Sheridan gets forward more than a natural CB would, and LKH's skillset IMO says DM or CM. Maybe that is the problem, at least in part.Mainland FC
While I agree with many that 11 men should win against 9, I would be happy if we had drawn. But we lost the game in the first minute. While nobody can begrudge Randall an excellent (second) goal, the first one came from our sheer inexperience and lack of clarity on "who does what and when" in a high line setup. If we still lose goals, because of that, heading into fourth round, clearly this is not good enough. If we were not 1:2 down, but at say a 1:1 draw, I think the last 15 minutes would have played out the same. A-FC would play the same way because the objective would be not to lose the game. If we were leading 1:0 at that time, I do not think A-FC would have parked the bus; they would try to even the score (since attacking in order to even the score would in that scenario be worth the risk of losing 2:0 at that point). So in my books it all boils down to the defensive error in the first minute. And unless this is ironed out, this repetitive mistake alone can cost us the season, even more than the injuries.
first one was certainly lokes fault, he was very disjointed from the rest of the defensive line and if he was more in line Randall would have been off. Cosgrove was standing way offside, totally fine, and just had to get behind the ball when Randall passed - which is why Hughes and Sheridan weren't quick enough to make up the ground. The 2nd one was very close, it appeared Randall was in his own half and I know you can't be offside in your own half though I'm not sure if any part of your body that can play the ball is in the opposition half would still be offside - again if Randall was in his own half maybe not follow him so close.
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nixin
I don't have access to a replay. Did anyone check exactly what went wrong here? I've read it was Loke's fault. But what about the rest of the backline? Randell is fast but so is Hughes, where was he? Where was the RCB Sheridan? How did that dirty plodder Cosgrove (said as a supporter of both teams) manage to find himself unmarked in front of goal - LKH's job? To repeat, Sheridan and LKH are makeshift CBs. Sheridan gets forward more than a natural CB would, and LKH's skillset IMO says DM or CM. Maybe that is the problem, at least in part.Mainland FC
While I agree with many that 11 men should win against 9, I would be happy if we had drawn. But we lost the game in the first minute. While nobody can begrudge Randall an excellent (second) goal, the first one came from our sheer inexperience and lack of clarity on "who does what and when" in a high line setup. If we still lose goals, because of that, heading into fourth round, clearly this is not good enough. If we were not 1:2 down, but at say a 1:1 draw, I think the last 15 minutes would have played out the same. A-FC would play the same way because the objective would be not to lose the game. If we were leading 1:0 at that time, I do not think A-FC would have parked the bus; they would try to even the score (since attacking in order to even the score would in that scenario be worth the risk of losing 2:0 at that point). So in my books it all boils down to the defensive error in the first minute. And unless this is ironed out, this repetitive mistake alone can cost us the season, even more than the injuries.
first one was certainly lokes fault, he was very disjointed from the rest of the defensive line and if he was more in line Randall would have been off. Cosgrove was standing wat offside, totally fine, and just had to get behind the ball when Randall passed - which is why Hughes and Sheridan weren't quick enough to make up the ground. The 2nd one was very close, it appeared Randall was in his own half and I know you can't be offside in your own half though I'm not sure if any part of your body that can play the ball is in the opposition half would still be offside - again if Randall was in his own half maybe not follow him so close.