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| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 12:25 - Jan 28 with 1786 views | dingdangblue |
| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 12:16 - Jan 28 by 442Dale |
Yeah, we’ve won as many games as we have by prioritising taking three points every time. That’s why we shouldn’t change and think we don’t have to win every game in hand. Keep the same mentality and consider every game as important as the one before.
It might be we do get some good points in draws as the season goes on, but that’ll be after the game rather than thinking “we’d take a point in that one”
Actually think the team maybe have greater faith in themselves than fans, but that’s definitely changing. |
I don't think some of us will ever be confident until we win something - I was dreading it last night when the singing corner started 'we are top of the league' with 3 mins of injury time left! 🫣 |  |
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| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 12:32 - Jan 28 with 1741 views | TalkingSutty |
| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 12:16 - Jan 28 by 442Dale |
Yeah, we’ve won as many games as we have by prioritising taking three points every time. That’s why we shouldn’t change and think we don’t have to win every game in hand. Keep the same mentality and consider every game as important as the one before.
It might be we do get some good points in draws as the season goes on, but that’ll be after the game rather than thinking “we’d take a point in that one”
Actually think the team maybe have greater faith in themselves than fans, but that’s definitely changing. |
I actually think the team are capable of going up another level and we are playing within ourselves a bit and managing games. I don't think we've seen the best of this squad yet, there's more improvement to come. I've got every faith that we have the players in the building to win the league. I'm a big believer in us constantly trying to be better every day because as we've seen before, consolidation quickly leads to regression. We definitely aren't over achieving, we have a lot of bloody good footballers and a talented squad. [Post edited 28 Jan 12:35]
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| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 12:33 - Jan 28 with 1738 views | 442Dale |
| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 12:25 - Jan 28 by dingdangblue |
I don't think some of us will ever be confident until we win something - I was dreading it last night when the singing corner started 'we are top of the league' with 3 mins of injury time left! 🫣 |
Oh I know! Last night seeing that selection, Moss at LWB and Burger coming straight back in after not even making the bench for two games, there was a certain amount of “bloody hell, hope that works”. Not only did it work, with a clear plan for subs along the way, but it was obvious the players had all bought into what they were doing.
There will always be debate about teams/changes/tactics. It appears those debates and doubts do not exist within the dressing room walls. There will be times it doesn’t work of course, it’s that even when it doesn’t it won’t be for the lack of being totally inclusive of why choices were made.
The way we have responded after every defeat is the evidence of that. There’s not been any other Dale side like it in living memory. |  |
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| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 12:36 - Jan 28 with 1724 views | TVOS1907 |
| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 11:33 - Jan 28 by samueloneils |
Agree with everything you say-as usual.
We cannot plan for 90th minute winners-however welcome. We (Jim) need to be brave.
One thing astonishes me. Not one mention of the captain on this thread. He is the lynchpin to the whole operation and has returned from injury to his brilliant best.
Remember this is the guy who brought on the 17 year-old George Nevett to play 17 games, and the 22 year-old Kyron Gordon to play over 80 games for the Dale so far. Both were inexperienced up to that point. Now Perry looks to be heading in the right direction. That must have needed a lot of patience, good humour and devotion to duty.
No wonder Jim is treating hm with care. He knows how important the role of centre-back is. I dread to think what would happen if he was out.
What is the yellow card situation? I have lost track. |
You asked that last week and I replied that I had records, but you didn't come back to it.
What do you want to know? |  |
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| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 12:38 - Jan 28 with 1717 views | 442Dale |
| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 12:32 - Jan 28 by TalkingSutty |
I actually think the team are capable of going up another level and we are playing within ourselves a bit and managing games. I don't think we've seen the best of this squad yet, there's more improvement to come. I've got every faith that we have the players in the building to win the league. I'm a big believer in us constantly trying to be better every day because as we've seen before, consolidation quickly leads to regression. We definitely aren't over achieving, we have a lot of bloody good footballers and a talented squad. [Post edited 28 Jan 12:35]
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Agreed. And with that win I think we did get better without playing at our best. We are tactically so good, and we took that up another level. That game management is improving with every victory against all different types of sides.
If individuals like Rodney, Barlow and Dieseruvwe can step it up to where they have been previously, we’ll become even more formidable. | |
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| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 12:41 - Jan 28 with 1700 views | TVOS1907 |
| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 11:33 - Jan 28 by TalkingSutty |
Somebody was explaining to me last night how a draw against the teams chasing us is a good point because they haven't made ground on us and have one less game to play. He had completely ignored the fact that we are in a battle with York to win the league and winning games is the priority, not drawing them. |
So last night wasn't a free hit then? | |
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| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 13:07 - Jan 28 with 1571 views | TalkingSutty |
| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 12:38 - Jan 28 by 442Dale |
Agreed. And with that win I think we did get better without playing at our best. We are tactically so good, and we took that up another level. That game management is improving with every victory against all different types of sides.
If individuals like Rodney, Barlow and Dieseruvwe can step it up to where they have been previously, we’ll become even more formidable. |
This is where the frustration comes for me and it's often reflected in my posts on the forum. Everything is meant as constructive criticism because i like to see us playing with freedom, talented players being allowed to express themselves. I understand it has to be with in the framework of the team and tactics come in to play but i find the modern day version of football a bit boring and lacking passion...very few tackles, taking a man on, shooting from distance etc. It's not just Rochdale, it's most teams, modern day coaches have taken the emotion, unpredictabiliy and individual skill out of the game. I see players who play to the system, that trumps their natural ability at times.
Sometimes i watch a game and wonder what we are trying to achieve when we are passing the ball sidewards between the defenders and the opposition are camped deep in their own half with no intentions of coming out to engage them. Then if they are confronted they turn back and funnel it back to the keeper and then rinse and repeat..footballing hokey cokey i call it. I know some fans enjoy it but it frustrates the life out of me. The fact we are winning a lot of these games does compensate though and we're doing great in that respect. The games changed. [Post edited 28 Jan 13:45]
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| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 13:13 - Jan 28 with 1542 views | TalkingSutty |
| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 12:41 - Jan 28 by TVOS1907 |
So last night wasn't a free hit then? |
In respect of the league positions not changing last night win or lose then i suggested the players could use a bit of reverse psychology and view it as such ( take the pressure off a bit). With ours being the only fixture we weren't dropping places in the league.You're being to literal interpreting my post. [Post edited 28 Jan 13:16]
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| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 13:48 - Jan 28 with 1402 views | frenzied |
| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 13:07 - Jan 28 by TalkingSutty |
This is where the frustration comes for me and it's often reflected in my posts on the forum. Everything is meant as constructive criticism because i like to see us playing with freedom, talented players being allowed to express themselves. I understand it has to be with in the framework of the team and tactics come in to play but i find the modern day version of football a bit boring and lacking passion...very few tackles, taking a man on, shooting from distance etc. It's not just Rochdale, it's most teams, modern day coaches have taken the emotion, unpredictabiliy and individual skill out of the game. I see players who play to the system, that trumps their natural ability at times.
Sometimes i watch a game and wonder what we are trying to achieve when we are passing the ball sidewards between the defenders and the opposition are camped deep in their own half with no intentions of coming out to engage them. Then if they are confronted they turn back and funnel it back to the keeper and then rinse and repeat..footballing hokey cokey i call it. I know some fans enjoy it but it frustrates the life out of me. The fact we are winning a lot of these games does compensate though and we're doing great in that respect. The games changed. [Post edited 28 Jan 13:45]
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I don't mind the passing it across the back bit..i know its frustrating but even the top sides do it.
Its a patience game waiting for the right moment to hit it forward or for the midfield to come and collect it.
A couple of times last night the long ball went hay wire.
EEL has become a terrific distributor of the ball ...certainly surpassed all expectations i had of him when the season started. | | | |
| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 14:22 - Jan 28 with 1325 views | tony_roch975 |
| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 11:33 - Jan 28 by samueloneils |
Agree with everything you say-as usual.
We cannot plan for 90th minute winners-however welcome. We (Jim) need to be brave.
One thing astonishes me. Not one mention of the captain on this thread. He is the lynchpin to the whole operation and has returned from injury to his brilliant best.
Remember this is the guy who brought on the 17 year-old George Nevett to play 17 games, and the 22 year-old Kyron Gordon to play over 80 games for the Dale so far. Both were inexperienced up to that point. Now Perry looks to be heading in the right direction. That must have needed a lot of patience, good humour and devotion to duty.
No wonder Jim is treating hm with care. He knows how important the role of centre-back is. I dread to think what would happen if he was out.
What is the yellow card situation? I have lost track. |
true, but don't forget the 0-4 to York where he was at fault for at least 2 of their goals - I don't agree with CumbriaDale that it was York's superior midfield. | |
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| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 14:40 - Jan 28 with 1269 views | tony_roch975 |
| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 13:07 - Jan 28 by TalkingSutty |
This is where the frustration comes for me and it's often reflected in my posts on the forum. Everything is meant as constructive criticism because i like to see us playing with freedom, talented players being allowed to express themselves. I understand it has to be with in the framework of the team and tactics come in to play but i find the modern day version of football a bit boring and lacking passion...very few tackles, taking a man on, shooting from distance etc. It's not just Rochdale, it's most teams, modern day coaches have taken the emotion, unpredictabiliy and individual skill out of the game. I see players who play to the system, that trumps their natural ability at times.
Sometimes i watch a game and wonder what we are trying to achieve when we are passing the ball sidewards between the defenders and the opposition are camped deep in their own half with no intentions of coming out to engage them. Then if they are confronted they turn back and funnel it back to the keeper and then rinse and repeat..footballing hokey cokey i call it. I know some fans enjoy it but it frustrates the life out of me. The fact we are winning a lot of these games does compensate though and we're doing great in that respect. The games changed. [Post edited 28 Jan 13:45]
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a great post and that distinction between constructive & negative criticism is crucial - clearly a distinction several fans near me don't make, as they expressed audible frustration on Saturday after us scoring 2 & hitting the woodwork 4 times!!
McNulty and Gordon in their recent interviews make the point - whatever you think of the tactics, selection, formation or style, keep it to yourself and just loudly support the team .... I think last night we (the fans) played a major part in the win at the death. In small grounds like ours the players can hear negativity and often it breeds uncertainty and defeat!
Thing is the world does change and you can't pick the bits of progress you like (non rusting cars/ hip ops etc) and not have the bits you don't (tippy tappy football).
As they say - nostalgia ain't what is used to be [Post edited 28 Jan 14:57]
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| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 15:08 - Jan 28 with 1185 views | TalkingSutty |
| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 14:40 - Jan 28 by tony_roch975 |
a great post and that distinction between constructive & negative criticism is crucial - clearly a distinction several fans near me don't make, as they expressed audible frustration on Saturday after us scoring 2 & hitting the woodwork 4 times!!
McNulty and Gordon in their recent interviews make the point - whatever you think of the tactics, selection, formation or style, keep it to yourself and just loudly support the team .... I think last night we (the fans) played a major part in the win at the death. In small grounds like ours the players can hear negativity and often it breeds uncertainty and defeat!
Thing is the world does change and you can't pick the bits of progress you like (non rusting cars/ hip ops etc) and not have the bits you don't (tippy tappy football).
As they say - nostalgia ain't what is used to be [Post edited 28 Jan 14:57]
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It's winning football, nobody can argue with that. Would i swap the football for a cut and thrust swashbucking, all action style but see us losing more games and battling to get in the play off? No i wouldn't, it is what it is and we all prefer different things but results trump everything at the end of the day. He's doing fantastic and is a improving young manager, a modern day coach who is smashing it. | | | |
| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 16:00 - Jan 28 with 1082 views | cumbria_dale |
| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 14:22 - Jan 28 by tony_roch975 |
true, but don't forget the 0-4 to York where he was at fault for at least 2 of their goals - I don't agree with CumbriaDale that it was York's superior midfield. |
I was referring to the 0-4 defeat to York at Spotland last season.
EEL was definteitly at fault for both Stone's goals at the LNER this season, and admitted to as much in his post match interview. | | | |
| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 16:12 - Jan 28 with 1034 views | jonahwhereru |
My heart rate has just returned to normal.
TBH neither side particularly deserved to win that game last night, but one did through sheer bloody mindedness. Sure you might not love the football but you can’t not love the spirit.
I know Jim’s interviews are often derided on here but after the match he gave an interesting insight. In the first half we were great at finding / using what little pockets of space that were available. After the break not so much. Jim said Southend made a small tactical change which we had to respond to, but in turn that nullified the game for a while. Didn’t have a prayer of picking up on that myself.
Courtesy of Owain’s vlog from the Sandy (if you post on here thanks for doing these) two things stood out. Whatmuff’s reaction to the winning goal going in, brilliant. Then in the last minute , Gordon after suffering cramp when fouling the opposition twenty seconds later is the player making the vital headed clearance in the last second of the game . What a star that lad is.
A horrible game on the horizon for York come Saturday, the best they can do is stay a couple of league wins behind us, and who knows what version of Solihull Moors will turn up.
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| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 17:25 - Jan 28 with 867 views | TalkingSutty |
| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 16:12 - Jan 28 by jonahwhereru |
My heart rate has just returned to normal.
TBH neither side particularly deserved to win that game last night, but one did through sheer bloody mindedness. Sure you might not love the football but you can’t not love the spirit.
I know Jim’s interviews are often derided on here but after the match he gave an interesting insight. In the first half we were great at finding / using what little pockets of space that were available. After the break not so much. Jim said Southend made a small tactical change which we had to respond to, but in turn that nullified the game for a while. Didn’t have a prayer of picking up on that myself.
Courtesy of Owain’s vlog from the Sandy (if you post on here thanks for doing these) two things stood out. Whatmuff’s reaction to the winning goal going in, brilliant. Then in the last minute , Gordon after suffering cramp when fouling the opposition twenty seconds later is the player making the vital headed clearance in the last second of the game . What a star that lad is.
A horrible game on the horizon for York come Saturday, the best they can do is stay a couple of league wins behind us, and who knows what version of Solihull Moors will turn up.
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Something else that also needs to be considered in the interest of fairness is the perspective from the managers side. Managers careers live or die on results, winning games of football. If McNulty had us playing open sexy football but we where losing games or drawing when we should have won we'd all be shouting for his head. He wont be bothered about the entertainment value, just winning football matches and you can't blame him for that. He's got a philosophy and style of play that works, we don't all have to love it but he has to be respected for what he's doing at the club. Fans see things differently, our job isn't dependant on winning games of football. | | | |
| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 17:35 - Jan 28 with 823 views | jonahwhereru |
| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 17:25 - Jan 28 by TalkingSutty |
Something else that also needs to be considered in the interest of fairness is the perspective from the managers side. Managers careers live or die on results, winning games of football. If McNulty had us playing open sexy football but we where losing games or drawing when we should have won we'd all be shouting for his head. He wont be bothered about the entertainment value, just winning football matches and you can't blame him for that. He's got a philosophy and style of play that works, we don't all have to love it but he has to be respected for what he's doing at the club. Fans see things differently, our job isn't dependant on winning games of football. |
I remember the mad sequence of games under BBM when we scoring 3 goals a game, think Wigan and Charlton were two of them, but I don’t think we won any of them. This forum was ablaze with criticism. So much for the fans loving free flowing football. | | | |
| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 17:43 - Jan 28 with 788 views | Dale_4_Life |
| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 13:07 - Jan 28 by TalkingSutty |
This is where the frustration comes for me and it's often reflected in my posts on the forum. Everything is meant as constructive criticism because i like to see us playing with freedom, talented players being allowed to express themselves. I understand it has to be with in the framework of the team and tactics come in to play but i find the modern day version of football a bit boring and lacking passion...very few tackles, taking a man on, shooting from distance etc. It's not just Rochdale, it's most teams, modern day coaches have taken the emotion, unpredictabiliy and individual skill out of the game. I see players who play to the system, that trumps their natural ability at times.
Sometimes i watch a game and wonder what we are trying to achieve when we are passing the ball sidewards between the defenders and the opposition are camped deep in their own half with no intentions of coming out to engage them. Then if they are confronted they turn back and funnel it back to the keeper and then rinse and repeat..footballing hokey cokey i call it. I know some fans enjoy it but it frustrates the life out of me. The fact we are winning a lot of these games does compensate though and we're doing great in that respect. The games changed. [Post edited 28 Jan 13:45]
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I echo all of that...
winning is everything, last night it was left late but we went home happy because we won and gained a valuable 3 points..
At times its not a great spectacle but we have this for as long as Jim is in charge..
I have one question that beggars belief.. If Rodney is brittle and his game time needs managing how on hell is he allowed to slide on his knees to the corner flag after Gordons goal.. It absolutely beggars belief that our management allow it and if they dont.... how are they addressing it?. This needs to stop immediately.
Edit - Great goal for the winner.. what a through ball by Mani D.. great work by Pritch and Harvey on the end of it with a perfectly timed run. This was brilliant. [Post edited 28 Jan 17:54]
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| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 17:56 - Jan 28 with 756 views | samueloneils |
| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 12:36 - Jan 28 by TVOS1907 |
You asked that last week and I replied that I had records, but you didn't come back to it.
What do you want to know? |
Well pretty obviously I would have thought.
Q What is the yellow card situation?
A There have been x yellows with the main recipients a, b and c | | | |
| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 18:06 - Jan 28 with 726 views | D_Alien |
| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 17:43 - Jan 28 by Dale_4_Life |
I echo all of that...
winning is everything, last night it was left late but we went home happy because we won and gained a valuable 3 points..
At times its not a great spectacle but we have this for as long as Jim is in charge..
I have one question that beggars belief.. If Rodney is brittle and his game time needs managing how on hell is he allowed to slide on his knees to the corner flag after Gordons goal.. It absolutely beggars belief that our management allow it and if they dont.... how are they addressing it?. This needs to stop immediately.
Edit - Great goal for the winner.. what a through ball by Mani D.. great work by Pritch and Harvey on the end of it with a perfectly timed run. This was brilliant. [Post edited 28 Jan 17:54]
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| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 18:15 - Jan 28 with 679 views | TalkingSutty |
| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 17:35 - Jan 28 by jonahwhereru |
I remember the mad sequence of games under BBM when we scoring 3 goals a game, think Wigan and Charlton were two of them, but I don’t think we won any of them. This forum was ablaze with criticism. So much for the fans loving free flowing football. |
Do you also remember when BBM guided us through the worst set of home results in the clubs history, some of those performances were horrendous. That's the period when he should have been sacked, we also lost to Stckport in the cup at that time at home, they where non league i think. We had a good team that season also. Bottomley rewarded him with a secret contract for his abject failure, he also booted Henderson out of the club. He's still got his backers though. [Post edited 28 Jan 18:27]
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| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 18:24 - Jan 28 with 640 views | TVOS1907 |
| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 17:56 - Jan 28 by samueloneils |
Well pretty obviously I would have thought.
Q What is the yellow card situation?
A There have been x yellows with the main recipients a, b and c |
Anyway...
The next cut off point is 10 yellows in 37 National League matches, which would lead to a two-match ban. We are currently at:
6 Mani D
5 Gordon
4 Ebanks-Landell & Gilmour
3 Moss
2 Adebayo-Rowling, Barlow & Pettit
1 Beckwith, East, Gomez-Mancini, McBride, Myles, Pritchard, Rodney, Tutonda & Whatmuff | |
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| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 18:28 - Jan 28 with 616 views | 442Dale |
| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 17:43 - Jan 28 by Dale_4_Life |
I echo all of that...
winning is everything, last night it was left late but we went home happy because we won and gained a valuable 3 points..
At times its not a great spectacle but we have this for as long as Jim is in charge..
I have one question that beggars belief.. If Rodney is brittle and his game time needs managing how on hell is he allowed to slide on his knees to the corner flag after Gordons goal.. It absolutely beggars belief that our management allow it and if they dont.... how are they addressing it?. This needs to stop immediately.
Edit - Great goal for the winner.. what a through ball by Mani D.. great work by Pritch and Harvey on the end of it with a perfectly timed run. This was brilliant. [Post edited 28 Jan 17:54]
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The knee slide is one of the most baffling things across the game. It’s a recipe for disaster.
On the style of play it’s universally acknowledged that the game has changed and that Dale are becoming experts at playing the way we do. For all the times we might get frustrated with retaining possession at the back, there are examples of how this has led to goals. The two we scored on Saturday show this in the most positive light. To play any other way now would rip up years of planning and require an influx of different players. Subtle changes can still occur along the way as we’ve seen when signing a Bird/Dieseruvwe. It’s been a fascinating watch over a couple of seasons to see the pieces all fit into place.
We should always look to improve though and mix it up, and we do that too. It’s that the standard of our play, especially our quality of passing and structure across the pitch is much higher than the level we currently play at. The amount of wins and how few goals we concede whilst playing such an attack focused formation is testament to that.
Something that has improved is how we start games, making sure we are playing in the opposition half immediately. That instant control must be very disconcerting for whoever we are playing.
TonyRoch’s post earlier on about the crowd supporting as much as possible makes a crucial point. Any negativity in the ground from here on in won’t be that helpful. The team has earnt that patience and acceptance I think, yet still appreciate others may disagree. [Post edited 28 Jan 18:32]
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| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 19:02 - Jan 28 with 486 views | dingdangblue |
Watching the highlights today shows the winning goal in full and I think its an indication how you can play faster passing attacking football - it really is a brilliant goal. Allarakhia has a throw in to Perry, crossfield pass to EEL, he passes it right to Gordon, Gordon plays a beautiful floated ball to Pritchard, Pritchard knocks it down to Dieseruvwe,
Dieseruvwe plays it back to Perry, Perry fires a quick ball into Gilmour who controls it brilliantly, h Gilmour plays it through to Dieseruvwe, Dieseruvwe plays a wonderful pass through to Pritchard, Pritchard rounds Ndi with brilliant footwork and lays a wonderful near post cross to Gilmour who's continued his run to finish.
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| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 19:04 - Jan 28 with 483 views | D_Alien |
| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 18:28 - Jan 28 by 442Dale |
The knee slide is one of the most baffling things across the game. It’s a recipe for disaster.
On the style of play it’s universally acknowledged that the game has changed and that Dale are becoming experts at playing the way we do. For all the times we might get frustrated with retaining possession at the back, there are examples of how this has led to goals. The two we scored on Saturday show this in the most positive light. To play any other way now would rip up years of planning and require an influx of different players. Subtle changes can still occur along the way as we’ve seen when signing a Bird/Dieseruvwe. It’s been a fascinating watch over a couple of seasons to see the pieces all fit into place.
We should always look to improve though and mix it up, and we do that too. It’s that the standard of our play, especially our quality of passing and structure across the pitch is much higher than the level we currently play at. The amount of wins and how few goals we concede whilst playing such an attack focused formation is testament to that.
Something that has improved is how we start games, making sure we are playing in the opposition half immediately. That instant control must be very disconcerting for whoever we are playing.
TonyRoch’s post earlier on about the crowd supporting as much as possible makes a crucial point. Any negativity in the ground from here on in won’t be that helpful. The team has earnt that patience and acceptance I think, yet still appreciate others may disagree. [Post edited 28 Jan 18:32]
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It was noticeable last night how patient the crowd has become, absolutely due to our record and league position this time round. Of course, the two things are connected (style and form) but it's only natural for one or two sighs/groans to be heard when it appears the ball has been recycled which results in lost momentum from a promising position
We're getting better all the time with variations, although it appeared EEL and Mani D were on different wavelengths when we went long a couple of times - something that can be rectified in training... Mani D starting a run into space a split second before/after EEL releases the pass to where he was before
Before he was subbed, Rodney appeared to drop a bit deeper when he should've been closer to Mani. Pettit arriving gave our midfield more of an anchor, thus allowing Gilmour and Pritchard the freedom to press further upfield, resulting in the winner | |
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| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 20:00 - Jan 28 with 334 views | tony_roch975 |
| Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United on 18:24 - Jan 28 by TVOS1907 |
Anyway...
The next cut off point is 10 yellows in 37 National League matches, which would lead to a two-match ban. We are currently at:
6 Mani D
5 Gordon
4 Ebanks-Landell & Gilmour
3 Moss
2 Adebayo-Rowling, Barlow & Pettit
1 Beckwith, East, Gomez-Mancini, McBride, Myles, Pritchard, Rodney, Tutonda & Whatmuff |
TVOS do you know where we sit in the fair play league - I'd guess pretty high from those stats? | |
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