Exiled_Rover

So did Hedges.

Good reaction save from Pears. Why Wrexham don't just cross the ball to Moore until he gets CTE I'll never know, he wins everything in the air.

We've gone way too defensive here. Midfield is all standing off.

LOL ref was waving play on for that studs up challenge on Axel.

Morishta, apparently.

Speaking of, Morishita's knackered.

Tired legs only. Nobody deserves to be subbed off for their performance so far.

Ref warning us about time wasting 60 mins in. And a yellow card for us when their CM did far worse to Gudjohnsen earlier.

Somehow both our strikers have missed sitters in the same attack.

Yeah he absolutely can't run anymore - you see teams easily taking him out of the defence with simple passes, but he clearly still has a football brain and likes to keep possession. Can do a job in this formation.

That's a nasty, nasty tackle by McClean on Alebiosu. He really is a scumbag.

Going to regret that I think.

Love seeing Hyam rinsed by Alebiosu. Gudjohnsen only seems to win headers in their box. Wish he'd win a few flick ons, he'd be some player if he could.

LWB.

I know he's the scapegoat on here and absolutely hated, but that chance there (and the penalty) is why I'd be giving Gueye more minutes. He's a chaos engine - he makes things happen when he's on the pitch (some good, some bad). The players around him simply have to be ready to capitalise on it.

The priority for a CB is to defend. I loved watching Batth put the ball into Row Z when he was playing for us - he assessed the situation and rather than trying to lay off a deft header / pass to a teammate he just cleared the danger and got us set. It's a lost art. Everyone tries to be Rio Ferdinand these days.

We have the worst owners in football. That said we were clearly heading for an iceberg in the summer - all of our assets were heading into the final year of their deals (Brittain, Hyam, Travis) with no intention of extending them (nor should they on the terms offered). At least now we have young(ish) assets and a future. Even if it's just kicking the can down the road.

We're mainly short at CB (due to injuries - albeit you always want at least 5 CBs on your books) and RWB. Pickering and Ribeiro aren't WBs, they've both been left out to dry in this formation. Likewise, we have nobody to back up Alebiosu at RWB. I think CM will sort itself out - if Baradji can actually tackle that is.

Yes, exactly.

We've got 6 more games before Christmas to navigate first. That's where we'll fall down - we don't have the squad for it.

Did I miss the Derby game? Hedges played LCB in a 3 with DeNeve LWB and Alebiosu RWB, no?

He has a lot of quality on the ball - put in several good dead balls today and of course slid in both Ohashi and Gudjohnsen in dangerous positions (their first touch let both of them down). He's either got to learn to ride the initial 'tackle' (I say tackle 'cos he often gets manhandled) or he's got to be cleverer about drifting into space. Once he has the ball under control he's a dangerous player.

I'm going to assume because Chorley extended his loan on 3 Nov and we only recalled him on 7 Nov. The Derby match was the next day.

It's a joke of a tackle - and Tronstad's reaction should have been all the ref needed (as clearly he missed it live) to know it was a bad one. You don't steam in like that for a player trying to cynically stop a counter attack. It was a deliberate leg breaker.

Yes, he's an excellent WB at this level. He's also a L1 AML/R, which is where he's played most of the time he's been at Rovers. I'd just be looking at his age and his limitations and move on - but clearly I'm in the minority.