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Clareman

3 points down at half time playing against the wind, we'd have taken that an hour ago, 3 soft goals to let in though

LuckyGent88

Clareman wrote: »

3 points down at half time playing against the wind, we'd have taken that an hour ago, 3 soft goals to let in though

Especially after the first 5 mins anyway and Tony getting injured. Still shouldn’t be in that position. Those last two goals we conceded were just awful. All ball watching. We are very open anyway and the game itself is way more than I expected.

Carrying some passengers out there. Aidan McCarthy looks lost in that half forward line. I’d have Fitzgerald in for him and should help us on puck outs. Taylor needs to get into the game too. Need to cut out some of those needless shots and try get the head up and pick out a man.

letowski

I'm not optimistic about the 2nd half, although happy enough just to be 3 down. Were completely exposed at the back. There is so much space and our marking is atrocious. We need to make half time adjustments, but this is an inherent systematic failure at the back.

Forward ironically are playing well, but Kelly clearly isn't right. He isn't moving well.

I think Waterford will push on now, but I hope I'm wrong.

letowski

LuckyGent88 wrote: »

Especially after the first 5 mins anyway and Tony getting injured. Still shouldn’t be in that position. Those last two goals we conceded were just awful. All ball watching. We are very open anyway and the game itself is way more than I expected.

Carrying some passengers out there. Aidan McCarthy looks lost in that half forward line. I’d have Fitzgerald in for him and should help us on puck outs. Taylor needs to get into the game too. Need to cut out some of those needless shots and try get the head up and pick out a man.

Taylor and McCarthy have been very poor.

I don't know how we fix the problems at the back. Were a mess.

LuckyGent88

We are hanging in there but we look like conceding more goals. Once again the opposition inside forward line has so much more space than ours

Clareman

Some awful wides, we need to make some changes, we've gone very flat

LuckyGent88

Fair play to Cm there with the interception but then why was SOD having to deal with 4 Waterford players all by himself

Clareman

We need to bring on some subs, some of the lads are out on their feet

LuckyGent88

Clareman wrote: »

We need to bring on some subs, some of the lads are out on their feet

Absolutely. Our shape is all over the shop and Waterfords sweeper is cleaning up now for those long balls

Clareman

We need the water break here again, we're completely flat and lucky that Waterford aren't pulling away

djr15

Ball not sticking up top.

No shape.

Loosing every break.

Need to push up on de burca, he's coming into it.

LuckyGent88

Reidy and Ryan need to come in anyway. Cunningham even

Clareman

Rory Hayes has had a great game. That looked a point to Waterford

Clareman

Waterford are starting to play with us here, we need to freshen things up a bit here

Clareman

Kelly is on 1 leg

Clareman

LuckyGent88 wrote: »

Reidy and Ryan need to come in anyway. Cunningham even

You called it

dmc17

Great goal!

Clareman

What a goal, COME ON

djr15

We'll need another one.

Clareman

5 points down with 10 minutes to go but we look like we're out on our feet

djr15

Nearly got it, great save.

Point for WF.

4 point turnaround

Clareman

Ahh SoD you need to be better than that

LuckyGent88

Still so much time to go and we are somehow still in this game playing very poorly

Clareman

djr15 wrote: »

Nearly got it, great save.

Point for WF.

4 point turnaround

That's that I feel

Clareman

Soft point, 2 goals behind, we'll be lucky to keep this to less than 10 points

djr15

The lack of shape in the second half is the big thing.

When playing long ball from middle of the field, you need to fill the spots.

WF picked up a lot of loose ball.


In saying that, you can't concede 3 goals and expect to win.


Battling very hard in fairness to them.

djr15

The ultimate insult from WF, giving lads a run...

Clareman

9 points of a gap is a far reflection in the gulf in class between the 2 teams.

djr15

Probably.

Our shape has to be questioned.

We had little or no presence in the FF line.

And Rory Hayes, defending like a tiger, was so isolated it was scary.
So much lovely ball popped in front of him and his man.

Impossible to defend against.

So where were our lads?

We were crying our for a leader in the middle of the field to keep a structure.

Clareman wrote: »

9 points of a gap is a far reflection in the gulf in class between the 2 teams.

Clareman

We had nothing in the middle, again from 5 to 12 we were dominated and completely lived off scraps, if Cunningham had taken his 2 chances we would have been in the mix at the end but we were second place in every position.