Cheltenham Town (A) | Post-Match Thread

Mancity1980 said:
I watched the game and the MOTD highlights and I didn’t hear one mention of the crowdfunder donations our fans made, in fact all I hear was how sad it was that Cheltenham missed out because of the pandemic and how they have no money coming in. Why would the media not take an opportunity to paint us fans or our club in a positive light?...;)
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Chairman did
 
Ancient Citizen said:
Well, that was nerve jangling, thank fuck for Phil. Very surprised with Cheltenham, an impressive unit, and that centre back is outstanding.
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I've seen them on the box once or twice so I knew they'd give us a game but I didn't expect it to be quite that tough. If the Mendy and Torres chances had gone in early doors it would probably have been a comfortable 5-1 stroll.
 
Absolutely dreadful performance, very lucky to sneak through.
Mahrez, Laporte, Mendy complete rubbish again.
Looked like we thought we could just turn up and win in the first half.
Pep got the team completely wrong in my eyes. Needed 1 of Stones and Dias for sure to start.
Pick the strongest side and then make changes, let's hope he has learnt a lesson.
 
BLUEMATT23 said:
Absolutely dreadful performance, very lucky to sneak through.
Mahrez, Laporte, Mendy complete rubbish again.
Looked like we thought we could just turn up and win in the first half.
Pep got the team completely wrong in my eyes. Needed 1 of Stones and Dias for sure to start.
Pick the strongest side and then make changes, let's hope he has learnt a lesson.
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Well Pep seems to be getting it right in the cups in the past few years. I think we have won 4 out of the last 8 domestic cups and reach the final 5 out of the last 9.

Players like Laporte, Mendy, Mahrez played to give them game time to get them up to speed, not playing them would only exacerbate the situation.

Maybe its you who should adjust your thinking.
 
Was always going to be difficult against a team with nothing to lose and only glory to gain. Showed a lot things. Everyone is mentioning Mendy but it really is time to draw a line there. The comparisons with Cancelo are starkly unfavourable. His passing is poor, decision making poor, defending poor. I’m at a loss to know what he is anymore.

Mahrez, offered very little and didn’t compensate by putting a shift in.
Ferna, as expected, solid,creative and never took a step backwards.
Doyle, H-Bellis - I know they are young, but at what point do we see a spark? I’ve seen both in youth games and neither stood out. Both look like solid lower premium players, but expected more in terms of passing and didn’t even see that. In contrast, I saw what well miss in Garcia. No pace, but calm and intelligent. Won’t be a huge loss, but a loss nonetheless.

Foden - fantastic and ready to shoulder more. Should be considered a nailed on first teamed and will be a star for England for the next decade.

Torres - was too easy to mark and couldn’t isolate his man. Was better central than wide. Not sure where he fits in really with a full squad.
Jesus - needed the goal, decent game decent movement. Capable of so much more, but we’ve been saying that for a while.

Gundogan, Cancelo, Diaz - just a step above. I know it was late in the game and opposition was tired, but space became a lot more available when they came on. Encouraging the for the next few weeks without KDB.

Always think if you are serious about winning, get the win and then indulge the squad from the bench when it’s won, not the other way round.

Thought the ref was gash too. Seemed as though he was desperate to be part of the story in the same way as Clattenburgs vanity.
 
BLUEMATT23 said:
Absolutely dreadful performance, very lucky to sneak through.
Mahrez, Laporte, Mendy complete rubbish again.
Looked like we thought we could just turn up and win in the first half.
Pep got the team completely wrong in my eyes. Needed 1 of Stones and Dias for sure to start.
Pick the strongest side and then make changes, let's hope he has learnt a lesson.
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bloody hell - we should put you in charge of both the government and manage city at the same time.
 
abu13 said:
I was never convinced with Sturridge, Johnson looked really good I admit but Flitcroft in my opinion really took control of games.
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I do agree with you on Flitcroft by the way. Pretty sure one of his first games was the cup tie at QPR when Ray Ranson got signed on an emergency loan, played centre half and was completely dominant.

I remember Sturridges performance in the youth cup final, scored a worldy and was head and shoulders above everyone else, but then got a long term injury. I thought he was the real deal, but never really kicked on.

It could be argued Trippier has had the the most successful career to come from the modern day academy, discounting Foden.
 
franksinatra said:
I do agree with you on Flitcroft by the way. Pretty sure one of his first games was the cup tie at QPR when Ray Ranson got signed on an emergency loan, played centre half and was completely dominant.

I remember Sturridges performance in the youth cup final, scored a worldy and was head and shoulders above everyone else, but then got a long term injury. I thought he was the real deal, but never really kicked on.

It could be argued Trippier has had the the most successful career to come from the modern day academy, discounting Foden.
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Yeah, very good shout on Trippier as well.
 
ArdwickAlbert said:
Doyle, H-Bellis - I know they are young, but at what point do we see a spark? I’ve seen both in youth games and neither stood out. Both look like solid lower premium players, but expected more in terms of passing and didn’t even see that.
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Think thats a little harsh tbh, thought Doyle in particular had a good first half, played some intelligent and accurate passes, and his crossing was only missing a target man in the middle, but thats equally valid whoever puts the ball in. THB did OK without being exceptional, but of the two full backs he was the more solid by some margin
 
Easier to say now we've won, but that, for the neutral, was a proper cup tie. Sounds harsh, but when you play teams from the lower divisions you need to crush their spirits early on. As their manager said, they could have been behind in 17 seconds (albeit not easy to 'lob' a 6' 7" goalie) and that would've set a different tone to the match. Normally when we play certain teams we're ultra disciplined in avoiding set pieces and corners. The easiest way to do that is usually getting it out of play for a throw in but Cheltenham have the advantage of every throw in, in the final third, offering as big an opportunity for them as a corner. Their 5 corners, plus throw ins, probably equalled 15 goal scoring opportunities which, for a team as well practiced as them, was always likely to pay off at some stage.
 
goalmole said:
Tbf, on the stream I was watching, the Cheltenham chairman was being interviewed at halftime and he did express gratitude for those that had bought virtual tickets. He went out of his way to mention the City fans who had contributed.
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The manager did the same before the match as well. And as someone donated I don't really care whether it is mentioned or not, I didn't do it for "credit" on the BBC.
 
levets said:
You can guess again....Been a fan since the age of 6 in 1965. This would have been far more embarrassing given the standing of the club nowadays.
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Was there that day at Halifax, that was a sombre experience. But you are correct given where we are today it would certainly have been a huge shock.
 
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