Doncaster Rovers v Gillingham.

After watching the Cambridge game, this one is a worry.

Another comment about young Tucker being poor which he was, but everyone has listed what he did wrong, yet they all forget the one he saved off the line, and all the good tackles/blocks he did.

 

We're going to get tanked or pull off a miracle, I wonder which one of the two it will be, hmmm.

 

well the pre-match previews are now out.

https://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/news/2020/december/preview--doncaster-v-gills/

https://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/news/2020/december/preview--doncaster-v-gills/

I don't think anyone sounds confident.

 

Doncaster have got joe Lumley in goal.

 

1Jack BonhamGK2Ryan JacksonDF21Thomas O'ConnorDF5Jack TuckerDF3Connor OgilvieDF8Kyle Dempsey (C)MF9Dominic SamuelMF14Robbie McKenzieMF16Alexander MacDonaldMF15John AkindeFW19Vadaine OliverFW
Substitutes
12Joe WalshSUB35Declan DrysdaleSUB6Zech MedleySUB11Trae CoyleSUB17Josh EcclesSUB18Jacob MellisSUB23Henry WoodsSUB
Manager
-Steve Evans

 

They aren't playing fair, we've had 14% possession in the first 8 minutes.

 

17% in 45 minutes and 2 shots off target.
We look woeful.

 

All the work to draw level, and crap.

 

Doncaster weren't that good, but we were dreadful.

 

I didn't feel that good today, so didn't pay to watch the game, slept instead, sounds as though the team did to.

It got me thinking looking at our league position, hence I reminded myself that preseason covid, we only had 6 or 7 players and I was accepting this would be a season of relegation before it even began. Point being, at least Evans has managed to conjour a midtable position thus far.

 

Probably worst first half performance this season. Doncaster had over 80% possession. We were very lucky to be only one down. Second half more even although still deserved to lose. Positive was Mellis back from injury earlier than expected. We are not good enough against teams higher up the table. Luckily we doing better against teams near bottom

 

grumpygit -- This was worse than dreadful !
I was very disappointed with the lack of commitment - especially towards the end of the first half.. Bonham, in particular, took ages in retrieving the ball to take goal kicks - not good enough.
As for Medley - I've seen Coco the Clown play better - with those quadruple-size shoes !

 

I hope we didn't play him at CB again?

 

Unfortunately Mellis ended up getting subbed after just 30 minutes, and looked to have a problem.

 

bonham starts time wasting from the first minute he touches the ball, and for their 2nd goal he made a terrific save, but pushed it straight into the danger zone as usual.
How is it he can never catch the ball or push it round the post like other keepers.

 

Although I never saw the game, I saw the shot that he palmed away, and I was thinking exactly the same, not just about out keeper either, why is it they don't catch the ball anymore, do the huge gloves they wear make it awkward for some reason?

 

I read it was for tactical reasons.

 

He didn't look to be moving very fluently when he was taken off.