An awful game of football between two sides, one of which should be doing much better and the other that is battling for their L2 status.
The manager rang the changes from the disappointing reverse at Portsmouth and set out a side that could only play in an 8-2 formation........ Bobby Reid just doesn't seem right as the defensive midfielder but to be fair he had a much improved game than of late (not difficult) but him, Blizzard and Lee all seem so slow (physically and witted) and so powerpuff in the tackle that we may as well have just strung two banks of 4 at the edge of the area.
Anyway, after kicking off 4 minutes late Argyle were ahead after 2 mins when O'conner rose to produce an excellent header from a long way out that looped past their keeper who will undoubtedly be disappointed that he didn't get close to it. 1-0 and we should have battered them 4 or 5. However what Mansfield lacked in ability they made up for with endevour and passion. Plenty of hard tackles and pressuring the ball-both of which are clearly off the agenda as far as the greens are concerned.
Numerous misplaced passes resulted in a frustrating first 45 but at least we were still creating chances and went in in front at half time.
2nd half same as the first ('a little bit longer and a little bit worse') the lead was doubled by Mchugh/O'Conner (in dispute) after a period of play when Argyle could have scored 4 in the space of 2 mins. Unfortunately Mansfield pulled one back almost immediately resulting in an nervous but not too frantic final period.
The 4 mins late start resulted in a 4.10 start to the 2nd half and a further 6 mins (justified) extra time meant we finished well after everyone else so there were plenty of celebrations as most of the other teams contrived to put us back into a strong position for finishing 7th.
Obviously a great result and much needed 3 points , BUT, not very good fare and a number of poor performances - the most irritating thing though is the lack of physical commitment to the cause- it is fine to stand off and not challenge if you are putting silky passing moves together but when that isn't happening, you need to get stuck in.
Lewis Allessandra my MOTM- as much for his endevour as the end result. Reuben needs a rest/injection of enthusiasm, Mellor is still struggling T H-D had a better game but still made plenty of mistakes, as did everyone else in Green.
Main thing is the 3 points - bring on wimbledon.
The manager rang the changes from the disappointing reverse at Portsmouth and set out a side that could only play in an 8-2 formation........ Bobby Reid just doesn't seem right as the defensive midfielder but to be fair he had a much improved game than of late (not difficult) but him, Blizzard and Lee all seem so slow (physically and witted) and so powerpuff in the tackle that we may as well have just strung two banks of 4 at the edge of the area.
Anyway, after kicking off 4 minutes late Argyle were ahead after 2 mins when O'conner rose to produce an excellent header from a long way out that looped past their keeper who will undoubtedly be disappointed that he didn't get close to it. 1-0 and we should have battered them 4 or 5. However what Mansfield lacked in ability they made up for with endevour and passion. Plenty of hard tackles and pressuring the ball-both of which are clearly off the agenda as far as the greens are concerned.
Numerous misplaced passes resulted in a frustrating first 45 but at least we were still creating chances and went in in front at half time.
2nd half same as the first ('a little bit longer and a little bit worse') the lead was doubled by Mchugh/O'Conner (in dispute) after a period of play when Argyle could have scored 4 in the space of 2 mins. Unfortunately Mansfield pulled one back almost immediately resulting in an nervous but not too frantic final period.
The 4 mins late start resulted in a 4.10 start to the 2nd half and a further 6 mins (justified) extra time meant we finished well after everyone else so there were plenty of celebrations as most of the other teams contrived to put us back into a strong position for finishing 7th.
Obviously a great result and much needed 3 points , BUT, not very good fare and a number of poor performances - the most irritating thing though is the lack of physical commitment to the cause- it is fine to stand off and not challenge if you are putting silky passing moves together but when that isn't happening, you need to get stuck in.
Lewis Allessandra my MOTM- as much for his endevour as the end result. Reuben needs a rest/injection of enthusiasm, Mellor is still struggling T H-D had a better game but still made plenty of mistakes, as did everyone else in Green.
Main thing is the 3 points - bring on wimbledon.
