10-09-2016, 19:50
Five defeats out of six in the league, a 100% record of 3 defeats at home, and a few issues with todays defeat against a Barnsley side who are still on a high at the moment.
Firstly the system 3421 at home is bollocks, one man up front in a home game is a nonsense, the service Doyle got in the first half was basically non existent, and then the biggest hooler of them all, back in the game and looking like the only side looking like winning we make a substitutition that completely loses the momentum we had.
The pressure now being racked up on Mr Grayson after this defeat to the Tykes, we possibly deserved a point for a semi not bad second half performance but we need to play for the entire game. We started brightly in what was an entertaining game but after a Gallagher free kick had hit the post although Davies did get a finger tip on it, Barnsley dominated the half, playing a decent passing style with two speedy wingers who began to cause us problems, the young winger Kent being particularly impressive. The Tykes won a succession of corners, they had chances took none of them until the North End defence went to sleep and let Watkins? through on the left hand side, his cross founds it's way to Winnall who scored with ease.
Lindegaard had to be agil to keep the score to one, whilst Robinson was slightly unlucky on the stroke of half time not to level the score.
A clarke header went close early on in the second half but Barnsley were dealing with everything the home side produced.
On the hour Hugill on for Spurr and 442 and hey presto we looked like a football side again, traffic was one way towards Davies in the Barnsley goal and within four minutes of the change we were level. North End played their first short corner since 1990, it produced a goal and somewhat rarely for us it was a shot from outside the box. Gallagher and Vermijl combined fed McGeady first time shot level, good goal as well.
All North End and really should have been in front, created four good chances all missed, with Doyle and McGeady's being probably the best of the lot. Barnsley were hanging on desperately and there only looked one winner until Grayson substituted Gallagher for Johnson. Within two minutes Barnsley were ahead. Down their right hand side they attack Armstrong got the better of Baptiste and finished really well, good finish.
Apart from a McGeady shot which hit the side netting never looked like salvaging a point which we may or may not have deserved.
The three new lads had decent games but will need games, Baptiste played well until being done for the goal and McGeady looks OK but his party trick of turning with the ball will be rumbled.
Interesting comments on Radio Lancashire, Grayson has had a pop at the home support, if we don't like the style of football then don't come, pressure is building methinks. Also the scoreboard gave up before the kick off as well, the club is in a bit of a mess at the moment, on and off the pitch.
Preston North End 1 Barnsley 2 Att 10500 ish
Firstly the system 3421 at home is bollocks, one man up front in a home game is a nonsense, the service Doyle got in the first half was basically non existent, and then the biggest hooler of them all, back in the game and looking like the only side looking like winning we make a substitutition that completely loses the momentum we had.
The pressure now being racked up on Mr Grayson after this defeat to the Tykes, we possibly deserved a point for a semi not bad second half performance but we need to play for the entire game. We started brightly in what was an entertaining game but after a Gallagher free kick had hit the post although Davies did get a finger tip on it, Barnsley dominated the half, playing a decent passing style with two speedy wingers who began to cause us problems, the young winger Kent being particularly impressive. The Tykes won a succession of corners, they had chances took none of them until the North End defence went to sleep and let Watkins? through on the left hand side, his cross founds it's way to Winnall who scored with ease.
Lindegaard had to be agil to keep the score to one, whilst Robinson was slightly unlucky on the stroke of half time not to level the score.
A clarke header went close early on in the second half but Barnsley were dealing with everything the home side produced.
On the hour Hugill on for Spurr and 442 and hey presto we looked like a football side again, traffic was one way towards Davies in the Barnsley goal and within four minutes of the change we were level. North End played their first short corner since 1990, it produced a goal and somewhat rarely for us it was a shot from outside the box. Gallagher and Vermijl combined fed McGeady first time shot level, good goal as well.
All North End and really should have been in front, created four good chances all missed, with Doyle and McGeady's being probably the best of the lot. Barnsley were hanging on desperately and there only looked one winner until Grayson substituted Gallagher for Johnson. Within two minutes Barnsley were ahead. Down their right hand side they attack Armstrong got the better of Baptiste and finished really well, good finish.
Apart from a McGeady shot which hit the side netting never looked like salvaging a point which we may or may not have deserved.
The three new lads had decent games but will need games, Baptiste played well until being done for the goal and McGeady looks OK but his party trick of turning with the ball will be rumbled.
Interesting comments on Radio Lancashire, Grayson has had a pop at the home support, if we don't like the style of football then don't come, pressure is building methinks. Also the scoreboard gave up before the kick off as well, the club is in a bit of a mess at the moment, on and off the pitch.
Preston North End 1 Barnsley 2 Att 10500 ish
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