Wednesday 3 February 2010

U's:0 Whites:0 - Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

For me the only two moments of note in last night's game came at the end. Neither was the full time whistle, although that did come as blessed relief. They were:

1) Learning that Brian Saah's injury is to his "private area", and required stitches. This begs all sorts of questions, most of which probably shouldn't be asked or answered on a family-friendly blog such as this. Get well soon Big Bri'.

2) While waiting for Lingy to emerge from the dressing room, a Salisbury player walked past, clapped me on the shoulder, and offered me a friendly greeting, before realising that we'd never actually met before. Quite who he thought I was I have no idea, but he seemed like a nice chap.

The game itself isn't really worth mentioning, such was its lack of any kind of quality. United tried hard, but looked powderpuff in attack, and Salisbury seemed to be playing for time for practically the whole second half.

I thought Coulson and new boy Dave Partridge played well at the back, and Reason and Crow both worked hard, but up front we had all the pace of a geriatric tortoise. There's no way 4-3-3 will work without someone like Willmott or the departed Holroyd who can run in behind and stretch the opposition defence. Beesley had a few good moments, but he's never going to be that kind of player, and neither will Phillips. In fact, it's hard to imagine what kind of player Phillips can be, he needs to find some form sharpish.

In midfield Ives appears to be badly in need of a rest, so I would hope Lingy will make some changes ahead of Saturday's trip to Crawley. With a few more players coming into the reckoning there's certainly scope to alter things a bit, perhaps going back to 4-4-2 with Willmott and Antonio Murray on the flanks. Or 4-3-3, with Carden, Reason, and Russell in midfield, and Willmott, Crow, and Murray up front. We'll have to wait and see what our leader decides.

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