Sacked P'boro manager on MacAnthony - http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/s...ers-1-7357111? , now that reads a little bit like a chairman having more than just a passing comment here and there on team selection.
Still, he loves Forrester at least.
Manager of Peterborough gone this evening - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36122210 - the fall from 5th to 17th a few weeks back and today's home defeat sees the club on the lookout for another new dawn. Becoming a recurring theme there.
Sacked P'boro manager on MacAnthony - http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/s...ers-1-7357111? , now that reads a little bit like a chairman having more than just a passing comment here and there on team selection.
Still, he loves Forrester at least.
Picked up where he left off last season, with a 25-yarder in Peterborough's victory over Rochdale: http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36929920
Peterborough 5 Millwall 1
I went to this the other night and Forrester started, in front of the back four again with everything going through him all night without ever giving it away in his own half that I can remember, gave it away once deep into the opponents half deep in the second half while trying to slide someone in on goal. The difference I noted was that inside the first half an hour he had won possession back for his side in challenges or battling for second balls maybe half a dozen times. All game long picking it up in the middle third, left foot control, right foot forward pass including a few diagonals and angled ones that had the locals applauding.
In the warm up they were doing shooting he skied two and pulled one badly so was getting plenty chat from his team mates, then for his fourth he shaped one way & then slow dragged his shot in off the post with it never leaving the ground making the keeper look very silly. Everyone looks great in a 5-1 home win I realise but he makes L1 football look way easier than it is at times.
Peterborough 1 Swansea 3
Was at this one the other night and the home side walked into a vulgar display of power from the Prem players, even having made ten changes after a 2-0 loss to Hull on Saturday so lads were motivated maybe feeling there are places up for grabs. It was a full six and a half minutes before Peterborough had any kind of real possession as Swansea played keep ball, frequently well inside their opponents half too. In terms of quietening the crowd it was pretty effective and laid down a real marker out on the field too I'm sure. They pressed high also.
Forrester played and to be fair, when you see how some of his team mates got picked off all night, he was decent I thought. He was still able to get it and pick out forward passes but it was coming back a lot more than usual, usually having changed hands. His midfield partner was an example of a player who didn't make the adjustment, caught out on the ball and had his passes read and intercepted all night till he was hauled ashore early in the second half just not able for the better anticipation of his direct opponent and the narrower avenues to pass into being closed down collectively before he could decide.
But Forrester could, and did play his passes although noticeably more pressured, he didn't fold. He also cleared one from under his own crossbar after getting in position to cover his keeper, this was two quick Swansea passes after his midfield partner gave it away where you cannot give it away. A couple of last ditch slide tackles from him too and a couple of hairy moments when defending, like the all home players, but not at fault on the goals, to my eye anyway. He broke three times, on the ball but the final through ball was cut out on all three.
After tormenting everyone around him all night, and scoring two on his debut McBurnie (I checked, he's a Scot) who looked a real player was taken off, replaced by Llorente, holder of a WC and EC winners medal with Spain which really emphasised the gulf in resources. His first involvement though was to hunt Forrester down from a cleared corner with only one other player in the home half, and Forrester looked in trouble but he side foot flicked it perfectly to the covering CB in a lovely bit of composed play which left Llorente spinning away to his left having to circle round. It took balls at 0-3 down I thought. He was replaced with about twenty to play as his side went three at the back.
He emerged with reputation intact, maybe even a touch enhanced IMO on a night his side got a real lesson & I found it fascinating to see the difference in Prem squad/contract lads Vs L1 first team regulars close up.
Last edited by CraftyToePoke; 26/08/2016 at 5:30 PM.
nice Pantera reference above CTP!
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http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/s...play-1-7620161Chris Forrester: Another class performance from the skipper highlighted by a quite brilliantly taken goal. Ran the show from the base of the midfield diamond with his precision passing and expert reading of the game 9
Last edited by TheOneWhoKnocks; 08/10/2016 at 5:03 PM.
Lovely stuff.
90th minute winner for Posh away at Northampton puts them up into 5th in League One.
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Injury time winner in a local derby fixture, as if Posh fans didn't have a big enough boner for their captain already. At home to Paddy Maddens league leaders Scunthorpe Tuesday.
Linked with Cardiff in the window, one Cardiff forum saying he has had talks this week & a look around but that could be pure fantasy. Peterborough owner forced to deny he's leaving though - http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/s...stay-1-7749374
http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/s...east-1-7755162Chris Forrester: Seemed to be in the thick of the action for 90 minutes. Pretty much ran the Posh show from midfield with a dymanic display full of athleticism and accurate passing. Outstanding 9
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