QuoteNine pass.move for Mandrious goal last night. Up on Soccer Republic .Worth a look.
Can any Cork fans explain the current scenario from the outside it seems extraordinary. Has Caufield lost the dressing room etc ?
Nine pass.move for Mandrious goal last night. Up on Soccer Republic .Worth a look.
Harps hit the post and had at least one other good chance, penalty shout at the end aswell apparently but they showed none of them, absolutely useless highlights show.......Originally Posted by Dalymountrower
It never ceases to amaze when people like Harry who have spent their whole life in the game can’t see the obvious. The formation is asking far too much from two veteran players , Bermo and Madden are being asked to cover the whole pitch it will result in both getting burnt out very soon.
Bohs pressing was excellent, really limited our time on the ball.
I don't think there was much between the sides technically, but loads tactically.
Teams will have to play a quick passing game to deal with Bohs. We did it in limited amounts last night, but actually created enough chances to get a few goals.
Hopefully lessons will be learned.
I know we'd Parkhouse missing, but our lack of an out and out striker is hurting us. Last night and away to Waterford being recent examples of points lost due to it.
That's an enormous compliment to Keith Long and Trevor Crolly - one that they fully deserve.
Post match Declan Devine spoke about Derry being fatigued. While all teams are likely to be suffering with the recent fixture congestion, do you agree with him that this was a big factor between the two teams?
https://www.derryjournal.com/sport/f...oops-1-8908739DECLAN DEVINE admitted fatigue had set in against high flying Bohemians as the tough April fixture schedule finally took its toll on his players.
I agree with him, generally speaking, that the scheduling in this league is atrocious - absolutely ridiculous on the players but... Bohs are coming off their 7th game in 24 days (Fridays will be 8 in 28). As a part time outfit (all these boys have day jobs) against Derry (who are full time pro), I think that excuse would more appropriately sit with us.
Fact is, we have won 5, lost 1 and drawn 1 in that time due to the strength in depth that Long/Croly have assembled and his ability to rotate the first 11, as needed, with little impact on performances/results. It makes any excuses thrown out by other managers simply that - excuses.
Overall last night, yes, we were more fatigued and it made a difference.
In saying that, Bohs don't have any larger a squad than ourselves really, so perhaps we could have rotated our squad a wee bit and matched them.
The schedule is dreadful though and certainly favours teams with larger squads. We're going to struggle in Oriel on Friday.
What Keith Long and Trevor Croly have done is remarkable on a number of levels and the size or depth of any squad is only one dimension - both posts are highlighting an ability and willingness to rotate the squad and still be effective.
Bohs are the best opposition team that I have seen this season despite the 1-0 loss in Oriel Park (yeah that one - where a late penalty was awarded for a foul at the box). They came into that match with seven changes and even with all those changes they still played to a cohesive plan with all the players integrating seamlessly into the tactical system. That is some achievement for the management team to pull all of that together particularly on a meager budget
Hopefully that's the mindset among the Derry squad ahead of Friday night
what Long/Croly have done is designed a template on how they want Bohs to play.All players those in and out of the starting 11 are schooled in that template so it makes rotation a bit easier (admittedly you have to take a chance on drop in quality with 2nd string players). whomever turns out or us plays ball pretty much the same way, the youth of some of our players has also helped (speedier recovery time). Most importantly last year we were crucified with the 'two games' a week schedule and our form improved dramatically as the season settled down.We knew what to expect and have adapted to try and minimize the impact, I guess other managers didn't.
The current schedule is farcical and serves no logical purpose at all for any of the stakeholders - players, management and most especially fans. at a time when clubs have done a lot to boost the numbers attending matches the overflow of games is business suicide in my opinion.
Agree with EZ, no idea why any manager would use fatigue as an excuse for a match next Friday, gives the palyers a ready made 'out' for a game they will need to be 100% focused on. Not quite a Bradley 'cup final' momentbut bad management by Devine in my view
when I was in cork for preseason in mayfield for our game I couldnt believe Cork was so poor. McNulty was awful that day for them, has he got worse for ye?
Gary Cronin is he the right man to manage Longford Town?
Liam Coyle , doing the expert analysis on Radio Foyle last night was very fair, as you would expect from him. He did add though that Bohs had the " luxury" of resting eight players on Friday! The" luxury" of fielding half our under 19`s against Waterford? ffs.what Long/Croly have done is designed a template on how they want Bohs to play.All players those in and out of the starting 11 are schooled in that template so it makes rotation a bit easier (admittedly you have to take a chance on drop in quality with 2nd string players). whomever turns out or us plays ball pretty much the same way, the youth of some of our players has also helped (speedier recovery time). Most importantly last year we were crucified with the 'two games' a week schedule and our form improved dramatically as the season settled down.We knew what to expect and have adapted to try and minimize the impact, I guess other managers didn't.
The current schedule is farcical and serves no logical purpose at all for any of the stakeholders - players, management and most especially fans. at a time when clubs have done a lot to boost the numbers attending matches the overflow of games is business suicide in my opinion.
Agree with EZ, no idea why any manager would use fatigue as an excuse for a match next Friday, gives the palyers a ready made 'out' for a game they will need to be 100% focused on. Not quite a Bradley 'cup final' moment
Btw , although I like watching Bastien Hery with the ball, as it seems do most Ref`s , he has a nasty streak which most Ref`s ignore. Fair play to whoever copped on to him last night and carded him.
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No right back though 😉
He hasn't been great, but hes far from the biggest problem. Team has lost all confidence and are struggling to do the basics. They were better last night but still poor.
Caulfield needs to get into a few more fights on the sideline
The beatings will continue until morale improves 😁
https://www.offtheball.com/sport/joh...rk-city-854061
Cork apparently competed for five years on a "shoestring budget". Obviously now struggling to compete with big spenders like Bohs.
Not at all, no, but needs must. We'd Dunne on the bench but I think two 16 year olds in the backline would be too much even for Bradley. Finn was great for you though and it's great for us we have a captain who will sacrifice his own game to play wherever he's needed.
Caulfield sacked!!!
No doubt the "fans" who abused him (not this forum though) all over the internet for weeks will now laud him as a Cork legend.
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