25-03-2023, 05:48 PM
Unusually we were sat low on the North near the Milton End.
Watching Vale warming up, they spent a deal of time practising low crosses along the six yard line, just like their first goal. Did any of our staff watch that and warn the defence? Seemed much better prepared for a blustery day than we were.
Then at half time, they were warming up properly with a coach.
Our players looked like a Sunday league team, one doing keepie ups, the keeper wandering around the area with no one putting the ball in. Another two or three having a chat in the centre circle. Someone in a tracksuit watching with a ball at his feet.
Then our set up with Dale in the middle seemed totally unprepared for the game as compared to them, epsecially in the first half where they looked well up for it while we were totally disjointed.
Watching Vale warming up, they spent a deal of time practising low crosses along the six yard line, just like their first goal. Did any of our staff watch that and warn the defence? Seemed much better prepared for a blustery day than we were.
Then at half time, they were warming up properly with a coach.
Our players looked like a Sunday league team, one doing keepie ups, the keeper wandering around the area with no one putting the ball in. Another two or three having a chat in the centre circle. Someone in a tracksuit watching with a ball at his feet.
Then our set up with Dale in the middle seemed totally unprepared for the game as compared to them, epsecially in the first half where they looked well up for it while we were totally disjointed.