- Jul 28, 2010
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1) So no Banton at all following his public humiliation by Sheridan. Purrington handed a start and recalls for Cox, Blizzard, Alessandra and Morgan. Bentley kept his place among the subs.
2) Argyle started well with Reid and Morgan forcing saves and Blizzard having a good shot from distance. Good work by Lewi set up Reid and in turn Morgan who made no mistakes. Just rewards for the balance of play at the time.
3) After the goal the game settled down to a dour affair occasionally punctuated by an attack. Blizzard and Cox my stand-outs although Morgan, Alessandra and Reid all worked hard. Refreshing to see both full-backs pile forward. Towards the end of the half Reid went down with an injury and whilst he was off McCormick made a superb one v one save.
4) Hartley and Nelson had another solid game. Couldn't help feeling that a 1 goal lead was not enough and more would be needed. Mind you I also felt a second would kill them off, they didn't appear very good.
5) Argyle started the second-half without Reid and with Thomas replacing Morgan on the left and Morgan moving centrally. Looked far less effective and we've got to hope that it's not serious. Hartley too went down and had to be replaced by McHugh. That didn't look quite as secure either.
6) Hartlepool began to slowly get back into the game. Morgan's retention nowhere near the standard of Reid's and we looked out of control at the back. Occasional forays from Blizzard and Thomas but the end product was lacking. From a Hartlepool attack. Alessandra found Blizzard and his ball was perfect for Thomas to run on and slot home.
7) We made hard work of what should have been a straight-forward win. We dominated the play but never really looked that incisive especially after Reid went off.
8 ) Lots of above average performances across the pitch with no-one standing out that I noticed other than maybe Hartley before he went off, Thomas for his cameo and Blizzard who had a hand in the second and came into his own second-half.
9) Long old poke from Hartlepool and away fans were sparse - our excuse? Argyle fans were poor throughout the first-half and most of the second.
Luke McCormick - 7
Kelvin Mellor - 6
Curtis Nelson - 7
Peter Hartley - 8
Anthony O'Connor - 6
Ben Purrington - 6
Lee Cox - 7
Dominic Blizzard - 8
Marvin Morgan - 7
Lewis Alessandra - 6
Reuben Reid - 7
Substitutes:
James Bittner - unused
Carl McHugh - 6
Aaron Bentley - unused
Ollie Norburn - unused
River Allen - unused
Tyler Harvey - 5
Nathan Thomas - 7
2) Argyle started well with Reid and Morgan forcing saves and Blizzard having a good shot from distance. Good work by Lewi set up Reid and in turn Morgan who made no mistakes. Just rewards for the balance of play at the time.
3) After the goal the game settled down to a dour affair occasionally punctuated by an attack. Blizzard and Cox my stand-outs although Morgan, Alessandra and Reid all worked hard. Refreshing to see both full-backs pile forward. Towards the end of the half Reid went down with an injury and whilst he was off McCormick made a superb one v one save.
4) Hartley and Nelson had another solid game. Couldn't help feeling that a 1 goal lead was not enough and more would be needed. Mind you I also felt a second would kill them off, they didn't appear very good.
5) Argyle started the second-half without Reid and with Thomas replacing Morgan on the left and Morgan moving centrally. Looked far less effective and we've got to hope that it's not serious. Hartley too went down and had to be replaced by McHugh. That didn't look quite as secure either.
6) Hartlepool began to slowly get back into the game. Morgan's retention nowhere near the standard of Reid's and we looked out of control at the back. Occasional forays from Blizzard and Thomas but the end product was lacking. From a Hartlepool attack. Alessandra found Blizzard and his ball was perfect for Thomas to run on and slot home.
7) We made hard work of what should have been a straight-forward win. We dominated the play but never really looked that incisive especially after Reid went off.
8 ) Lots of above average performances across the pitch with no-one standing out that I noticed other than maybe Hartley before he went off, Thomas for his cameo and Blizzard who had a hand in the second and came into his own second-half.
9) Long old poke from Hartlepool and away fans were sparse - our excuse? Argyle fans were poor throughout the first-half and most of the second.
Luke McCormick - 7
Kelvin Mellor - 6
Curtis Nelson - 7
Peter Hartley - 8
Anthony O'Connor - 6
Ben Purrington - 6
Lee Cox - 7
Dominic Blizzard - 8
Marvin Morgan - 7
Lewis Alessandra - 6
Reuben Reid - 7
Substitutes:
James Bittner - unused
Carl McHugh - 6
Aaron Bentley - unused
Ollie Norburn - unused
River Allen - unused
Tyler Harvey - 5
Nathan Thomas - 7