Cobi Budge":3u2nz7yk said:Mark Pedlar":3u2nz7yk said:1) With two strikers on the pitch everyone assumed we would be playing two up front. No sign of Jervis, and Letheren got a place on the bench. As it was, we started with Ciftci wide on the left and Lameiras on the right with Fletcher through the middle. Argyle started brightly and Ciftci showed a lot more in his deeper role.
2) Argyle created a couple of chances but then failed to get the ball into a shooting position. It was the same old story of this season though. A Doncaster player appeared to be off-side and they forced a corner which we didn't defend very well before McCormick appeared to be fouled and Doncaster opened from the melee.
3) Referee had a fussy first 45 booking 4 players, 3 Argyle players for fouls (Miller for holding the only genuine one) and Doncaster for inciting the crowd. Sarcevic hit the goal support from distance and we had a couple of weak shots off target but we lost impetus after the goal and Fletcher didn't see much of the ball.
4) Songo'o had a poor first half. The rest of the team each had "moments" of quality and also bits of dire play. Miller and Ciftci alternately brilliant and awful. Lameiras played the Carey role perfectly - overplayed it quite a bit and gave the ball away and lot whilst still looking like the only player who would produce some sort of spark.
5) Another half-time wondering what formation change we would try for the second half. Fox spent the break warming up properly. Sure enough Fox replaced Songo'o at half-time. Now Argyle had 2 up front with a diamond midfield, Fox at the base and Lameiras on the point. Ness left and Sarcevic right.
6) The game didn't improve from an Argyle perspective. We couldn't get the game going although we had more possession. Doncaster win their second corner of the game and scored their second from it. Yet another situation wasn't dealt with. Argyle were looking flat and the two strikers neither quick enough or different enough to cause problems.
7) With no ideas on the pitch, Adams brought Wylde and Ainsworth for Ness (bizarrely) and Miller. 3-5-2 now with the surprise being that Ciftci and Fletcher would play the full 90. The game was crying out for a presence up front. Doncaster won their third corner and scored but it was disallowed.
8 ) The defence was now wide open. Doncaster added a 3rd with the defence in tatters. We couldn't even claim it was because we were pushing forwards. We won our first corner in the 69th minute and promptly had Bradley sent off. I have no idea why.
9) Awful game from an Argyle perspective with no confidence as soon as we conceded the first. The changes made little difference as there was no height for the crosses to find. Sometimes you can blame the players but this one was almost entirely down to Adams. Because of the sending off we ended up with Wylde and Ainsworth as full backs but the damage was done before that. The system has to change.
Luke McCormick - 6
Gary Miller - 6
Ryan Edwards - 7
Sonny Bradley - 3
Gary Sawyer - 5
Yann Songo'o - 4
Jamie Ness - 7
Antoni Sarcevic - 6
Ruben Lameiras - 7
Alex Fletcher - 6
Nadir Ciftci - 5
Kyle Letheren - unused
Jakub Sokolik - unused
David Fox - 6
Lionel Ainsworth - 5
Gregg Wylde - 5
Joel Grant - unused
Nathan Bissett - unused
I'm not sure how you've given Ness a 7, thought he was our main culprit in cheaply losing the ball.
I thought Ness was our worst player today, struggled to do the basics without the ball and list possession when he had it. Also Lameiras was non existent.
The first goal was also Sawyers fault not Millers. Shocking in the build up to the corner and during the set piece.