Yeovil Town v AFC Bournemouth- FA Cup Third Round

Rogers never seemed to recover from getting smashed early on. Clearly ability there but seems devoid of confidence, very reminiscent of Solanke when he first signed.

Other than him and Nyland, felt it was competent performances all round. Mepham and Marcondes the standouts, Pearson, Davis and Moriah-Welsh decent for me too.
 
Waz afcb said:
Was at the game and actually sat in the Yeovil end with a mate who is a Yeovil supporter, my observations:
-Marcondes should start ahead of Lewis Cook. It may have only been Yeovil but how many would Lewis Cook have scored today? In fact Marcondes scored more in today’s game than Lewis Cook has in his entire career. Cannot fathom how Marcondes cannot be preferred as an advanced midfielder. Very intelligent runs and an eye for goal. MOTM for sure.
-Nobody else stood out really, not in a positive way anyway. The two who stood out for the wrong reasons were Nyland (quite an achievement to have nothing to do and still concede a goal) and Rogers who seems incapable of passing to a team mate and never looks remotely like beating his man, he is so far short of the standard required I actually feel sorry for him.
-As somebody who was in the ground I can confirm that our (the Bournemouth) support was dreadful, in fact a visually impaired person in the ground could well have believed that there were not even any of our fans there at all. If you believe you were making noise, it was nowhere near loud enough to be heard from the Yeovil end. Very poor effort tbh.
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Good turn out and noise in the away end..
 
4th round tie against as team that will gauge how we will go next season if go up — away to a lower prem team like Newcastle — perhaps not
 
Professional performance today with 11 changes against non league opposition who were up for it and the pressure was on us.
Marcondes does have the talent I've said it before but sometimes looks like a Mata type luxury player but hopefully that hat-trick does him good.
Still a few negatives though with Nyland, he has PL experience but doesn't look comfortable or close to pushing Travers and I think Rogers is a wasted loan time to send him back. Back 4 did well though credit to young Moriah Welsh, Rossi, Davis and Mepham who have never played together before they now have competition with Laird and Hill coming in and tried to prove that.
Jamal worked hard but we really do need another complete striker to cover Solanke.
 
Nyland made the same mistake in the first half and got away with it. You would think that he would have learned but apparently not. I'm wondering how bad Will Dennis is to be third choice.

Rogers, clearly a massive lack of confidence and I agree with earlier posters who say that maybe he needs to try elsewhere.

Leif Davis, actually put in a really good shift and looked like someone trying to win a place in the first team rather than someone who may be going back to his parent club.

Maps I am afraid showed a couple of signs of his big problem, a lack of attention. A couple of times he got caught fannying about thinking he is Beckenbauer but against opposition that didn't have the ability to make anything of it, so it didn't matter.

Marcondes was superb. Finishing was top drawer, application first rate and really put a marker down for a starting spot. Also with finishing like that perhaps we should be thinking about him as a backup for Dom.

For Moriah-Welsh to put in a performance like that bodes really well for his future. A real handful

Shout out to Anthony who made a point of clapping the away fans when there was a stoppage in the second half. Top guy.

Weird acoustics meant that the majority of singing fans' noise went straight up in the air. But if you couldn't tell they were singing (and you were at the game) then you are doing it on purpose.

All in all a good result. Not just the win but also with no serious injuries given some of the challenges that were going in.
 
Talking of Marcondes he took his three goals well, the third was after Lowe shot came back to him to tap in, but he was in the right place at the right time to finish it.

But he wasn’t a regular for Brentford either, so maybe he needs to show more consistency in the games he plays.

Scott Parker sees him in training which we don’t.

But today was Marconde’s day and apart from MOM he also took home the ball.
 
billythekid said:
Talking of Marcondes he took his three goals well, the third was after Lowe shot came back to him to tap in, but he was in the right place at the right time to finish it.

But he wasn’t a regular for Brentford either, so maybe he needs to show more consistency in the games he plays.

Scott Parker sees him in training which we don’t.

But today was Marconde’s day and apart from MOM he also took home the ball.
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In the Semi he got an assist and won the pen when Brentford beat us 3-1 and also scored in the final against Swansea so he has it in him to make an impact n the 2nd half of season.
 
Well, I didn't mean to be controversial but our 2000 (?), without a roof, made a lot more noise than their 2000 (?) with a roof and fellow supporters either side of them. They also had to endure a very cold, heavy shower in the first 10 to 15 minutes. They also kept going all through the match, even though we had a 2 goal margin for a lot of the match. Maybe we hear what we want to hear, but to me, they showed enthusiasm and support throughout the match, in the open air on a cold, wet and windy night. Well done to all of them : )
( thanks for the kind words In all departments )
Got back to Dean Court just before 10 and the coaches, so local knowledge paid off. Thanks to the Riverside Rocketmen, even though one of them was a Yeovil fan, we didn't mention the result ( much ) : )
Thought I saw in the Yeovil club megastore, half and half gloves, they had a detachable finger for visiting fans : )
 
Waz afcb said:
Fair enough, if that was the case I stand corrected. I can only report on what I heard, which was nothing.
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Jesus, you’re such a knob. You may stand corrected but read back at the way you described our support. If you were a real fan you’d have been in our end making some noise rather than slagging off the supposed lack of it from the home end 120 yards away. Dickhead.
 
Our away support has never been the problem, I remember we took 300 to Lincoln in League 2 made good noise. It is harder to generate noise in open terraces like Yeovil where sound goes into the cold air but the acoustics have always been loud when amongst it going back to that Paint Trophy game all those years ago at Yeovil when it got bit yucky and nasty at times in the away end. If anything Waz fault the home crowd because they don't do enough unless the game is firmly in our favour and the famous North Stand are as quiet as the Main Stand these days.
 
glennafcb said:
Jesus, you’re such a knob. You may stand corrected but read back at the way you described our support. If you were a real fan you’d have been in our end making some noise rather than slagging off the supposed lack of it from the home end 120 yards away. Dickhead.
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Lol
 
Figure I'll take a shot at some player ratings...

Nyland - 4. Not convincing command of his box, being beaten to multiple balls he went for, and gave away the goal by keeping it at his feet for too long. Please, Travers, don't get injured.

Moriah-Welsh - 6. Solidly average, nothing amazing but also no obvious mistakes. Great start for a young player in a position that I think is not their preferred one.

Mepham - 7. Solid game and did well marshalling the defense as the most experienced of the back 4. Great vision and pass to assist Marcondes's first goal and nearly assisted Lowe when he drove forward and delivered an excellently weighted through ball. Would be competing for MOTM if it wasn't for Marcondes.

Ibsen Rossi - 6. See Moriah-Welsh. Neither may be up to the standard of a starter in the Championship, but both are young and did their jobs today. Hope to see them both develop further, may benefit from a loan in League 1.

Davis - 6. Stood up well to a very physical game, like Moriah-Welsh and Rossi.

Marcondes - 9 (maybe 10?). Honestly, I don't know what else could have been asked of him. Creative spark going forward, clinical in his finishing, today he was on fire with great movement and finishes for goals 1 and 2 as well as finding the right place at the right time to cap off his hat trick from a blocked shot by Lowe. Clear MOTM.

Kilkenny - 6. Didn't notice him much this game, which is fine for his position, means he was just quietly doing his job, keeping everything ticking over.

Pearson - 7. Game of two halves for him, a quiet first half would get an average 6, but in the second half he seemed to be constantly intervening to win possession and then move the ball forward, 7 for the second. Maybe a bit of favoritism that I give him a 7 instead of a 6.

Rogers - 4. Just seems out of confidence. He did show good movement at times, but whenever he had the ball he often struggled to find a way past his man or when passing seemed to be on a different wavelength and the ball would go wide. I think there's still a good player in him somewhere, but probably needs more time at a lower level to develop. Doubt to see much more of him this season.

Anthony - 6. Mercurial. A lot of the game he was pretty quiet and could have gotten a 4 or 5 for that, but pulled off a sweet little pass to put Marcondes in for his second goal. For attacking players, you can player poorly 99% of the game, but if you still manage to find the net or provide the assist, that's job done. So an average 6. Hoped to see better from him though, got high hopes for him.

Lowe - 6. Christie-esque finishing, could easily have picked up 2 goals for himself today, but good overall play to get on the ball in dangerous positions.

Overall - 6. Mostly average, a few poor and a few good. Some good passing sequences and could see Parker's tactics at play even with a team made up of a mixture of youngsters and players fighting for first team football. Didn't need more against a poor and violent Yeovil.

EDIT: forgot the subs
Brady (64') - 6. Not sure how he is defensively, but he does look forward with his dribbles and passes, which I like. Not a ton to do today though.

Saydee (84') - 6. Not much time to judge off of, but he got into an argument with a Yeovil player and was smart to put his hands behind his back. Get in their head but don't get a yellow. Gets my approval for that.

Camp (90') - 10. Made more saves than Nyland.
 
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I thought Ibsen-Rossi played well bringing the ball out, as well as in defence. He is big enough to be a real presence.
Brady calmed things down, and covered ground well. Also he let Yeovil know he was there when they were kicking anything that moved.
Despite his error, I think Nyland is still good quality to have as a Championship back up keeper.
Marcondes of course the stand out.
 
A bit more regarding Marcondes and Lowe and how they may figure in our Championship squad.

Marcondes today reminded me a lot of Billing on his good days. A creative spark with good interplay with other attacking players and great timing arriving in the box along with great finishes. Unlike Waz, I'm still uncertain about playing both together, but I think it may depend on the opposition: against someone like Peterborough or Hull that will have 10 men behind the ball at all times, both would be great, but against teams that will take the game to us I think having Cook or Kilkenny partnering with Billing or Marcondes provides a safer midfield in defense and the sacrifice of creativity/finishing we can make up for by having more opportunities to catch such teams on the break.

For Lowe, I think if he finds the net a few times he may get the confidence and be a good backup for Dom, albeit playing a bit differently - more over the shoulder and less intricate linkup. I think he also showed a good understanding with Marcondes today, making space for each other with their runs, so they may be an option as a double switch for Dom/Billing in games that we're desperate for a goal and those two seem to be tiring.
 
A word of praise for Scott Parker too. How many times through the years have we been left disappointed with our cup performances under Eddie?

So despite a similar strategy of wholesale changes, Scott got the team to play with purpose and intent, winning a tricky tie in tricky conditions with a professional and disciplined performance.

Well done.
 
preston south end said:
A word of praise for Scott Parker too. How many times through the years have we been left disappointed with our cup performances under Eddie?

So despite a similar strategy of wholesale changes, Scott got the team to play with purpose and intent, winning a tricky tie in tricky conditions with a professional and disciplined performance.

Well done.
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