Heysham Mike
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Having had to time to reflect on last night's FA Cup tie at Liverpool. I do feel that the starting line up for Exeter City was indeed a strange / wrong one. It needed a team of pace and endeavour, with a mixture of experience, (like in the game at St. James' Park), to match what was, in the main a youthful Liverpool, and we had none of that.
We looked very laboured and lacked sparkle and zip, especially in attack, which was non existent in the first half. Probably not surprising in view of the team selection. The Liverpool keeper could easily have read a book in that opening half, as he had nothing else to do.
The changes in the second half improved matters, but such was the difference in the players, movement off the ball, and skill levels, that Liverpool were very much on top. A bit of a disappointment really, because Exeter can and have played much better than that, as proved in the first game against Liverpool.
However, financially, it was a huge boost to Exeter, and with the cup-tied Jayden Stockley back in the team for this Saturday, let's hope we can pick up where we left off at Leyton Orient, with another win against Accrington Stanley.
My man of the match against Liverpool, was Troy Brown, who had a great game in defence.
We looked very laboured and lacked sparkle and zip, especially in attack, which was non existent in the first half. Probably not surprising in view of the team selection. The Liverpool keeper could easily have read a book in that opening half, as he had nothing else to do.
The changes in the second half improved matters, but such was the difference in the players, movement off the ball, and skill levels, that Liverpool were very much on top. A bit of a disappointment really, because Exeter can and have played much better than that, as proved in the first game against Liverpool.
However, financially, it was a huge boost to Exeter, and with the cup-tied Jayden Stockley back in the team for this Saturday, let's hope we can pick up where we left off at Leyton Orient, with another win against Accrington Stanley.
My man of the match against Liverpool, was Troy Brown, who had a great game in defence.