Alex was actually flagged offside in the move where he put that header wide, so it wouldn’t have counted. We actually only got in behind their defence once in the first half and that was for our goal. Their 6 defended so well and our attack so insipid that their skipper Trotter played much further upfield, only coming back to challenge Alex aerially, after about 20 minutes of the game. Why did we not spot that and change the point of our attack. What do I know!!?BrianL wrote: ↑Sun Mar 26, 2023 11:00 am Frustrating that we couldn't hold on to the lead, but Conor's injury made a big difference, as the defence was strong until then, particularly with Sam's contribution, and Chelmsford's finishing was poor. Keiron is blamed for losing possession, but he wasn't the only one to do so in the build-up to their equaliser. Ironic that the two former Darts scored.
The first half was fairly even with both sides missing a couple of sitters. Can't work out how Alex missed glancing the header in from a perfect Samir cross. Some nice openings on the left with Samir and Luke combining well, but possession often lost on the more congested right flank. If Luke's second half shot off the woodwork had gone in, we might have secured the win.
However, we are still 2 pts ahead with 2 games in hand, so lets' move on. Others worry that we aren't ready to go up; probably right, but we have to try for it. We can worry about that if and when, otherwise what's the point. Up the Darts!
We were better second half offensively, but so clumsy with possession. We gave the ball away cheaply twice down our right hand side that lead to their equaliser. We had chances to put that game away.
I agree with Dowse in that we lack an onfield leader, the likes of an Elliott Bradbrook (if only he were a few years younger!)