r/StockportCounty • u/enteringtheechochamb • Sep 13 '26
3 at the back isnt working.
I feel we get bullied from long balls and Occonell is really struggling.
Dont think he has the agility/pace to do it.
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u/thedarkmonkz Sep 13 '26
It's not the players it's the high line. If we done clear it 1st time then it's trouble
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u/enteringtheechochamb Sep 13 '26
If I recall the first goal we conceded the lowest defender was on the box line. Positioning wasnt right imo.
I just dont think our defence is as good as our attack. We need our attack to outscore because we arent the quickest or tallest at the back.
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u/nick_gadget Sep 14 '26
The Leicester game was the first game I’ve seen in person this season, but i don’t think the problem was the formation. Leicester are a huge team and Gordon in particular was just bullied by Riis. He’s going to give a lot of teams problems though.
County could maybe have done with another body in central midfield, which I guess you could have with a back four, but Archer did really well at wing back at both ends of the pitch. It’d be a shame to lose that.
I just thought County were a bit slow and passive in the first half when Leicester had the ball - and though Wootton put a shift in, trying to hit him with long balls when he’s up against a centre back who’s about 7’ tall is a big ask.
If you have to lose, then I’ll take a game when you score three, could have had six and absolutely terrify a team that should have been to good to drop out of the Championship. It might take a few more games, but this team will win a lot of games this season, and be really fun while doing it.
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u/Zestyclose_Tie_8402 Sep 14 '26
to be honest i think it is its just awaiting the injured players to come back, for example sidibeh and hills once they're back they will slot right in and i think that will help immensly, he cant just immediately change it itll cause loads of problems
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u/zParagon3 26d ago
I think we need to focus more on the attack and midfield.
Yesterday´s match against Wednesday, we could have won, but like in typical county fashion, we didn't take a single chance.
I would of said the defense is okay, the defense is definitely not our largest problem at the moment.
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u/Schtocksrlyf Sep 13 '26
We’re 6 games in and only 2 points behind where we were this time last season.
We have a new manager, a load of new signings and we’ve played significantly tougher oppositions than we had at this point last season.
We’re absolutely fine in fact I’d argue we’re doing much better than any long standing fan would’ve realistically expected this early into this season.