Matchday Megathread, Barnsley v Lincoln City

4 points, but not like you to be wrong.

 

Were but charlton won. Its 4 pts now

 

4 off charlton they have a game in hand and we go there soon. Cant afford a lose there

 

Theyve won 11 and lost 13, yet the claim was they're a good side.

They aren't.

 

He doesn’t.

He’s not good I’ll grant you but he was no worse than O’Keeffe today. The worrying thing is he was no better either.

 

Both panic signings at the end of an awful transfer window.

 

I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing that I couldn't get ifollow to work

 

Only seen the goals and the stats, but one looked a complete fluke when Gent slipped over, one that should have been nipped in the bud if Earl hadn’t looked like he was running in slow motion.
Also I get why Clarke would look to rest players when we were ‘comfortably’ in front but it just illustrates how weak some of our subs are especially when made in numbers.
Great 3 points though, so onwards and upwards! ( hopefully)

 

O'Keeffe is capable of playing better than he did today. I've seen it this season. But he was having a stinker and Clarke made the right decision. Unfortunately I think that's the best Lembikisa has got. Every time he got it he just put his head down and booted it. No attempt to even look where he was playing it.

Still, we got to see that tackle by O'Keeffe which was a thing of beauty.

 

Do we have to keep Rodrigues or he's on sale or return?

 

He goes back to the Carrefour delicatessen counter at the end of the season.

 

Lembikisa is awful. Far worse than O' Keeffe and Cotter. No defensive positioning, can't tackle and can't play a pass. Useless.

 

I cannot believe that Lembikisa has got a professional football contract at a premier league.club. It’s crackers. He hasn’t looked good enough for the third division yet.

 

He was worse than o keffe today. Got worse as the game went on and especially when he switched sides.

 

I thought they looked dangerous going forward. Don’t know about the league position but I know it can be deceptive. I’d have that striker in a shot. On the day they looked a good side to me.

 

Well, that went a bit mental when for the most part it seemed a proper stable performance. No doubt that'll receive most of the attention, but for me I'm just pleased we got a vital three points. Charlton's win keeps us four points off the top six, so yeah, hugely important win. And to get it on home soil too. Don't forget, Lincoln have beaten us in the last two years here.

DKD and Philips were quality as they often are. Good finishes for the goals and as a unit, first half (as ever) we looked very comfy. I think McCarthy filled in well enough for Maël and even Humphrys impressed me with his energy and work-rate. Corey had another iffy one. But as I'll refer to later, there's not much choice but to play him and hope he gets through this little rut.

Scrappy goal gave us a three-goal cushion and then it just went daft. I appreciate there were injuries, subs etc, but it's as though in the last 15 minutes of games the team tries to throw the game. Genuinely. It's bad decision followed by bad decision. I can't fault the kid for effort, but if we have to play Lembikisa with any regularity then God help us. I've no idea what type of footballer he is but defender he isn't. He made O'Keeffe look like Carles Puyol.

Good to see Max grab that fourth goal, and credit Benson for his graft to help make it happen.

I'm going to stick with those positives because that's three wins on the bounce and the playoffs are still possible. I'll leave others to discuss the negatives. I'm off out in an hour to enjoy my evening, and I'll be drinking a glass of orange to a lovely three points.

Tykes x

My POTM was DKD.

*stats to follow

 

Stats

Touches:
McCarthy 70
Earl 68
Roberts 62

Aerial duels won:
Roberts 4
Benson 3
Phillips 2

Tackles won:
Earl 2
Roberts 2
Russell 1

Pass completion percentage:
Keillor-Dunn 91%
O’Keeffe 86%
Russell 83%

Shots:
Phillips 2 (both on target)
Keillor-Dunn 1 (on target)
Watters 1 (on target)
Gent 1 (on target)

Best three players from WhoScored:
Keillor-Dunn
Phillips
Watters

Best three players from Opta:
Keillor-Dunn
Phillips
Gent

 

Yeah its a good and important win for us. But lets not kid ourselves ehh, they aren't that good, we've helped them to look like it.
But anyway, after the sh*ite against Hudds a few weeks ago, what would we have said then to the offer of 3 straight wins, and 9 points.

 

Which shows just how hard it is for any manager/coach, working with these restrains.

 

He was a lot lot worse. Let’s not let personal narratives hide that.