Matlock review

Now, yet again i do apologize as i wasn't at the match last night due to family reasons. This means i have to go on what's been said by people i know who were there last night, and what's been said by the club. However, as always i will do my best to give you a proper review!

Well we're on fire aren't we!? Seven goals scored and no goals conceded in the first two games. A solid 4-0 win for the mighty spireites last night. Jones, O'Shea, Orell and Dieseruvwe with the goals this time. I know this is only pre season and we're only playing non league sides, but still we're banging in the goals and keeping a nice solid defense even despite there being reserves on the pitch for half the time.

I believe we played a 4-4-1-1 formation last night. In the first half, a Triallist was in goal (apparently it was Alex Cairns, the young Leeds keeper), Darikwa RB, Evatt and Hird CB, Jones LB, Ariyibi RM, Morsy and O'Shea in CM, Gardner LM, with Clucas playing in a free role, behind Evans-Blake who was in striker. Danny Jones started the scoring in the 25th minute with a powerful effort and then around ten minutes later O'Shea finished off a square ball sent in by Gboly Ariyibi to make it 2-0 before half time. It sounds like we played a more attacking game than what we played last season, with players crossing the ball into the box instead of just passing it around the edge of the area, which was a frustrating tactic to watch for me and many other fans last season. 

In the second half we reverted to a 4-4-2 with two up top. We had the same keeper as the first half, Humphreys in RB, Raglan and Ovenwigum in CB, Triallist in LB (apparently it was Liam Nolan, a young midfielder who played under Saunders at Crewe last season), Dieseruvwe out on the left, Banks and Triallist (Ryan Edwards) in the middle, Byron Harrison out on the right, with Gnanduillet and new boy Jake Orell up front. A few minutes in to the second half, town opened the scoring, after some good work from Gnanduillet on the right, he crossed it in to the box and Jake Orell slotted in from six yards out. Then in the 60th minute Mani Dieseruvwe fired in a low strike from just outside the box to make it 4-0 and seal off a good night for the CFC. Yet again, it sounds like a good performance from potential new midfielder Ryan Edwards, with most of the play going through him in what sounds like a very free flowing second half.

So guys i personally am very happy with the start weve made to pre season, so bring on Hull City! Yes, i will be at that game, so i will be able to give you a proper review for that game.