Post by dbbn on Apr 30, 2016 21:32:59 GMT
Just copied this from their forum - The disheartening fact is that they have finished above us in the league table and have done this with a fraction of the resources that we have royally drunk up against the wall.
To say "it is only Braintree", a "pub team", "part timers" etc, is playing right into their hands. They'll love it. Take a look at their record against any top 10 side. Out of the now top 10 placed teams only Macc and FGR have beaten Braintree and only FGR have scored at Braintree. They managed to prevent free scoring Cheltenham from getting a goal over two games, certainly more than we achieved over the two games.
Saying who "wants it the most" will win, is not the way to beat Braintree, because they will always want it more. That's all part of their set-up, their ethos, and is deeply instilled into their culture and work ethic. Playing the "oh I hope the occasion and emotion will get to Braintree" card is flawed. Braintree have experience of play-off failure (twice) in the Conference South. Although it's noted that there's more at stake in going from non league to football league.
If I was Paul Hurst, I would be looking and working out damned quickly at how teams like Macc, Aldershot and also some of the really lower placed sides have scored and easily beaten Braintree, and at their place too. I'm hoping there is some pattern in there. However, that may be futile as against the higher placed sides Braintree must clearly set themselves up with the aim of not being beaten, and are probably a bit more "open" against the lower placed sides.
Clearly, we have to learn damned quickly from our previous results and how we have played against them and we have to try something different. We need intensity and energy, a bit of nous and guile. We have some players with good technical ability. That ball needs to be moving across the turf like pinball wizard on Thursday night. Needs to be a lot of one-touch, give and go, switching it to the wings, really stretching the play. Our amazing fans play a role. Get an early goal and the roar of the Town fans behind the players should see us home 1-0 or better 2-0. That'll probably be enough to see us through.
If we don't learn, and keep on knocking it (NB Mr Hurst), Braintree might as well get out the cigars, deck chairs and crack open the champagne. Failure to learn will mean over two legs it will pan out as 0-0 and a 1-0 defeat over the two legs, and us, the fans, will witness yet another season of abject failure.
Their manager is not very popular with most fans on there.
To say "it is only Braintree", a "pub team", "part timers" etc, is playing right into their hands. They'll love it. Take a look at their record against any top 10 side. Out of the now top 10 placed teams only Macc and FGR have beaten Braintree and only FGR have scored at Braintree. They managed to prevent free scoring Cheltenham from getting a goal over two games, certainly more than we achieved over the two games.
Saying who "wants it the most" will win, is not the way to beat Braintree, because they will always want it more. That's all part of their set-up, their ethos, and is deeply instilled into their culture and work ethic. Playing the "oh I hope the occasion and emotion will get to Braintree" card is flawed. Braintree have experience of play-off failure (twice) in the Conference South. Although it's noted that there's more at stake in going from non league to football league.
If I was Paul Hurst, I would be looking and working out damned quickly at how teams like Macc, Aldershot and also some of the really lower placed sides have scored and easily beaten Braintree, and at their place too. I'm hoping there is some pattern in there. However, that may be futile as against the higher placed sides Braintree must clearly set themselves up with the aim of not being beaten, and are probably a bit more "open" against the lower placed sides.
Clearly, we have to learn damned quickly from our previous results and how we have played against them and we have to try something different. We need intensity and energy, a bit of nous and guile. We have some players with good technical ability. That ball needs to be moving across the turf like pinball wizard on Thursday night. Needs to be a lot of one-touch, give and go, switching it to the wings, really stretching the play. Our amazing fans play a role. Get an early goal and the roar of the Town fans behind the players should see us home 1-0 or better 2-0. That'll probably be enough to see us through.
If we don't learn, and keep on knocking it (NB Mr Hurst), Braintree might as well get out the cigars, deck chairs and crack open the champagne. Failure to learn will mean over two legs it will pan out as 0-0 and a 1-0 defeat over the two legs, and us, the fans, will witness yet another season of abject failure.
Their manager is not very popular with most fans on there.
