Last minute goal syndrome

[colincramb]

Ok, wasn't exactly last minute yesterday, but yet again we've conceeded a late goal that has cost us points. Twice already this season now we've dropped points due to conceeding late on. Obviously this was an almost weekly occurance last season and the problem appears still to be there.

My question is why do people think this is? Is it a fitness issue? Is it a lack of concentration? Or is it a psychological problem? I don't know, but it's such a common issue that there has to be something. One way or another, we must sort this before it ends up costing us, like last year

[drfc1951]

Its not a new thing is it,how many games did we lose under SOD by conceding late goals.

[Bentley Bullet]

Could it be trying to close up shop by playing too deep, and as a result inviting the opposition to score?

[Copps is Magic]

Not yesterday, no. In fact the opposite. Yesterday we were actually desperately chasing the game. He took two defenders off and brought on two midfielders. Houghton, Butler, Evina is not a defense to stand the test of time.

The thing is we absolutely battered them yesterday. If our finishing was on point it would have been a white-wash. So it looked like the points were there for the taking but we'd have been better settling for one.

[Chris Black come back]

Only one of our recent managers who not only stopped this but reversed this was Saunders. Plenty of games in promotion season eg Swindon, Stevenage, Brentford when we broke the hearts of others. Am afraid since May 2013 our backbone has gone missing. Anyone find it please post to Mr D Ferguson c/o Keepmoat Stadium.

[the vicar]

Ok, wasn't exactly last minute yesterday, but yet again we've conceeded a late goal that has cost us points. Twice already this season now we've dropped points due to conceeding late on. Obviously this was an almost weekly occurance last season and the problem appears still to be there.

My question is why do people think this is? Is it a fitness issue? Is it a lack of concentration? Or is it a psychological problem? I don't know, but it's such a common issue that there has to be something. One way or another, we must sort this before it ends up costing us, like last year

we dont have enough players trackIing back when we don't have the ball, they had 10 men behind the ball all game when we had it

[IDM]

We played very well yesterday apart from the finishing - some of the chances were snatched at or just off target.. On another day we score 3 comfortably..

I reckon, having looked at their second Goal about 10 times, if it wasn't for the deflection Marosi looked to have dived to the right place to make a save.

And if Richardson had been for enough for 90 minutes we would have won, more likely than not..

[eastender]

Only one of our recent managers who not only stopped this but reversed this was Saunders. Plenty of games in promotion season eg Swindon, Stevenage, Brentford when we broke the hearts of others. Am afraid since May 2013 our backbone has gone missing. Anyone find it please post to Mr D Ferguson c/o Keepmoat Stadium.

 In the Stevenage Game (Jones) and the Swindon game (McCombe)  we had the twin towers to rely on not only for late winners,  but to also stand firm in defence if a late onslaught came.
Sadly that has been missing for the last 3 seasons , and probably this season as well.

[RoversAlias]

Only one of our recent managers who not only stopped this but reversed this was Saunders. Plenty of games in promotion season eg Swindon, Stevenage, Brentford when we broke the hearts of others. Am afraid since May 2013 our backbone has gone missing. Anyone find it please post to Mr D Ferguson c/o Keepmoat Stadium.

Be a bit difficult to post Corporal through the letterbox mate.

Our problem is that we can't keep the opposition out and we can't take our chances...it seems overly simple this football lark.

[IDM]

and we can't take our chances...

took 4 vs Yeovil..

We need to tighten the defence, but with how many defenders injured?  We will settle when a couple more return and Richardson gets fully fit.

[BillyStubbsTears]

What you have to accept with Ferguson is that he puts the onus on attacking and trying to win matches. It's inevitable that there'll be slips but on balance, I'd rather have that than a safety-first approach.

Look at it this way. The rate that goals have gone in in our first 6 matches would equate to GF 77, GA54 over a season.

We haven't topped 77 goals for since the 2003/04 season. There haven't been 131 goals in a Rovers season where we've scored more than we've conceded since 1983/84.

I'd settle for a repeat of either of those two seasons. Even if it means some frustrating defeats.

[drfchound]

There are so many goals scored in the last few minutes of games.
It always amazes me when fans leave early, especially in tight matches.
I did think that after we levelled the game yesterday we should have reverted back to the system we started the game with rather than go hung ho for the win.
We would have been less likely to concede and still have won.
A point at that stage would have been acceptable.
We have lost two games out of six by chasing a win away from home after battling back to equalise.

[BillyStubbsTears]

We couldn't revert back to the system we started with. We only had two defenders on the pitch.

[drfchound]

I know that Billy but for a few minutes surely we could have adapted.
Copps could have slotted in at RB.

[Sammy Chung was King]

A lot of it is just concentration. When we score a goal the team isn't getting set quick enough for the next stage of the game. Lack of understanding with new players coming into the back four. And just good finishing from the opposition, crewe didn't do much but what they did was effective.

[wing commander]

   I didn't go on Saturday but it sounds like one of those thing that happen in football..We were confident after winning a few on a row and by all accounts were giving them the runaround second half on Saturday..We were trying to win the game and lost concentration...it happens...
    Yes you could criticise the failure to stop the ball being delivered into the box but that's one of Cedrics weaknesses isn't it...He gives us more going forward than your average left back but as a out and out defender he has his limitations...
    Yes it's always disappointing to lose a game you should have won but it does give me confidence that we are playing well even with a bit of a third choice defence...One or two will start coming back soon defensively and when that happens we will be a bloody strong team at this level....

[DonnyBazR0ver]

That's when decision making and composure comes in. We can see games out when the likes of Copps, Rowe etc can get on the ball and keep it out of harms way.

The mindset seems to be to carry on playing open football in the hope that a winner will come.