Yeovil started the weekend at the absolute bottom of the Football League, 92nd position without a win in 15 league games, came to Brisbane Road and outplayed us for long spells in the match that our own Head Coach (not Manager, we'll come to this later) deemed as a 'must-win'.
If it wasn't for the fact that McAnuff scored the best goal on the planet this weekend we'd have lost. Gone out with a whimper. No fight, controlled aggression, pressure. Nothing.
I'm glad for Jobi for three reasons:
- He's been treated appallingly by the club
- It was a sublime individual strike, that nobody else can claim credit for (like the management team)
- His mere presence on the pitch galvanised the rest of the players
Totally forgot about it but Yeovil should've had a penalty in the last few minutes to win it that could've done us all a favour.
Here's someone's view from the forum if you fancy reading a bit more about it..
Yet again Hendon fails to surprise us by yet again putting out negative starting elevens that in his own image look absolutely petrified of losing. Remember this is bottom of the table Yeovil we are talking about and yet staggeringly it still seemed to me that Payne and James were given instructions not to cross the half way line. The build up play in the first half was breathtakingly slow with sideways tip taps in our own half and NO penetration at all. Then finally high balls to young Kashket with his 6ft 4 marker behind him. Total shambles. What coaching is there ?Yes. It really was that bad. It was so bad, that the 3 media outlets (Guardian Orient, BBC, Archant Group) and official club press people on their Twitter feed couldn't agree on the formation or what was going on.
Hendon stubbornly refuses to go 442 from the start because he's too scared. Invariably we revert to that after we have all suffered a heavy dose of Hendon's turgid boring negative nonsense that he dishes up. Again from the start there was no width. Hendon would argue that he played Turgott but why wasnt he hugging the touchline? The only thing he has is pace so why was this not used ? Why did he keep dropping inside ? Frankly he's not good enough and its blindingly obvious we need a right winger. As for McAnuff suffering the indignity of starting as a sub, this nonsense typifies Hendon's reign. Personally i don't care if he is leggy , he has class and we all know that he can produce. Turgott or McAnuff ? I know who would have my vote. Surely the first rule of management is that you cant afford to leave your best players out. Oh dear that wonder strike must have been a wee bit embarrassing for our leader.
But an amazing thing happened in the 70th minute. People started waving their phones about and declaring in no uncertain terms, that they were bored. I've never witnessed anything like that at Brisbane Road before (maybe technology wouldn't have previously allowed it), nevertheless the message was loud and clear. To the tune of 'Sloop John B' the chant of 'We're ..... Bored' rang out. Hendon and Hessenthaler shrunk back to the dugout.
There was even a solitary light from a mobile phone in the Directors balcony, couldn't tell you who it was from the South Stand though.
I just think the message may have got through.
— ORIENT_JAY_ (@orient_jay_) December 19, 2015
— Conor (@ConorMonk_) December 19, 2015
— Simon Bernstein (@simonbernstein) December 19, 2015
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