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A much trickier test this time as top of the league Truro City visit Meadowbank. They currently sit 4 points ahead of us with a game in hand and also include the league's top scorer in Tyler Harvey.
Josh Brooking returns for Dorking after serving his 2 game suspension. Marc mentioned in the post match on Monday that Camp would be a doubt after suffering a dead leg but he can be seen taking part in training yesterday.
Predictions:
Dorking 3-2 Truro City (Carter, Rutherford, Craig)
1,372 att. (36 away)
Foulkes
Brooking Craig Milsom
Muitt Gallagher Williams Norville-Williams
Young Carter
Rutherford
Subs: Francomb, Briggs, Randall, McShane, Alexandrou
Also Truro turned us around at the coin toss- was that the first time this season? Hate shooting towards the Bank first half
Think it might have happened once before this season? And that's probably the very reason teams do it - they know we like to attack towards our fans second half.
It's quite unusual in this division given the lack of segregation at most games so it won't normally matter. I think it's only us, B/Wood, Maidstone and Torquay that always segregate?
@adeb St Albans were the other side who turned us round this season. Not really sure why teams do it at Meadowbank as it also means they're not shooting towards their fans second half either...
In terms of the game, I disagree with Marc's post match somewhat. I think they definitely shaded the quality of chances but we definitely had considerably more of the ball. I was actually very unimpressed with Truro as a footballing side; they might be the most direct team we've faced in a long time. Their only thought was for the keeper to smash it half way to Reigate and try and score from corners and long throws. They were very compact and strong defensively though, so I can see why they are top of the league with that defensive record.
Not a huge fan of that formation at home and I agree with Marc's comments on how much we missed Jason Prior. We were trying to get Carter higher alongside Rutherford when in possession and I think we lose the strengths of Carter when we do that. I would much rather see him come deep and drive with the ball.
Although I thought both Muitt and Briggs played well on Sat, I am not really a fan of Muitt on the left. Jimmy has probably been our best attacking player this season and it feels crazy to play him out of position and make him considerably less effective. I think it has to be Muitt OR Briggs, not both. If we are going to play both of them, I would rather play Briggs on the left as he likes to cut inside, whereas Jimmy has more success going on the outside of fullbacks and putting in crosses.
Stats:
xG: Dorking 0.86 - 1.52 Truro
Possession: Dorking 67% - 33% Truro
Shots (On Target): Dorking 9 (3) - 7 (1) Truro
Duels Success: Dorking 56% - 44% Truro
Top Performer: Jimmy Muitt [7.8]
