Crewe Alexandra Football Blog
//Crewe Alexandria surprisingly lost at home on Saturday to Cheltenham after going ahead in the game. The mid-table side had been looking to grab a win as they looked to make a late run towards the playoff spots but came unstuck against a plucky Cheltenham outfit.
//Blackburn Rovers manager Tony Mowbray has lamented over the club’s poor defending as they succumbed to a disappointing 4-2 defeat to Crewe on the road. The Rovers recently ended an eight-match winless streak by beating Wigan Athletic but they could not sustain the form as they were once again vulnerable on the road.
Speaking to iFollow Rovers, Mowbray admitted that the team were embarrassing from set-pieces where Wednesday had the upperhand for most of the game. Continue reading “Blackburn Rovers boss embarrassed after Crewe defeat”
//Crewe Alexandra haveendured a poor run of form as the League Two side has failed to win any of their last seven matches in all competitions. Tuesday’s stalemate away to Cambridge Unites halted a run of three successive defeats for the club.
//Crewe Alexandra gave a very tough competition to Milton Keynes Dons F.C after defeating them in a result of 0-1 at their own soil. Forward player Charlie Kirk played immensely well that ended up causing a prominent difference in the game and led to the win after thirty minutes, during an earlier half of the game.
//The experienced and influential midfielder of Crew Alexandra Paul Green is hoping to give sufficient contribution in the next half of the season in order to warrant a new contract in May. Green suffered a knee injury after his game in August and is ready for a fresh comeback by engaging in his first game since August for the clubs Under 23s in the upcoming week. The head, David Artell openly talked about how much they have lost on the valuable experience of the midfielder in the engine room which was around 35 years old.
//The Crewe Alexandra manager David Artell is under the belief that the return of Harry Pickering into action did come a bit too soon but he was nevertheless pleased to see him return to the pitch. The 19-year-old returned after a gap due to health concerns in 1-0 loss at Sincil Bank against Lincoln City. Pickering was in replacement of James Jones when there were only 20 minutes left and it was his first match post his return. Previously, he came through an hour unharmed against Burnley in under-23 matches. Artell does believe the comeback will work beneficial as he can manage both in midfield and defense. It will be even more fruitful if Pickering goes through another week of training as per Artell.
Despite his team not performing so well with the return of Harry, Artell did have great things to talk about him. He also praised about the central defensive partnership of Perry Ng and George Ray who missed win against Swindon Town. Artell felt that Lincoln who had to use 4 strikers on the duo basically to test their performance. Perry has been good undoubtedly and so has been George and now they have to bring off John Akinde. There are 2 strikers who have been taken off and two more have been brought in and the credit certainly goes to Perry and George as per Artell.
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