One of the results quoted is wrong.Pondfield Dagger wrote:halifax forum...interesting.. even their fans know our game plan..
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On 16/09/2017, 19:29:56, Greggs said:
That is Dagenham's modus operandi, ie kill a game off by half time and make moderately defensive substitutions from the 55th minute of the game to secure the points. And it works, as it did against us today.
Proof you say:
Home - Barrow - Dagenham -2-0 up at half time, Dagenham win 2-1, strikers substituted in the 65th, 82nd and 88th minute and a defender, midfielder and 198cm centreforward brought on late when the score 2-1.
Away - Boreham Wood - Dagenham 2-1 at half time, win by that score. strikers substituted in the 68th, 73rd and 87th minutes with the 198 cm cf brought on as well as a defender and a midfielder.
Home - Ebbsfleet - Dagenham 2-0 at half time, win 3-1. Strikers substituted in the 69th and 72nd minutes and substitute striker and centreforward brought on.
Home -Bromley - Dagenham 3-1 at half time and win 5-1. Strikers substituted in the 52nd and 77th minute and big centre forward and striker brought on.
Home-Town - Dagenham - 3-0 at half time, 3-1 full time, striker substituted n the 77th minute for a midfielder.
Notice a pattern here??
You could also add:
Home - Sutton - Dagenham 1-1 at half time and lose 1-2 to a 90 plus 1 minute winner to Sutton. 2 strikers subbed in the 63rd and one in the 85th and a striker, a defender brought on in the 63rd minute and a midfielder in the 85th.
Sometimes you have to play horses for courses.
Given that we play at a high tempo with a lot of forwards we're always likely to substitute forwards more than any other position.
We don't generally make defensive substitutions though - they're normally as close to like for like as is possible.