Walsall have exited this season’s FA Cup at the first round
after a 1-0 defeat at home to Macclesfield.
Walsall created very little throughout the game except for a
few good bursts from right back Joe Edwards and couple of penalty shouts that
were turned down.
The tactics of the day were poor and lacked any real impact
and it showed as Walsall looked like the conference side and Macclesfield looked
the League 1 team. Macclesfield looked strong throughout and were rewarded with
a spot in the next round of the cup. There were thoughts that Jon Whitney might
shake things up at half time but it was John Askey who changed his system to
secure the win by bringing on Mitch Hancox who is a left back for centre back
Neill Byrne to add a bit more width to stop Ginnelly from getting many crosses
in.
Simeon Jackson barely got any service the whole afternoon
except when he had a single shot that bobbled just wide of the left post which
was their best chance of the game as well.
The fans grew more and more frustrated as the game went on,
as they felt their side could only play the ball either side to side or
backwards rather than anything more penetrative.
Now that the team have gone out at such an early stage, they
should look towards pushing themselves up the table and into a play-off
position. They have great goal getter in Oztumer and a huge talent in Makris
who only came off of the bench in the game that can be the difference makers in
the league.
Next up for Walsall is a trip to Premier League Champions
Leicester and their Under 23’s side in the EFL Trophy. This will a good pallet
cleanser for both the players and the fans to get the taste of the FA Cup
defeat.
Walsall should use the game to maybe experiment with the
line-up and see what works and take that into next week’s fixture against MK Dons.
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