Highlights of Saturday’s 1-0 win away at Dagenham & Redbridge are now available on the club’s YouTube channel.
Spoiler alert: If you were hoping to see whether the tackle on Dan Moss which led to a red card for Elliott Johnson was worthy of a sending off – prepare to be disappointed.
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On today’s episode of the Gloverscast, Dave gives Ian and Ben the low-down on our 1-0 victory at Dagenham & Redbridge and we talk about tomorrow’s match at Bromley.
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An own goal at the end of the first half was enough to earn Yeovil Town a 1-0 win at Dagenham & Redbridge on Saturday, but scoreline was only part of the story with a performance which had quality and battling qualities written through it. Here’s Coatesie’s conclusions on the win….
We are now unbeaten in six (yes, including Yate and Larkhall!), only one goal conceded in 540 minutes, but perhaps more importantly we beat another team above us in the table. And, let’s not make any mistake, a very good Dagenham side who will likely to be in the play-off places by the end of the season. Last season we spoke a lot about how we could beat those around us and below us, but not those above us. Well, we did it against Eastleigh last weekend and we’ve done it again. Two of our next three opponents are also above us….
It is hardly a conclusion to say we looked solid defensively again, that has become to be expected from this Yeovil Town side. So, I will say – get me Millwall on the phone and name their terms to keep Dan Moss for the season – and possibly the next one! It takes something to pip another great display by Jordan Barnett for most impressive, but Moss did it – just. The loanee was a involved in a lot of what was good about us going forward in the first half and defensively solid in the second. He typified the battling qualities we needed to see the match out, a player older than his years.
It is equally not a conclusion to say we lack a killer touch in front of goal, but I think I have figured out what Adi Yussuf is – see Ben’s Five Conclusions v Woking and v Solihull Moors. He’s is there to soften up the defence, hold up play, yes, Adi Yussuf is a back to goal striker. His finish the previous weekend shows he can be a clinical finisher at times, but the instinctive fox in the box we thought we were getting is not him – well, not yet anyway. Only thing is “the best back to goal striker in this division” (D.Sarll, 2021) is back in training on Monday, so how will they work together? Will they work together? Interesting one.
If I can be allowed to use a conclusion on something other than Yeovil, why did Dagenham wait until half-time to bring on Myles Weston? The winger caused all sorts of problems down the right side in the second half and his duel with Jordan Barnett brought out the best in the Glovers’ left-back who was excellent again. I am advised by Daggers’ fans that Weston, at the age of 33, is “getting on a bit” (checks birth certificate) but had he had that threat with 11 men. Who knows?
But, the final conclusion is a simple one. Darren Sarll doesn’t want to call it an identity or a philosophy – but this is a team fights for each other and they really do it. Even when they were pressing forward and looking more free flowing in the first half, they scrapped and battled in the way we are going to need to to get places at this level. In the second half with the home side on top of them for long parts of the half, there was no inch given by this team.
So, next up Bromley on Tuesday night, another team above us in table – do what we did against Dagenham (especially in the first half) and we have nothing to fear.
Yeovil Town’s Toby Stephens made his debut for his loan side Hemel Hempsted FC in their defeat to table-topping Dartford in the National League South.
Stephens played from the start before being substituted in the 77th minute as the Tudors went down 3-2.
A Tyrique Hyde brace and an Ade Azeez penalty cancelled out two Alfie Cerulli goals as the visitors took all three points.
Dartford had a couple names Glovers fans might recognise with Emmanuel Sonupe and Kieran Murtagh both in their starting line up.
We here at the Gloverscast will hope to bring you a few lines from the Tudor_Army twitter account on Stephens’ progress when they get in touch.
Congratulations on your Tudors’ debut Toby!
Appearances: 1
Minutes: 77
Assists: 0
Goals: 0
Yeovil Town midfielder Dale Gorman will be absent from the Glovers’ midfield on Tuesday night after he picked up his 5th booking of the league campaign.
The Northern Irishman has seen yellow against, Halifax, Stockport, Grimsby, Woking and against Dagenham & Redbridge on Saturday.
He has also been booked in the FA Cup against Weymouth, but suspensions for the accumulation of bookings is competition specific.
Gorman, has started all 14 league games for the Glovers since joining from Glentoran in the summer, scoring twice, once against Boreham Wood and once in the FA Cup against Yate Town.
Gorman will be back for the weekend when Huish Park welcomes Dover for a 3pm kick off on Saturday.
Darren Sarll is beginning to see a trend from his ‘settled’ team. Following the win at Dagenham, he told the BBC that the first half performance was one of the best in his time at the club.
“I thought first half in particular, we were really, really good. It’s right up there, that first half performance, in my time here. That’s how good I thought we were. I thought it was a really good performance (in the) first half, we looked controlled, we look settled at the moment which is nice,” he said.
He praised the incredible spirit of last year’s squad after the ordeal they went through, but added that the current group of Glovers are building a close bond.
“They’ve got a real togetherness, and a tightness in their relationships. It does help that they’re all pretty much 21 – 24, minus a couple. And, those seniors players are really really leading them well at the minute.”
“The best thing about the group, their kind of USP, is that they have a unique work ethic and it endears them to people and that’s lovely to see again, a nice moment again with the supporters (at the end).”
Yeovil are now six unbeaten (don’t let anyone tell you the SPC doesn’t count) and Sarll sees that consistency coming from being able to name unchanged personnel. He said: “We’re starting to see a little bit of a trend and a pattern. It’s nice to see that consistency, but it does get easier when you can consistently roll out the same side.”
Yeovil have another tough test on Tuesday night as they head to 4th-place Bromley.
Darren Sarll was full of praise for the defensive efforts of his Yeovil Town side after the Glovers picked up three points at Dagenham & Redbridge this afternoon.
Speaking to BBC Somerset’s Sheridan Robins following the match Sarll said: “Regardless of 10 v 11, I thought we always had to be concentrating and focused. Again, you see the quality of (Luke) Wilkinson in these minutes, in these moments. The back four and the goalkeeper were excellent and to still have the same amount of goals conceded after coming away to Dagenham, I think they should be very proud of themselves.”
The manager also reserved special mentions for his two fullbacks, Jordan Barnett and Dan Moss, who worked hard to keep the Dagger’s wide players at bay.
“I thought Jordan Barnett and [Dan] Moss at full backs were out best players by a mile. Their defending 1v1 against some good players, in isolation, on their own, no support, I thought it was just magnificent.”
Sarll also praised the work ethic of his side, noting their determination to get back when countered.
“They run so hard, and they work so hard and even when there were some counter attacking moments from our attacking set plays today, the work-ethic of Worthington, Knowles, Wakefield, Gorman, Barnett to get back, I mean poor old Wilko they leave him on the goal line and they all just run back really quickly,” he added.
Dagenham were reduced to ten-men in before half time, with Elliott Johnson given a straight red card for a tackle on Moss, and Sarll indicated there was room for improvement from his team in those situations.
“I think you can see what type of side we are, because, I find, when we do play against ten men, we do struggle to retain the ball for periods that need to be a little bit longer.
What it does, especially when you’re in the lead, it takes the sting out of the game. It means you can breath, it means you can get control, it means you can get territory. Those things are really important, so I was a bit disappointed with our ball retention in the second half,” he said.
Yeovil Town Goalkeeper Grant Smith says confidence is high after the Glovers extended their unbeaten run to six with a 1-0 win over Dagenham and Redbridge.
Speaking to BBC Somerset’s Sheridan Robins he said the most pleasing part of the win was restricting a free scoring Dagenham side.
“I think the big thing we took out of that is that we got a clean sheet against the best attacking goal scorers in the league, to come on to their patch, to keep a clean sheet and to really minimise them to not many chances, is very pleasing”
Yeovil won the game through a single goal late in the second half, which has been credited to Dagenham’s Paul McCallum as an own goal, but in a crazy few minutes, the Daggers were also reduced to ten-men with Elliot Johnson sent off for the hosts… Smith said, he didn’t see, but that the right decision was made. (Straight out of the Arsene Wenger guide to big moments, there, Grant)
Dagenham did their best to create pressure in the second half, and Smith had plenty of praise for the defensive unit in front of him.
“That back four, (Max) Hunty – some of them headers he had – (Luke) Wilko and then the two full backs (Jordan) Barnett and (Dan) Mossy they were unbelievable.”
“We want to win games, we want to score goals, but at the end of the day, we also want clean sheets, and personally for me, that’s what I want”
Attention turned to another tricky away game at Bromley on Tuesday, but Smith says the Glovers are ready and full of confidence.
“We’re on – I think that’s six unbeaten now – we are starting to really gel together now, we’re keeping them out the back of the net and scoring now also, so yeah, full confidence going into Tuesday”
? Grant Smith reflects on a valiant performance on the road for #YTFC. pic.twitter.com/fTW5mceDv3
— Yeovil Town F.C. (@YTFC) November 20, 2021
Venue:
Saturday, November 20th, 15:00, Victoria Park
Conditions: Dry but gloomy
Pitch: Wide
Scorers: Yeovil 1-0 McCallum OG ’46
Attendance:1642(227 Away Fans)
Referee: Adrian Quelch
Bookings:
Yeovil Town: Gorman ’46, Quigley ’82, Barnett ’88
Dagenham: Vilhete ’37, Rance ’41, Clark ’59
Sendings off:
Yeovil Town: None
Dagenham: Johnson ’46
Yeovil Town : (4-3-3)
Grant Smith
Dan Moss, Max Hunt, Luke Wilkinson, Jordan Barnett
Matt Worthington, Josh Staunton, Dale Gorman
Tom Knowles, Adi Yussuf, Charlie Wakefield
Substitutes: Sonny Blu Lo-Everton (For Knowles, ’74) , Joe Quigley (For Yussuf ’60), Morgan Williams (For Worthington ’93), Alex Bradley, Max Evans(GK)
Dagenham & Redbridge: Justham, Reynolds, Clark, Johnson, Ling, Rance, Sagaf, Robinson, Vilhete, Balanta (c), McCallum
Substitutes: Lawlor (GK), Weston (for Rance ’46), Saunders (for Vilhete ’56), Scott, Akanbi
A dramatic final two minutes of the first half, saw Yeovil benefit from the only goal of the game as the Glovers beat high flying Dagenham & Redbridge 1-0.
A solid defensive display ensured that the first half own goal from Paul McCallum was all that separated the sides in a feisty encounter, this is how the Gloverscast’s Dave Coates saw the game…
After an even opening exchanges, Charlie Wakefield broke down the left and went shoulder-to-shoulder with Callum Reynolds in the box, going down under pressure.
Put that one in the ‘you’ve seen them given, but you’d be annoyed if they were given against you’ box.
That lifted Yeovil and on 17 minutes, Wakefield was through again, but this time his shot was weak in to the arms of keeper Elliot Justham.
Tom Knowles has shot well held by keeper shortly after before Reynolds was gifted a free header but it only went in to the hands of Grant Smith.
The attacking threats of Paul McCallum, back after a five-match suspension, and ex-Yeovil man Angelo Balanta were there in flashes of quality but without creating too much to trouble Smith.
Balanta put effort wide on 25 minutes and the Colombian came close with a header shortly after, but the first half was dominated by the visitors who looked in control and threatening against an opponent with undoubted quality in their ranks.
It took until the closing stages of the half for the game to break in to life. Knowles and the outstanding Dan Moss linking up well down the left, feeding the ball in to the box where Matt Worthington was lurking, only for Justham to intervene at the vital moment.
From the next move, a long throw by Knowles looped over the defence and skimmed off the head of Daggers’ frontman Paul McCallum for an OWN GOAL as the game entered injury time.
There were numerous bodies in the box and although the goal went down as the hosts’ mistake, it was due in no small part to the Yeovil presence in the box.
But the half was not finished there, and moments later Elliott Johnson flew in for a tackle on Dan Moss, sparking a melee which ended up with Johnson getting a straight red card.
Never leave early for half time.
If anyone thought going down to ten was going to stop Dagenham from pressing for an equaliser after the break, they were mistaken.
However, the first clear-cut chance came after 55 minutes when Moss’ ball in from the right fizzed through the box where Yussuf was the most obvious target but the ball was cleared.
But, at the other end it was half-time substitute Myles Weston was causing problems down the left hand side, enjoying a running battle with Jordan Barnett, who can feel hard done by to be edged out of contention for my man of the match by Moss, either player could deservedly have claimed it.
But, having soaked up that pressure, it was time for Yeovil to attack. On 63 minutes Wakefield ball found Knowles in space on the edge of the box , his shot was well turned aside by Justham.
To give Dagenham credit for the bulk of the second half, it was not obvious that Yeovil were playing with a one-man advantage.
Dagenham continued to press with Weston at the heart of their threat going forward.
When winger who drew a foul from Barnett with 15 minutes remaining, a fine Josh Staunton header cleared the danger for a corner from which McCallum sent a header goal bound only to be nodded off the line by Wakefield on the post.
From then on there was wave after wave of attacks from the hosts, Weston causing havoc to the extent he was eventually given the sponsors’ man of the match despite playing just the second 45 minutes.
But, aside from a George Saunders’ shot cleared away by Dale Gorman, there were no real threats to Grant Smith in the visitors’ goal.
The exhalation at the final whistle was ecstasy and relief – six unbeaten, we travel to Bromley on Tuesday night with no fear.
Yeovil Town take on Dagenham & Redbridge this Saturday and have named the exact same squad that played against Eastleigh last week.
The Glovers line up in their now familiar 4-3-3 formation, with Skipper Luke Wilkinson back in the centre of defence once more.
Toby Stephens joined Hemel Hempstead on loan this week, whilst Reuben Reid could be back involved in from next week.
One word of note, Dale Gorman is a single Yellow Card away from a one match league ban having notched up four so far this season.
For Dagenham, former Glover and Wembley Hero (…kind of) Angelo Balanta leads their line and Captains the side.
Yeovil Town: Grant Smith, Dan Moss, Luke Wilkinson, Max Hunt , Jordan Barnett, Matt Worthington, Dale Gorman, Josh Staunton, Tom Knowles, Adi Yussuf, Charlie Wakefield.
Substitutes: Max Evans, Morgan Williams, Alex Bradley, Sonny Blu Lo-Everton, Joe Quigley.
Dagenham & Redbridge: Justham, Reynolds, Clark, Johnson, Ling, Rance, Sagaf, Robinson, Vilhete, Balanta (c), McCallum
Substitutes: Lawlor (GK), Weston, Saunders, Scott, Akanbi