Sunday service for Terras
By Adam Summers
Saturdsay 21st January 2012
BRENDON King is planning to deploy a rapid response unit
at Evesham United tomorrow (3pm) in a bid to galvanise his
wounded troops.
Successive defeats against Arlesey Town and Alfreton Town
have left the Terras shell-shocked in recent weeks but a couple
of members of the back-up brigade are now on standby to lift
morale.
Lewis Tasker and Richard Marshallsay are both set to start
at St George’s Lane as King looks to add some much-needed
steel to his claret and blue army – a quality that has
been severely lacking in recent performances.
The Weymouth boss said: “The fact we are playing on
a Sunday is far from ideal.
“Evesham set their stall out at the start of the season
by ground sharing with Worcester City but the way they have
been allowed to change home games to Sundays when Worcester
are at home on the Saturday surprises me, particularly at
this standard of football.
“It certainly messes up our weekend. It is a long way
for the supporters and players to travel, particularly with
work the next day, and the fact they would not change it to
a 1pm kick-off just makes it even more frustrating.
“However, it is what it is and we just have to get on
with it.”
King went on to add: “Worcester’s ground is a proper
old one with a big pitch which promises to be quite heavy,
especially with another game having been played on it the
day before, so it is important we are ready for a battle.
“Our form on the road has not been good enough of late
so I will be demanding that the lads roll their sleeves up
and scrap for every ball.
“Sometimes we go away thinking we can still get the
ball down and play but the conditions and the opposition don’t
always allow you to do that.
“That is when you have to go toe-to-toe and win ugly,
and that is something we need to add to our game.
“You have to be horrible sometimes and get in people’s
faces but at the same time it has to be controlled as well.
“The last couple of weeks we have not shown that sort
of mettle and been punished so tomorrow I will be looking
for a big response.”
Commenting on potential changes to the side, King said: “Richard
Marshallsay has been recovering from an Achilles injury in
recent weeks but is now back fully fit and there is a good
possibility he will start.
“You have got to have dogs of war in your side and he
certainly fits the bill.
“There is also a good chance Lewis Tasker could come
in too.
“We need to become a lot more solid and harder to break
down, and I fully expect the players to deliver.”
The Terras, who have taken just one point from their last
three on their travels in the Evo-Stik Southern Premier, will
be without Alex Jeannin and Jamie Beasley for the encounter.
Jeannin has a calf injury while Beasley has gone on loan
to Poole Town for the rest of the season.
Evesham held Weymouth to a 2-2 draw at the Bob Lucas Stadium
earlier in the campaign but currently sit fifth-bottom, three
points and four places adrift of King’s men, having played
two games more.
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