04-11-2017, 23:51
So anyway I thought we did ok today, played around nicely without hurting them too much but still more purposeful than under Caldwell.
The difference in physical strength between the two teams was there for all to see but we battled well .
If I have to make one observation and this needs addressing quickly its the Hird/ Evatt combo just does not work ,both are far too slow and its easy to cut through them as they did today .Hird has always had a mistake or two per game in his locker and although he does a lot of things right Im afraid he is becoming a liabiilty and he must be replaced quickly .His decision making leaves a lot to be desired and he lunges in and quite often gets muscled out of it and leaves the rest of the defence exposed.He was at fault for their first ,committing himself when it wasnt needed and getting the wrong side of their player who turned him easily and set their striker away to score. He just isnt strong enough or quick enough to be a central defender nowadays.I hope Jack sees this and I assume the reason he doesn't play Wiseman in there is because we havent got a left back.
I thought Anyon did ok but it was his type of game ,there weren't many high balls to deal with and he make a couple of decent saves from long range efforts.
All in all we cant grumble too much against superior opposition away from home but we need to continue with the performances and hope we can get something at Swindon next week.
The difference in physical strength between the two teams was there for all to see but we battled well .
If I have to make one observation and this needs addressing quickly its the Hird/ Evatt combo just does not work ,both are far too slow and its easy to cut through them as they did today .Hird has always had a mistake or two per game in his locker and although he does a lot of things right Im afraid he is becoming a liabiilty and he must be replaced quickly .His decision making leaves a lot to be desired and he lunges in and quite often gets muscled out of it and leaves the rest of the defence exposed.He was at fault for their first ,committing himself when it wasnt needed and getting the wrong side of their player who turned him easily and set their striker away to score. He just isnt strong enough or quick enough to be a central defender nowadays.I hope Jack sees this and I assume the reason he doesn't play Wiseman in there is because we havent got a left back.
I thought Anyon did ok but it was his type of game ,there weren't many high balls to deal with and he make a couple of decent saves from long range efforts.
All in all we cant grumble too much against superior opposition away from home but we need to continue with the performances and hope we can get something at Swindon next week.