22-08-2015, 19:36
I thought we were the better side in the 1st half looking comfortable on the ball and not giving them a proper look in. Nuhiu, although not actually receiving the ball (or being beaten to it), was making some decent runs to pull their defence out of position leaving gaps for the others to exploit. Matias' goal was the icing on the cake from just such a run. At HT I could only see one winner and was wondering how many we would get.
I don't know what was said at HT but we came out as though we had won already and sat far too deep and resorted to hoofing it to an evermore isolated Nuhiu. From that point is was only a matter of time, although I think the keeper could have done better by cutting out the cross for their goal. He dived sideways instead of forward from what I saw.
That did wake us up a bit and we began to play a little better with Palmer having a good run before getting on to the return only to put in a powder puff header.
Honours even in the end. We controlled the 1st half, they controlled most of the 2nd.
Price - 5 At fault for the goal and crap distribution
Palmer - 6 Still worries me defending but good ball for the goal
Lees - 7 Would have been more but for a bloody stupid booking
Sasso - 7 Looked comfortable
Wiggins - 6 Nutmegged before the goal, solid apart from that, tried to support Matias
Semedo - 8 Shackled their star man but a few misplaced passes
Sago - 5 Mostly anonymous, couple of runs that went nowhere
Lee - 8 Never stopped running, gave us the bite in the middle we need
Hutch - 7 Ditto, but booked again
Matias - 7 Wonder goal, could be a great if his team mates can get on his wavelength. Reminds me of Carbone
Nuhiu - 6 Did a job dragging the L*&ds defence out of position, let himself down with poor control when he did get the ball
Subs
Hunt - 5 Only one or two touches
Helan - 4 Ditto but with a (unfair) booking
Lopez - 4 no time on the pitch
Semedo gets my MOM by a short head from Lee
I don't know what was said at HT but we came out as though we had won already and sat far too deep and resorted to hoofing it to an evermore isolated Nuhiu. From that point is was only a matter of time, although I think the keeper could have done better by cutting out the cross for their goal. He dived sideways instead of forward from what I saw.
That did wake us up a bit and we began to play a little better with Palmer having a good run before getting on to the return only to put in a powder puff header.
Honours even in the end. We controlled the 1st half, they controlled most of the 2nd.
Price - 5 At fault for the goal and crap distribution
Palmer - 6 Still worries me defending but good ball for the goal
Lees - 7 Would have been more but for a bloody stupid booking
Sasso - 7 Looked comfortable
Wiggins - 6 Nutmegged before the goal, solid apart from that, tried to support Matias
Semedo - 8 Shackled their star man but a few misplaced passes
Sago - 5 Mostly anonymous, couple of runs that went nowhere
Lee - 8 Never stopped running, gave us the bite in the middle we need
Hutch - 7 Ditto, but booked again
Matias - 7 Wonder goal, could be a great if his team mates can get on his wavelength. Reminds me of Carbone
Nuhiu - 6 Did a job dragging the L*&ds defence out of position, let himself down with poor control when he did get the ball
Subs
Hunt - 5 Only one or two touches
Helan - 4 Ditto but with a (unfair) booking
Lopez - 4 no time on the pitch
Semedo gets my MOM by a short head from Lee

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