31-01-2016, 17:54
(31-01-2016, 16:28)Statesideowl Wrote: Great summary ,MS.
I'd have still called it a shower of crap had we held on to 2-1. I don't think CC got it right at all with regards to a midfield that doesn't track back and a defence that doesn't really know one another.
His options were limited though, as stated we needed to preserve first team starters. Our main problem. Price, whilst not completely awful yesterday, he still wasn't great. he doesn't have the authority of his area like Westwood. I can't see Price barking at his defenders for being dick heads, Westwood does.
Bennett, first game in a new side. Hoping he shows something but you have to wonder. If he was quality he'd be in the first team at Villa keeping them out of relegation.
Turner, Sougou, Bus, Wiggins and probably Semedo or Melo and Price to go at the end of the season.
CC needs to drill them, we can't go into the Burnley game with the Shrewsbury mentality. Our GD will get ravished.
It may have been a shower of crap had we hung on at 2-1 but at least we would be saying that we won while playing below par. Think the midfield was unbalanced to some extent but mainly due to McGugan dropping so deep which forced Semedo to move forward more than he was comfortable with.
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