27-02-2016, 21:42
Albion, eh?
We did our level best to bottle that one again in the second half. That complete and total idiotic complacency from Olsson out of nowhere at 3-0 set the cat among the pigeons, and though we were unlucky with the second (never a free kick in the first place, both players had feet high, eyes on the ball, crashed into one another), you could see how much the players were rattled. Fair play to them for weathering the storm in the end, but a better or more in-form team would have punished us, as we've been punished in the past. It's dead simple: don't switch off, don't concede that first goal, you don't end up with backs to the wall in stoppage time.
Otherwise, we played our fair share of good football tonight - credit to Rondon, who turned in easily his best performance as a Baggie so far - and with a bit more luck we could have scored a fourth and put it to bed. Overall a deserved win which showcased our strengths when we set out to attack, and reminded us of our weaknesses with errors at the back.
One more win should see us safe for the season, all being well.
We did our level best to bottle that one again in the second half. That complete and total idiotic complacency from Olsson out of nowhere at 3-0 set the cat among the pigeons, and though we were unlucky with the second (never a free kick in the first place, both players had feet high, eyes on the ball, crashed into one another), you could see how much the players were rattled. Fair play to them for weathering the storm in the end, but a better or more in-form team would have punished us, as we've been punished in the past. It's dead simple: don't switch off, don't concede that first goal, you don't end up with backs to the wall in stoppage time.
Otherwise, we played our fair share of good football tonight - credit to Rondon, who turned in easily his best performance as a Baggie so far - and with a bit more luck we could have scored a fourth and put it to bed. Overall a deserved win which showcased our strengths when we set out to attack, and reminded us of our weaknesses with errors at the back.
One more win should see us safe for the season, all being well.
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