First half today was a complete turd, as bad as I've seen us since the dire run at the start of the season when Mitchell was kicking it into touch and Obika got cheered when he was subbed. Second half, thank goodness, we started to play.
I thought Sykes and Henry in particular in the first half were dire. Sykes looking out of his depth and Henry giving away possession with almost every kick. Garbutt was ineffective, his sole purpose seeming to be to cut in from the wing, before passing back to the CBs.
Easty struggled kicking into the wind and it all looked a bit rubbish. Mousinho is infuriating, insisting on taking more time than needed and adding uncertainty when his role is all about reassurance.
As soon as Gav Whyte came on, things changed. He is our best attacking player hands down and consistently delivers. Pay him whatever to keep him at the club for as long as poss on current form.
Graham was switched and came to life, both Henry and Sykes remembered what a football was and started doing stuff with it and the rest is history.
Sinclair was excellent second half in particular and gave probably the best striker performance we've seen here all season (for us!!) . Sounds a bit much that, but then he hasn't got much to compare to.
Both our fullbacks were great all game and Long in particular was total commitment throughout. This was exemplified in one moment where he went down in a tackle and continued playing on, on the deck, with his head!! Fair play.
Finally a word for the boss, called it perfectly in his post match. Had to put out the same side after the battle last week, but also knew that first half wasn't right and changed it. The result came. I want him to sort it out and get it right. Here's hoping 2 turns to 3 at Gillingham.