What a mental 2nd half that was!
We were the better team in the first half, but missed some absolute sitters, and they got one chance, and scored, bloody typical!
2nd half, we absolutely battered them, with constant pressure, good attacking football, and chance after chance, with countless crosses, which worryingly, only their own defenders seemed able to score from!
We really need someone playing in the middle, who can anticipate the crosses coming in, make the correct runs, and get on the end of them, as if we had such a player, we would have scored a bag full today, but I believe its only a matter of time before we give someone an absolute pasting!
I love Mackie, his commitment and effort is admirable, and he took his goal really well, but he's not going to get us the goals we need, he misses too many easy chances, and the sooner the likes of Agyei and Taylor are fit, the better.
Henry was absolutely outstanding, passing, dribbling, crossing, tackling, he really was a class act, and his link up play with Cadden, who again, was excellent going forward, was a joy to watch.
Fosu and Baptiste coming on changed the game, and our intensity level, sense of urgency, and direction went up a notch, and they have to start next Saturday.
Woodburn, again, fades in and out of the game too much, and other than his great volley that hit the post, and a couple of nice touches, isn't doing enough to claim a starting place at the moment, the same goes for Forde, good bits and bobs, but can't see him keeping his place next week.
Brannagan was excellent, although he did waste possession a few times in the first half, when we had half our team in the final third, and instead of keeping it simple, and playing someone through the middle, he played Hollywood balls out wide, and the moves broke down.
Gorrin was very solid, and did the dirty work well.
Eastwood was at fault for the 1st goal, and seems out of sorts a bit this season for some reason, but his save in the 2nd half was more the Easty we all know and love, and was massively important.
The defence was a shambles, all over the place for the 2nd and 3rd goals.
Dickie again, brought the ball out of defence well, but needs better support from his centre back partner, as although Moore had his best game so far, I'm still not convinced by him, he seems slow and immobile, and while Ruffels put in his usual shift, doing some good things here and there, he's still not performing to the level he did last season, and overall defensively, as a unit, they are not performing well, and it need addressing ASAP, because we can't keep coming from behind every week, and 13 goals conceded in the last 5 games is simply not good enough.
Still a lot of positives to take away from the game though, and no need to panic yet, but the serious defensive frailties, and lack of cutting edge in the final third cannot be ignored.
Also, very embarrassed by the behaviour of both sets of fans in the North stand during the 2nd half, absolute disgrace, grow the f**k up!
Bring on Fleetwood.
