I couldn't agree more with Rich Walker's thoughts. I can't recall feeling this down hearted after a win. People say it's all about "Grinding out results" but it's not. Our defending was last ditch sometimes and when they played through us, as they often did, it resulted in a tackle of frustration and a free kick or yellow - I found that embarrassing. How Monk can say "We defended well" We looked like the away team hanging on at full stretch much of the game. I spent considerable time deciding if we looked more uncomfortable with the ball or without it - I surmised it was too close to call. Without it we ran the high risk of being out passed and it was only SW's inability to find a killer ball or turn the screw near goal that saved us coupled with our last gasp defending. With the ball we looked pressurised and the simple passes often placed one of ours in a tight spot having to hoof a long ball straight back to them. Last ten mins we tried to keep ball but clearly couldn't. I remember not so long ago this season we were playing fast and tight passing to feet and I remember against Villa , I think it was, on a live TV game, the words "Champagne Football" used by the commentary team on one passage of our play. I think we've fallen to "bitter shandy" passing of late. Unmotivated hoofs are usually a sign of players under pressure. So it's a win, but I'm far from convinced. Our huff and puff is very admirable and fitness levels look very good but then they need to be when you're getting the run around from teams that can pass. Monk has done a great job and I salute him, this has been our best season for some time, but how long can we go on picking up points in this way when the likes of Reading and Huddersfield or even SW appear so much more composed and better equipped to deal with the raw footballing part of life in the Premiership.
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