Another home game and another win , 4 on the bounce now, and this result coupled with QPR last week makes the two away draws good results, 8 pts from 4 games. Once again we were the better side and once again we failed to really capitilise on it, albeit it did look at one stage as if this was the game when we were going to hand out the drubbing we have been expecting all season. We started slowly but they had nothing to offer really and it was no great surprise that we went ahead. A lovely chipped ball by the , once again very impressive, Roberts fooled their defence and as Ayling went after the ball he was taken out , a definite penatly. On the train my lad and I had been discussing who should take any penalty we got today, he wanted Kilch to have another go, I said Bamford should take it if he felt confident enough - a pen is almost a free goal for a striker and Bamford needed a goal. The downside of that of course would be if he missed, what would the crowd's reaction be ? Those at the games have been very much behind him, appreciating all his effort and what he brings to the team. the twitter etc fans only look at his very poor scoring record. Would a miss change those dynamics inside ER and what about the affect on Pat himself? Anyway no need to worry, he stepped up and sent the keeper the wrong way and stroked it home - there is still someting not quite correct when you see a left footed player take a penalty. So 1 up and as in all previous games the general feeling was we need another. well lo and behold we got one, and very soon after and what a goal. A brilliant cross field pass by the Yorkshire Pirlo was brilliantly controlled by Bamford and rolled with perfect timing and weight into the path of Harrison, who continured his own great run (2 goals in 2 and 5 or 6 asssists in 5 or 6 games) and he passed it into the net via the post. Great, game over, lets enjoy it all now and get a few more goals. Well that did not happen as we let them get one back almost immediatley. Again pre match we had been talking and sayng how odd it was that our defence was, statistically the best in the top 6 divisions, and how that did not feel like the case. We agreed that we were still vulnerable at corners but even then it had been scruffy scrambles not straight free headers that had cost us. Well yesterday was a straight free header - lad ran in unmarked on the pentaly spot and headed home with power. So we then had to spend the next 50 or so minutes only one goal up, hoping against hope that if we didnt get the next goal we would at least not concede. The second half passed wtihout much incident, or none that I recall (the extra half time pint not good for my memory ) Bamford shot wide, Roberts shot at the keeper, Harrison flashed a shot cum cross just wide of the post as Bamford could not quite reach it. Perhaps the best chance fell to Harrison but for once, probably the best player in the League for first touch control, took his eye off the ball and the chance went begging. Berra came on for the injured Cooper and blasted a tackle / interception into the top tier of the West Stand. The huge crowd, we even had some of the away seats again, was very quiet as we ground out the result. So all in all whilst we do not have the exceitemnt and verve of last season we do seem have better game management. Costa continues to improve, Roberts showed us what we have been missing, and Ben White showed why he will get 50 England caps. So 2 weeks off now, time to get Cooper fit and hopefully time for Forshaw, Alioski, Pablo, Shackleton and of course Eddie to get fit and give Bielsa some real seletcion head aches. Whne we come back we have the chance wiht the games we have coming up to pile on a few points and join maybe West Brom in getting away from the packDave
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