Thanks Dave great to read as always.
Nick
On Sunday, November 10, 2019, 04:17:52 AM EST, [email protected]
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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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