by Ian Royal »
01 Dec 2011 18:08
Just had the pleasure of watching the goals.
Not sure what was going on for their first. First viewing it looks like McAnuff is nowhere near his man. But actually I think he pulls back from the crowd into space between it and McAnuff. Perhaps the cap'n should have been more aware and quicker to him, I think someone else was supposed to be marking him though.
Our first, good positioning from Church. In exactly the right place to make sure, far from convinced that was going in without him. Not convinced there's an assist from Kebe there as it's hard to see if someone gets a deflection / save on his shot. (good ball in from Harte)
Our second, lovely control and lay off from Kebe for a beautifully intelligent shot by Le Fondre. (Decent ball in from Harte?)
Our third, good header from Hunt (?) and a super run and finish from Hal. Be nice if he didn't need to rely so heavily on his left and could have slotted it away with his right.
Their second, shambles. Why was he allowed to be put through so easily? If you're going to come out of your area that late on, make damn sure you take the ball even if it means smashing the man. Far better off narrowing the angle as it was not clear through on goal and Gorkss was chasing down.
Federici continues with normal service. A few great games, a few less good games, regular great saves, plenty of camera saves and regular cock ups.
P'boro moved the ball better than I thought and were more threatening than I recall as well, must have been boredom on my part. Then again, highlights don't show the whole picture. Still don't think they really threatened scoring a great deal other than through utter defensive shambles.
