Good result again today, it was very important to pick ourselves up after Tuesday.
I said after the cup game that we would be fine once all of our regular first team defensive outfield players were back. Garrido, Turner and Tettey made a hell of a difference.
As you can probably now see we weren't shipping goals because of Bunn, who I must say was very solid today. His kicking was particularly good considering some of the ropey back passes he received. We are spoilt for keepers, our second choice is better than Wigan's number one, who despite making some good saves was at fault for our first goal and was very flappy on crosses...So Bunn is not of Ruddy's standard, but he's still good. Let's not get greedy now...
Another massive difference from Tuesday was the inclusion of Wes. Our off the ball movement in the final third was generally very one dimensional so we had to rely on his dribbling and passing abilities to open up the Wigan defence. Signing the little Irishman to a new deal is a wonderful Christmas present. Likewise, Anthony Pilkington was very effective. I'm sure that he will soon be joining Hoolahan in Trappatoni's Ireland squads. If not then something is seriously wrong.
Holt deserves a lot of credit for the shift he put in today, it's a selfless task that he's performing for us right now, running the channels and sacrificing individual glory for the benefit of the team. Wigan's three centre halfs must have been relieved when he went off. Hopefully his injury isn't too serious. It seems that Steve Morison now has a chance to build on his good work from Tuesday night.
With three tough fixtures coming up before Christmas it was important that we won today's game. 25 points going into the new year is a good base to build from, if we can add even just a couple of extra points to that tally then we will have had a successful December.
OTBC!
Posted By: Common Sense Police on December 15th 2012 at 21:01:40
Message Thread
- Good result again today, it was very important to pick ourselves up after Tuesday. (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, Dec 15, 21:01:40
- the ones where bunn made errors were down to bunn (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 15, 21:05:31
- Only poor game he had was against Swansea. (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, Dec 15, 21:09:18
- didn't see wednesday (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 15, 21:13:35
- He made a ridiculous amount of saves against Villa. (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, Dec 15, 21:16:26
- lol i'm only going by what happened (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 15, 21:18:34
- Well you reacted to my comment about Bunn not being the reason why we shipped goals (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, Dec 15, 21:20:26
- of course (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 15, 21:26:10
- I was commenting on the 7 goals in 2 games. (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, Dec 15, 21:27:26
- yeah we had a fair few players out midweek (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 15, 21:32:03
- Yeah don't get me wrong he makes mistakes (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, Dec 15, 21:39:36
- yeah we had a fair few players out midweek (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 15, 21:32:03
- I was commenting on the 7 goals in 2 games. (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, Dec 15, 21:27:26
- of course (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 15, 21:26:10
- Well you reacted to my comment about Bunn not being the reason why we shipped goals (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, Dec 15, 21:20:26
- lol i'm only going by what happened (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 15, 21:18:34
- He made a ridiculous amount of saves against Villa. (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, Dec 15, 21:16:26
- yeah agreed. 2nd half last week was a mix of a highly motivated Swansea side (NCFC) - Brandonio, Dec 15, 21:12:18
- whatever swansea's motivation (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 15, 21:16:10
- He would never have got to the first cross (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Dec 15, 21:54:37
- we'll never know! (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 15, 22:02:27
- From the first angle I thought he should have come (NCFC) - duke of york, Dec 15, 22:04:06
- Agreed. (n/m) (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, Dec 15, 21:55:57
- we'll never know! (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 15, 22:02:27
- Two crosses? (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, Dec 15, 21:18:17
- yeah (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 15, 21:21:55
- You don't read past the message title, do you? Lol. (n/m) (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, Dec 15, 21:22:57
- didn't see one there no (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 15, 21:23:43
- Try again then, or get your laptop/phone fixed. (n/m) (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, Dec 15, 21:25:06
- i take your point (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 15, 21:28:09
- Not just about him though is it? That's the main point. (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, Dec 15, 21:29:45
- ruddy still had to do the basics right tho (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 15, 21:34:45
- Yeah true, that's why I think it's unfair to compare our reserve and first choice. (n/m) (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, Dec 15, 21:40:22
- ruddy still had to do the basics right tho (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 15, 21:34:45
- Not just about him though is it? That's the main point. (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, Dec 15, 21:29:45
- i take your point (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 15, 21:28:09
- Try again then, or get your laptop/phone fixed. (n/m) (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, Dec 15, 21:25:06
- didn't see one there no (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 15, 21:23:43
- You don't read past the message title, do you? Lol. (n/m) (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, Dec 15, 21:22:57
- yeah (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 15, 21:21:55
- He would never have got to the first cross (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Dec 15, 21:54:37
- Garrido was helped by the Wigan right sider being absolutely terrible at crossing. (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, Dec 15, 21:13:39
- whatever swansea's motivation (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 15, 21:16:10
- didn't see wednesday (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 15, 21:13:35
- Only poor game he had was against Swansea. (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, Dec 15, 21:09:18
- the ones where bunn made errors were down to bunn (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 15, 21:05:31
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