Thoughts on Saturday

Just so we all remember, although it was a fab win on Saturday, and we played some great stuff in the first half, and with buckets of passion and commitment in the second, we got very very lucky. Yes, we could have been two up at half time and it may well have been a breeze in the second half, but we weren’t, and it wasn’t.

If we defend like that in the last ten minutes with a one goal lead, we’ll end up drawing or even losing many more games than we win. I lost count of how many times Croft ended up in front of the ball when they had possession, we often had no-one at left midfield and I’m not quite sure what the formation was meant to be. The ball was often hoofed aimlessly and we gave away possession cheaply in the middle of the pitch. The back four seemed to be moving so far back, I’m surprised the stewards in the Barclay did not start telling then to sit down.

A few cooler heads on the pitch, in an admittedly difficult situation have made my life a great deal more comfortable on Saturday. If that goal had been allowed there would have been a great deal more comment about how we really played in the last fifteen minutes.

We need to play a great deal smarter in situations such as those on Saturday afternoon otherwise it will cost us dearly.

Posted By: KentonCanary on December 10th 2007 at 10:53:28

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Thoughts on Saturday (NCFC) - KentonCanary, Dec 10, 10:53:28
- That's exactly how we played for much of our title-winning season (NCFC) - duke of york, Dec 10, 11:10:18
  - More like our second half performances were better than (NCFC) - Commisar_Canary, Dec 10, 16:14:06
  - Precisement (n/m) (NCFC) - Poomers Gorn Hoiper, Dec 10, 11:12:38
- Fair points, when their goal went in I had that familiar sinking feeling but went from (NCFC) - jafski, Dec 10, 11:03:14
  - What was the Billy Sharpe thing them? (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Dec 10, 11:04:40
    - He had been getting a bit of stick from the barclay for not signing for us and ran past (NCFC) - jafski, Dec 10, 11:07:50
      - Must be on yoo toob? (n/m) (NCFC) - Poomers Gorn Hoiper, Dec 10, 11:15:41
        
        Linkage (NCFC) - jafski, Dec 10, 11:28:50
    - Sharpe was getting the bird when he was subbed on, presumably because he (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Dec 10, 11:07:32
      - ha, ha - I didn't hear any booing but thought "you should (NCFC) - CB41, Dec 10, 11:11:47
      - Doesanyone have a link to the hoiloights? (n/m) (NCFC) - Hertz van Rental, Dec 10, 11:10:35
        
        Yeah, google "Virgin Football" it's on there. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Dec 10, 11:11:34
        
        Thanks, but I can't get it to work. (NCFC) - Hertz van Rental, Dec 10, 11:23:36
        
        Rhydian plays that doesn't he? (NCFC) - Poomers Gorn Hoiper, Dec 10, 11:14:40
        
        X FACTOR WATCHER ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOP WOOP WOOP!!!!!! (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Dec 10, 11:20:08
        
        I doesn't work at all on my Mac. Anyone have a you tube link?? (n/m) (NCFC) - Gay_Nigel, Dec 10, 11:12:54
        
        *It* obviously (n/m) (NCFC) - Gay_Nigel, Dec 10, 11:13:31
- Thing to remember is its a long job (NCFC) - megson, Dec 10, 11:01:56
- I still say conditions played a major part (NCFC) - Brandonio, Dec 10, 10:57:44
  - Massively - that's why Hucks got so much (NCFC) - duke of york, Dec 10, 11:10:51
- Lee Clarke was having apoplexy on the touchline trying to (NCFC) - CB41, Dec 10, 10:57:16

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