Players Not Quite 100%...

Guess if players are going to have an off-day, best they mostly all do at once, and, if they do, and we STILL win...well, says a lot.

Holt had built up fitness, momentum and confidence, his dismissal has knocked him right out of his stride-it'll come back, but he may need time. Martin is now at the point he was again when he first started with us, lots of talk and hype around him, big piece in "The Times" etc etc, how will he respond this time?

Lambert is a bit of a Mourinho-type manager in that he'll publicly praise his players and defend them, but, if there are bollockings or arms round a shoulder needed, he'll do it privately. Suspect a bit of both is needed right now.

Playing teams like Huddersfield, Leeds, Swindon soon will help, as they will feel they can get a result against us and go for it and play, not poress, man mark, or get players behind the ball-so a win in one of those games could happen and will be significant.

Posted By: Martin Peters, Feb 24, 09:14:07