Originally Posted by
JonnyEdge
We're a decent side who combine a hard pressing game with the ability to pass the ball around. That's how weve managed to stop teams playing and then gone on to beat them and that's what happened in the first half last night.
The problem, though, is that when teams press us hard we don't cope very well with it either. We have players who can pass and move but not at speed so when we're pressed we struggle. Dingles and last nights second half is the proof of that, plus other examples.
But that's the real issue here, we're a decent side. We've got no world beaters, no superstars, just a team of decent players who work hard and play as a unit and that's what has got us where we are.
Truth is we missed yet another sitter last night (Clarke) that would've sent us in 3-0 up and Boro would've spent the second half on damage limitation and we'd all be talking about a great win (it still was a great win incidentally).
Look at the chances missed against Brentford, Cardiff and Dingles. I'm ot talking about the odd chance I'm talking about glaring 1 v 1 or chances with the goal at the players mercy. Chances that other teams in the top 10 have players who will put them away more often than not.
4 games left, 3 points outside the play-offs and 2 of the teams above us still to play, i'dhave taken that in August.