Highlights vs Wrexham

[TSANHO]

Our last game of last season saw us go away to a good but extremely direct team and get completely done by a succession of long balls and set pieces. We spent much of the summer talking about how we needed to be able to deal with that. It’s consistently been our biggest worry.

Then on Monday we went away to a good but extremely direct team but were largely untroubled by a succession of long balls, set pieces and long throws. This is now.. a bad thing!?!

I should’ve added that we dealt, mostly, pretty well with the arial challenge on Monday…I did say as much earlier in the thread though.

Do you think that was a good performance on Monday? Apart from heading balls away from our box, were you impressed with how we played?

[jacobncfc]

I should’ve added that we dealt, mostly, pretty well with the arial challenge on Monday…I did say as much earlier in the thread though.

Do you think that was a good performance on Monday? Apart from heading balls away from our box, were you impressed with how we played?

I thought it was a good, solid, professional performance in what is likely to be the hardest fixture we have this season. We came under a lot of pressure from long throws and corners, as I would expect away at a physical side put together for a lot of money playing in front of their own fans for the first time in 18 months, in which time the entire club has been transformed and they’ve got a huge feelgood factor.

In terms of chances, we scored a brilliantly worked goal, and both Mitchell and DKE had opportunities in the first half that they could’ve taken with a bit more composure. Considering we rested our two best players, I thought that was a decent return. I would’ve liked us to have a bit more threat when they came on, but that can’t always happen. At the other end, we conceded because of a goalkeeping error and nearly got caught out by a short corner in the first half that Hyde ended up poking just wide. Otherwise, I’m not sure we gave up a clear chance.

I don’t know what people were expecting from Wrexham away, but I thought it would be a far more difficult night than it ended up being. If we can replicate that performance in other big away games, we will be fine in them. We’ve now got a different test for the next few weeks - can we consistently put away the weaker sides?

[TSANHO]

Good answer, and a good question! What do/did people expect? Personally I think my expectations and what I’d dearly love to happen get all mixed up into a big grey area somewhere in the middle which maybe explains the ups and downs of the internet message board.

Laddo is correct, abject was far too strong a word, it was industrious and hard fought for….which can sometimes be taken for granted.

[magpie_mania]

I thought it was a good, solid, professional performance in what is likely to be the hardest fixture we have this season. We came under a lot of pressure from long throws and corners, as I would expect away at a physical side put together for a lot of money playing in front of their own fans for the first time in 18 months, in which time the entire club has been transformed and they’ve got a huge feelgood factor.

In terms of chances, we scored a brilliantly worked goal, and both Mitchell and DKE had opportunities in the first half that they could’ve taken with a bit more composure. Considering we rested our two best players, I thought that was a decent return. I would’ve liked us to have a bit more threat when they came on, but that can’t always happen. At the other end, we conceded because of a goalkeeping error and nearly got caught out by a short corner in the first half that Hyde ended up poking just wide. Otherwise, I’m not sure we gave up a clear chance.

I don’t know what people were expecting from Wrexham away, but I thought it would be a far more difficult night than it ended up being. If we can replicate that performance in other big away games, we will be fine in them. We’ve now got a different test for the next few weeks - can we consistently put away the weaker sides?

'I thought it was a good, solid, professional performance in what is likely to be the hardest fixture we have this season. We came under a lot of pressure from long throws and corners, as I would expect away at a physical side put together for a lot of money playing in front of their own fans for the first time in 18 months, in which time the entire club has been transformed and they’ve got a huge feelgood factor.'

It was a similar situation as our first game under Munto.

Bradford caved in. We didn't at Wrexham.

[Killerkline]

I thought it was a good, solid, professional performance in what is likely to be the hardest fixture we have this season. We came under a lot of pressure from long throws and corners, as I would expect away at a physical side put together for a lot of money playing in front of their own fans for the first time in 18 months, in which time the entire club has been transformed and they’ve got a huge feelgood factor.

In terms of chances, we scored a brilliantly worked goal, and both Mitchell and DKE had opportunities in the first half that they could’ve taken with a bit more composure. Considering we rested our two best players, I thought that was a decent return. I would’ve liked us to have a bit more threat when they came on, but that can’t always happen. At the other end, we conceded because of a goalkeeping error and nearly got caught out by a short corner in the first half that Hyde ended up poking just wide. Otherwise, I’m not sure we gave up a clear chance.

I don’t know what people were expecting from Wrexham away, but I thought it would be a far more difficult night than it ended up being. If we can replicate that performance in other big away games, we will be fine in them. We’ve now got a different test for the next few weeks - can we consistently put away the weaker sides?

All I’m going to add is… completely agree.

I know some argue glass half empty view, but some of the views on here suggest we don’t even have glass!

[PedroTheFisherman66]

All I’m going to add is… completely agree.

I know some argue glass half empty view, but some of the views on here suggest we don’t even have glass!

hahaha quality !