Quote Originally Posted by Elite_Pie View Post
We got what we deserved today, which was nothing. After a really good first 30 minutes where 3-0 wouldn't have flattered us, apart from a couple of minutes after they equalised Grimsby totally bossed the game. They dominated the midfield to the extent where it looked like they had an extra man. The only surprise was that it took them so long to score. I keep hoping that my view of the game is outdated, and that pretty football could succeed in getting us back to where I think we belong. Today, the pretty footballers were taught a lesson by the less technically gifted players who simply wanted it more. Burchnall has to shoulder much of the blame, because we offered pretty poor opposition for over an hour. After 30 minutes we had no shape or pattern of play, basically we were chasing shadows. Nothing that he did changed it at all, so my worry is that when the chips are down we're just not as good as some think we are.
I’m actually for once Elite going to be less optimistic than you and IB, I think 3-0 would have flattered us, Ruben probably should have scored and I hate to say in a game like this we are probably missing a Dennis. I don’t think Grimsby are that untalented either but they were so hungry and tbh we collapsed from the start of the 2nd half, it’s the first game where I’ve thought blimey r we actually that good?