Originally Posted by
kill_the_drum
You’d think from reading this board that we’ve just endured a season of mind numbing football. Either some of our fans enjoy seeing a 60yard hoof up the pitch, in the hope something falls for a Jon Stead type, or they have erased countless seasons of awful football from their memories.
I don’t think I’ve ever known a season where we’ve scored so many outstanding team goals.
I understand the criticism, to a point, that we weren’t ruthless enough at times but that has nothing to do with the style of play. That’s about quality and desire in both boxes. We came up short in our own box, and that was the difference. If we had won the league playing exactly the same type of football, I don’t think anyone would criticise our style of play. Results and performance aren’t mutually exclusive but they’re two very different things!
When teams came to ML and sat deep, we moved the ball sideways to draw them in. That’s the only time we ever did it, and it generally worked. It can be frustrating to watch but the frustration should be at the ‘anti-football’ opposition.
I wish IB all the best and will watch his career with interest.