Quote Originally Posted by SinceSept1959 View Post
Let's be honest if it wasn't for the brilliance of Alex Bass we would have lost by a far greater margin. Beaten 4 times but still worth 10/10 for me.
Anger and bewilderment at the mass substitutions had turned to disappointment at the end of the game. There's no doubt the players were gutted at the final whistle illustrated by the prone figures of Kellan Gordon and the superb George Abbott who gave his all.
We always discuss and guess the first change and all three of us said Austin to replace Hinchy who was in my opinion the weakest link.
The first change was the injured Scott being replaced by Martin , seen as a possible injection of pace upfront ?
Totally amazed to see Jatts and Macari withdrawn and Austin finding himself in the RB position , their No 7 ghosting past him 3 times in less than 3 minutes !
Yes, Notts needed fresh legs but the four changes all at once totally changed the game in favour of Posh. Whatever SM was thinking beggars belief !
No doubt he will state keeping players fresh for Walsall on Tuesday or more likely trying to settle for defending a 2-1 lead ?
A great ( third ) goal by GA made the scoreline more respectable.
Bedeau wasn't his usual self but was often overloaded without much support. Their midfielders seemed to have the better legs but Palmer finished the game strongly and Abbott was the epitome of perpetual motion.
Very disappointed with Martin and Brown who made little impact as subs.
Of course the inevitable happened with Platt coming off injured after five subs already used.
Attack is often the best form of defence , protecting a one goal lead rarely works and the game was effectively thrown away.
One of their stewards was hoping for some overtime and predicted Notts would equalise because "Posh can't defend."
Managers and coaches live or die by substitutions and tactical changes.
SM got it very badly wrong today kn both counts.
How can Bass get 10? Yes, he made some great saves but as per previous games I've seen, he continues to kick the ball to the opposition and this was the reason for their equaliser today. If he can cut this out of his game, he truly will be a 10 out of 10 goalie