Quote Originally Posted by Bombers right foot View Post
We?re fortunate that the next three games are against supposedly beatable opposition, however we still need to match them for determination, energy and commitment, luckily it?s not Coventry, Bristol City or Hull otherwise Mason may be gone.
7 points minimum required from the next three games, for that to happen we need to be more positive and at least have a shot
It is certainly a good thing not to be faced with teams like Coventry in our coming matches but one of the things with this league is that most teams seem to be able to beat anyone on the day so-as has already been pointed out-we cannot under-estimate any of them, including the Owls.

It has been apparent for some time that we are missing a creative playmaker in midfield but, even so, we are surely capable of achieving more than we have been. Mason's options in midfield were limited yesterday with both Collyer and Molumby not being available but it was the game plan and tactics that frustrated most.

In his post match interview, Mason talked of his anger and disappointment at the players not managing to see this game plan through as Griffith's late mistake saw us (yet again) stumbling at the last fence. The problem is that he doesn't seem to recognize that the game plan itself only invited continued pressure over too long a period. He also talked about the players seeming to lack belief in themselves that they could get that goal back, let alone win yet the plan seemed almost designed to manage a draw at best. Aside from the rather frantic last 10 mins we offered so very little in attacking intent.

Personally, I did see some desire (if not always enough quality) from our attacking players, particularly towards the end of the match but it was too little and much too late. It was as if they realised that the defensive game plan that had generally worked well for most of the game had yet again come undone late on and it was panic stations to try and rescue a point. Surely much better to avoid getting ourselves into that situation in the first place and show attacking intent from the start?

Whatever happens bomber, you are bang on with what you say about the need for a greater desire to win and more determination, energy and commitment- though you would have thought that these should all be a prerequisite!