Lots to digest tonight. I think going into the game, I’d have taken a point so no argument on the outcome… there were positives tonight - Kenny was excellent all game & Simms took both goals excellently, especially the lob.
However, the penalty was a really silly foul to concede and put us on the back foot early doors.
Niall playing at left back really hinders us, no way a negative on him, as he always gives hi all. But we desperately need to get a natural left back in to cover that area and push him back to that right hand side where he’s most effective as we miss him on the right.
N. Fallon doesn’t cut it for me at this level thus far. Wasteful in possession & regularly looks out of his depth. Unless he turns it around quickly and proves me wrong, we’ll struggle to stay in the league with him being one of our starting CBs. We looked much more solid at the back when he went off with Simon dropping there.
Positional shape & organisation was completely woeful in the final third. I think Farmer thought he was playing left wing tonight alongside Kenny - very frustrating and completely baffling to see, as it really is footballing basics. Left us constantly exposed on the right and we offered zero threat down the right because of it.
It was a breath of fresh air to see Crane come on and actually play right wing and stick to the position…
When we play a ball to Spinelli, there is nobody making any form of effort to support should he bring it down or knock it on for any runners - if we’re not going to play to his strengths then what’s the point in playing him as our focal point in attack?..
When Evra and Crane came on I feel between them both, Kenny and Simms we finally had a structure and basis to finally drive at Staly, and it worked - shows how simple and effective it can and should be!
But let’s be honest taking the late goals out of the equation we were poor again for the large parts of the game. We take the point and hopefully can use it to build on to get that much needed 3 points!!
