It's all about opinions. In the first half neither side had a cutting edge. Orient did play some neat football and their ball retention was good. Rovers played well enough, but as Micky alluded to in his post-match interview, didn't always pick the right ball. I didn't think there was a great deal in it though..They did not look the better side in either half, in my opinion.
I agree Boz. I thought it was actually a really good game to watch even for the neutrals and Orient were well organised which makes the victory even sweeter.Overall we were deserved winners, but the game was enhanced as the visitors came to play football, rather than scrap and foul their way to a result. I think they'll still be in and around the top end of the table when the season ends.
I thought we had far more cutting edge than the visitors. We had more pace and width and got in behind them several times, and there were actually several good deliveries into the box which were not attacked, particularly from the right side.It's all about opinions. In the first half neither side had a cutting edge.
5,946Does anyone know what today's attendance was?
Yes slightly surprised by that comment given it was only Mumbongo's concussion that gave Burton around 50 minutes 2 weeks ago but fair play to MM to say that post match and put him on rather than Mumbongo when Saunders tired.It was also interesting to hear Micky say post match that he believes Burton has now bridged the gap between youth players and first team squad player, and I thought he again made a positive impact when he came on.
There were certainly a couple of quality balls into the box, either side of h/t, Morris responsible for one, can’t recall the instigator of the other, needing to be attacked.I thought we had far more cutting edge than the visitors. We had more pace and width and got in behind them several times, and there were actually several good deliveries into the box which were not attacked, particularly from the right side.
From their online comments, the majority of Orient fans agreed we were the better side throughout.
A bit disappointing given the attractive opponent, although suspect visiting fans numbers were depleted by a lot of train cancellations.5,946
Morris started quietly, but got more into the game. Sponsors gave Dacres-Cogley and Bristow MoM, though I’d probably have gone for Saunders. There were a lot of good performances to chose from.Was playing myself today so just caught the highlights and going off the comments on here it’s sounds like a decent performance - glad I was right with my prediction that we would sneak a goal and win 1-0. Also great to hear that PP was rocking during the game!
From the highlights, Morris looked like the best player on the park by a mile and it also looks like both defences were on top for most of the game (stats suggest only 1 shot on target in total across both teams).
I’m still fearful that we are 1 or 2 injuries from being in a difficult position due to lack of depth in some areas but you can’t knock 3 points against the league leaders!
I think it was a reasonable gate considering there were only 358 Orient fans. We are still averaging over 6,000 this season and attendances have held up pretty well.A bit disappointing given the attractive opponent, although suspect visiting fans numbers were depleted by a lot of train cancellations.
Should be a good atmosphere…..although I remember thinking that before travelling to CreweOnly 250 tickets left for Stockport next week, so on course for a sell out.
They actually reminded me of us last season when we fell away from second place. A lot of good names in the side and a lot of possession, but no real pace and did not look like scoring.I must be in the minority but I wasn't impressed with Orient at all, they passed it around nicely at times but without really threatening, for the money they are paying in wages I expected them to be much better than that.
Credit to us for the performance and win
I agree with you about the overall picture. Orient don’t bring big numbers of travelling fans and there were the transport issues. It’s a few hundred up on last season’s crowd, though that was the pre-Christmas game in a cold December with covid numbers on the rise. However, I’d have hoped we’d get above 6k against an opponent who top the table and are a footballing team. On the plus side, the non-regulars at yesterdays game saw an enjoyable game and are more likely to be back because of that.I think it was a reasonable gate considering there were only 358 Orient fans. We are still averaging over 6,000 this season and attendances have held up pretty well.
As regards injuries, we have a small squad through necessity rather than choice so we will need some luck in that regard. However, we clearly have better options from the bench now.