If Micky or Dawes had put out a team that couldn't muster a shot on target at home, then think historically more would be made of it, but it seems to have been mostly accepted on here, which surprises me a tad, For a goalless game, the football was of reasonable quality and after a poor opening half hour for Rovers, the remainder of the game we probably shaded. Although Crewe had more attacking edge and seemed the more likely team to score.
Our attacking limitations were evident today. I did feel that some of the criticism of Jolley was unfair, he was given scraps to work with. Yet Kristian Dennis doesn't score because we're not feeding him the right ball... None of the attacking players on show were at their best, although Jennings grafted his way back into the game after a quiet first half. I thought Morris was one of our better players in the first half, it was harder to see what influence he had in the second half, but in an attacking sense Hawkes didn't seem to improve things. Elsewhere we were solid at the back, Crewe's best effort came after Davies had taken a knock at then O'Connor slipped at the edge of the box, giving Long a free shot, which fortunately McGee dealt with. In midfield, Walker had a steady game, but Hendry was inconsistent.
The referee went from giving us next to nothing in the first half, to nearly everything in the last twenty.
Only 1 point out of 9 from our recent games against teams in the play-off places tells it's own story about our receding chances of making the top 7. In terms of ability out of the 3, Crewe looked better than Barrow, but some way behind Milton Keynes.
MoM would be a toss up between McGee, whose saves kept us in the game and Wood, who was arguably the most consistent of our outfield players.