Rockford's Love Child
Member
- Joined
- 15 Mar 2010
- Messages
- 13,913
- Player
- Jason Koumas / John Morrissey
- Manager
- John King
There are not enough superlatives to describe the job Adkins is doing here. Another superb performance and a deserved victory against very awkward opposition.
There was a period of twenty minutes in the middle of the first half where we lost our way in midfield and allowed Notts too much easy possession on the edge of our box. However, other than that spell I thought we kept our shape brilliantly, pressed at the right times, and looked the more threatening side going forward. Notts were always going to be tricky opposition, with McGoldrick dropping into midfield to create an overload and their endless rotation of the ball, but Adkins got the tactics spot on again.
For all of their possession, in the second half I thought there was only one team in it.
Individually, I agreed with the sponsor's choice of Apter as man of the match. He was scintillating again and I am not convinced we would have won all four games over Christmas without him. Norris was very comfortable on the ball and the two centre halves did well in the period in the first half when we were under the cosh. I thought McAlear did OK, but we did really miss Walker's ability to protect the back four and keep the ball moving. Hopefully he is not out for too long.
It is highly impressive that despite being without key players we again put in a performance of such high quality.
Six points from the play offs with half of the season to play.
There was a period of twenty minutes in the middle of the first half where we lost our way in midfield and allowed Notts too much easy possession on the edge of our box. However, other than that spell I thought we kept our shape brilliantly, pressed at the right times, and looked the more threatening side going forward. Notts were always going to be tricky opposition, with McGoldrick dropping into midfield to create an overload and their endless rotation of the ball, but Adkins got the tactics spot on again.
For all of their possession, in the second half I thought there was only one team in it.
Individually, I agreed with the sponsor's choice of Apter as man of the match. He was scintillating again and I am not convinced we would have won all four games over Christmas without him. Norris was very comfortable on the ball and the two centre halves did well in the period in the first half when we were under the cosh. I thought McAlear did OK, but we did really miss Walker's ability to protect the back four and keep the ball moving. Hopefully he is not out for too long.
It is highly impressive that despite being without key players we again put in a performance of such high quality.
Six points from the play offs with half of the season to play.