I did not think the scoreline flattered us at all over the ninety minutes. However, I agree that Crewe were a better side than Sutton and for sixty minutes the game was a tight contest. However, it is a credit to the players that we came through a difficult test and ran out such comfortable winners.
Our opponents set up very cautiously in a 451 and packed the midfield, which is why the first half was cagey, with relatively little goalmouth action. However, there was no doubt we edged the half and were the side that was trying to make something happen in the attacking third. Crewe had a couple of useful looking individuals but offered very little creativity and their attacking players were brilliantly marshalled by our back four. They had a reasonable spell of pressure in the first ten minutes of the second half, but the game opened out after our second goal, and in the final thirty minutes we battered them, playing some really good football and creating numerous chances.
I thought both full backs were brilliant tonight, and although Morris's final ball was missing at times, his willingness to get on the ball created plenty of space for others. Nevitt's impact from the bench was terrific again, and I am made up that he starting to score regularly now. That is three in three games, and I think he is averaging close to one goal every two games now. However, man of the match has to be Simeu, who is a Rolls Royce of a defender at this level. His reading of the game and pace when one v one was highly impressive tonight.
Into the play off places and the train keeps a rollin'.