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- Eddy Sonko
When I woke up this morning, I felt a little bit Bozish. I had this strange, unjustified incling that we weren't going to win today. Oh well.
Both sides had good chances to win the game, mostly falling in the second half. For Rovers, Thomas-Moore literally missing an open goal when he probably had enough time to actually dribble the ball past the goaline (should he have [quite rightly] doubted his ability to put a ball in an empty net from 6 yards out). Curran fumbled a decent chance on the break after working hard to win the ball in midfield, whilst Taylor went close with a header from a set piece. Carlisle threatened too, with a few goalmouth scrambles as well as a glancing header which bounced just inches wide of Daniels left post with a few minutes to go.
We dominated the second half by and large but failed to take our chances. As the clock wound down Logan and Bakayogo became more adventurous and we seemingly found it quite easy to get down the byline and feed in some decent crosses; so when Parry decided to bring off Gornell - our most aerially inclined striker - for the pint-sized Shuker, I wasn't really sure of the logic. Ricketts for Thomas-Moore may have been a more effective switch given the nature of our build up play. But I guess that's why he's our physio and not our manag....oh wait.
I thought Mclaren did very well today, which takes a lot for me to admit as I'm not a big fan of his. Plus, Mclaren playing well effectivley keeps Broomes out of the team, which is always a huge bonus as, of the two players, I'm pretty sure I dislike Mclaren the least - the lesser of two evils. Ash Taylor also had a good game at the back, as did both fullbacks. The front 3 put in a typically hard working display, though lacked the neccessary quality when it mattered - this probably proved to be the difference between the two sides tbh. Welsh and Edds struggled to have any impact, againnnnn...
Anyone see what happened to the lino when he collapsed?
Both sides had good chances to win the game, mostly falling in the second half. For Rovers, Thomas-Moore literally missing an open goal when he probably had enough time to actually dribble the ball past the goaline (should he have [quite rightly] doubted his ability to put a ball in an empty net from 6 yards out). Curran fumbled a decent chance on the break after working hard to win the ball in midfield, whilst Taylor went close with a header from a set piece. Carlisle threatened too, with a few goalmouth scrambles as well as a glancing header which bounced just inches wide of Daniels left post with a few minutes to go.
We dominated the second half by and large but failed to take our chances. As the clock wound down Logan and Bakayogo became more adventurous and we seemingly found it quite easy to get down the byline and feed in some decent crosses; so when Parry decided to bring off Gornell - our most aerially inclined striker - for the pint-sized Shuker, I wasn't really sure of the logic. Ricketts for Thomas-Moore may have been a more effective switch given the nature of our build up play. But I guess that's why he's our physio and not our manag....oh wait.
I thought Mclaren did very well today, which takes a lot for me to admit as I'm not a big fan of his. Plus, Mclaren playing well effectivley keeps Broomes out of the team, which is always a huge bonus as, of the two players, I'm pretty sure I dislike Mclaren the least - the lesser of two evils. Ash Taylor also had a good game at the back, as did both fullbacks. The front 3 put in a typically hard working display, though lacked the neccessary quality when it mattered - this probably proved to be the difference between the two sides tbh. Welsh and Edds struggled to have any impact, againnnnn...
Anyone see what happened to the lino when he collapsed?