I thought we played pretty well after the opening twenty five minutes, and dominated the second half. We created a hatful of chances but couldn't take any of them.
Lateef was impressive with his pace and skill and linked up well with Akins, but missed two sitters. We looked genuinely inventive at times with Devaney also having a pretty good game, but our good approach play was undone by our inability to hit the target from ten yards. Stockton was impressive when he came on, strong, held the ball well and was unlucky with a good shot from the edge of the box.
I believe that Tiryaki and Bakayogo were both missing due to illness, but regardless of the absentees I was mystified by the decision to play Taylor in midfield ahead of Labadie. In the first half hour we were all over the place in the middle, with absolutely no protection being given to the back four. Although we gradually got to grips with the formation, Taylor still struggled in possession and gave the ball away in bad areas on a number of occasions: this is not his fault, he is a centre back not a holding midfield player. What is it with Les's obsession with playing square pegs in round holes ?
The game was actually much more entertaining than I had expected, but I am deeply concerned by our inability to beat anyone. One point from two games against sides in the bottom four does not augur well for what is now surely a relegation scrap. Hopefully Lateef will weigh in with a few goals once he settles in fully.