Shocking performance from Rovers tonight, but however we had performed it was always going to be an uphill battle against by far the best team in the division: if Orient think they are going up as champions, they are going to be disappointed.
We started badly in the first 10-15 minutes giving Wolves far too much time on the ball, failing to press, work as a unit or even tackle. As a result, they got a grip on midfield which they did not really relinquish for the whole game. Without the ball we were not good enough, but with it we were equally bad for most of the game, squandering possession and hitting aimless long punts. We had a few reasonable spells, but tonight was the most one-sided game I have seen at this level for a long time. In truth, we were really playing Prem / Championship opposition tonight, their main weakness appearing to be the lack of a natural goalscorer.
However, for all Wolves' dominance it was a goalkeeping error from Fonners that gave them the lead at a stage of the game where they had not had many shots on target. If we had managed to keep it tight a little longer, the outcome may have been different. As it is, we were lucky to get away with a 2-0 defeat tonight.
On the positive side, Goody was immense tonight; in fact, the back four did not play particualarly badly, it was our ineffectiveness as a team as a whole that was the problem. Wallace also made a difference in the second half, which was a slight improvement on the first: he showed good composure, and got his passing going at times, with some nice touches. I was surprised he managed a full 45 minutes, and the time on the pitch will have done him good.
As an aside, it was strange to see Jake Cassidy miss a sitter from twelve yards that twelve months ago in a white shirt, he would have gobbled up 99 times out of 100. His confidence ssems to have nosedived since he left us.
Despite tonight's disappointment, we have over performed in the week as a whole and remain out of the bottom four. Just need three points on Saturday now.