I expected us to win last night. I was wrong, so hands up. However, what I didn't expect was the performance - that was absolute dire.
Apart from the 10 minutes before we scored, this was as bad as I've ever seen us play. Too many players simply had an off day, asking why is a mystery. Faurlin was too inept for words. If that was Mahon last season, he would have been lynched.
Trouble is, if we can't play our way through the middle, there seems no other way forward. There was zero threat down the wings - how many headers have we scored this season?
We need to bounce back quickly from this game. I still think we'll be up there come May, but we need to be more adaptable. Leicester did their homework and deserved the win. Whenever we attacked they had 8 men behind the ball, but as soon as they broke they seemed to have another 5 upfield. Did they really only have 11 men on the pitch?
Apart from the 10 minutes before we scored, this was as bad as I've ever seen us play. Too many players simply had an off day, asking why is a mystery. Faurlin was too inept for words. If that was Mahon last season, he would have been lynched.
Trouble is, if we can't play our way through the middle, there seems no other way forward. There was zero threat down the wings - how many headers have we scored this season?
We need to bounce back quickly from this game. I still think we'll be up there come May, but we need to be more adaptable. Leicester did their homework and deserved the win. Whenever we attacked they had 8 men behind the ball, but as soon as they broke they seemed to have another 5 upfield. Did they really only have 11 men on the pitch?
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