Let’s not over react but it seems to me there are a number of lessons that need to learned and quickly:
1. Defending from set pieces needs to improve (obvious I know!)
2. Game Management: just after we score and just before half time/full time we need to learn to give a nightly foul on half way or get the ball down near their corner from a throw in etc. We seem to lack that nous.
3. Being caught on the counter, like above perhaps taking a booking for the team might be required sometimes, we seem just a bit naive.
4. Adjust to the conditions, I am basing this more on today but when the weather is that bad and keeper has already dropped a ball for a goal surely we need to capitalise and mix our tactics up a bit with set pieces. As we move into winter conditions will start to play more of a part.
Nearly every goal we have conceded falls into one of the reasons listed above and all are in our gift, to an extent, to correct which is a positive.
We are so close to being a properly good team if we can just wisen up a little bit.
1. Defending from set pieces needs to improve (obvious I know!)
2. Game Management: just after we score and just before half time/full time we need to learn to give a nightly foul on half way or get the ball down near their corner from a throw in etc. We seem to lack that nous.
3. Being caught on the counter, like above perhaps taking a booking for the team might be required sometimes, we seem just a bit naive.
4. Adjust to the conditions, I am basing this more on today but when the weather is that bad and keeper has already dropped a ball for a goal surely we need to capitalise and mix our tactics up a bit with set pieces. As we move into winter conditions will start to play more of a part.
Nearly every goal we have conceded falls into one of the reasons listed above and all are in our gift, to an extent, to correct which is a positive.
We are so close to being a properly good team if we can just wisen up a little bit.