Cup out
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2020 2:36 pm
Bit of a sickener last night. I just knew that we would regret missing all those chances in the first half, but for Watford to leave it so late, and then completely annihilate us at penalties, was grim viewing. Still, at least we showed that we can play more incisive football than we did on Saturday.
Clare was much improved, and looked useful. Sam Long filled in well at left back, and made some storming runs. A better winger might expose his weaker foot more though. Moore played well for 89 minutes, and proved a real threat from corners. Forde was a revelation. Hall was right on it, which is nice to see. And Cooper got stuck in well, despite missing an absolute sitter and some dodgy decision making. Agyei didn't really see enough of the ball to create much, despite our complete dominance for the first half hour. Osei had a bit of a thankless task, but didn't do it very well at all. Just didn't look up to speed mentally with his teammates.
The big worry is how much we crumbled in midfield after Kelly and McGuane came on, particularly when up against ten men. I reckon they both featured heavily in KR's plans for the season, but haven't got going at all.
Stevens' only mistake was starting to come for the cross which left him out of position for their equaliser. He looked very assured otherwise. Shame that he didn't get to be a shootout hero.
Much of the game was extremely watchable, made more so by the fact that the ifollow camera work was such an improvement on Lincoln's efforts. Not a bad service really for a tenner with RadOx commentary perfectly synched, especially when viewed on a big telly using an HDMI cable.
Oh well, we can concentrate on the League for a few months...
Clare was much improved, and looked useful. Sam Long filled in well at left back, and made some storming runs. A better winger might expose his weaker foot more though. Moore played well for 89 minutes, and proved a real threat from corners. Forde was a revelation. Hall was right on it, which is nice to see. And Cooper got stuck in well, despite missing an absolute sitter and some dodgy decision making. Agyei didn't really see enough of the ball to create much, despite our complete dominance for the first half hour. Osei had a bit of a thankless task, but didn't do it very well at all. Just didn't look up to speed mentally with his teammates.
The big worry is how much we crumbled in midfield after Kelly and McGuane came on, particularly when up against ten men. I reckon they both featured heavily in KR's plans for the season, but haven't got going at all.
Stevens' only mistake was starting to come for the cross which left him out of position for their equaliser. He looked very assured otherwise. Shame that he didn't get to be a shootout hero.
Much of the game was extremely watchable, made more so by the fact that the ifollow camera work was such an improvement on Lincoln's efforts. Not a bad service really for a tenner with RadOx commentary perfectly synched, especially when viewed on a big telly using an HDMI cable.
Oh well, we can concentrate on the League for a few months...