If they press us and pin the wingbacks back then Kelly and Sheaf will be on the toes of the centre backs with only Allen, O'Hare and Godden to aim for. Then you'll be saying Sheaf is pedestrian again :P but the reality is he won't have the progressive passes available that he is looking to...
If Blackburn decide to play an open attacking game we'll have space and be fine but if they compress the midfield I think we'll struggle. Our spine is just too slow under pressure.
We might not have been actively trying to play offside but Hyam has got to be aware of what is happening when Rose has travelled that far - it's not a split second decision for him of whether to step up to McFadz line (or even drop off and sweep). Everything Hyam needs to see is right there in...
Don't think it's a speed of thought issue as such. He is a player who will always look at his best when we play well. Yesterday the rest of the midfield had time and space and were showing for him so he could play his progressive passes. Against Brentford the midfield were hidden so he appears...
I'm not surprised by that to be honest. If his weight balance has even slightly shifted after his hip op he was always going to be susceptible to secondary injuries.
Thought it was a bit arrogant from Swansea tonight actually. They'll have seen the Bournemouth and Brentford games and how a high press and nullifying the wingbacks strangled us and yet it just seemed they ignored that and thought they would simply match us up and be better.
The thing I liked most about tonight was that it was the peripheral players, or players with question marks over their ability to adapt, who all stepped up and played well. Shipley, McCallum, Allen, Sheaf etc
What is the purpose of Martin Winch at these games? Is he just the roadie? Whenever he's brought in for comment he sounds like he's been doing his Sudoku and been caught off guard so just trots out some cliche.
O'Hare's had a bit of a shocker tonight. He's totally misread how to play these conditions. Too flicky in this zippy damp. Guaranteed 92nd minute winner now!
If you'd told me at the moment promotion was confirmed, that after 5 games of the Champ season that Kasta would be the 1 person I was excited about seeing come off the bench... :D:D