Gibbo
Well-Known Member
It looks like I am virtually on my own in thinking this a poor performance against a side that relied on great lumps at both back and front with Barry Bannon in the middle. Were it not for a piece of brilliance against a tired defence by Sakamoto this would have been a scruffy 1-0 victory at home in front of a big crowd, over a side deservedly in the bottom three. What's so good about that?
The glaringly obvious thing to me at least was that we missed Big Vik, Hamer and Sheaf - that is an effective midfield and good big striker. The lack of impact made by Godden was as much down to how little was coming through from the Lati-Eccles-O'Hare partnership. Once again Palmer (whom I like) flattered to deceive. We only had nine shots on goal - Wednesday had eleven. We are craving a high energy box-to-box midfielder. The 'Targets' thread should be renamed 'Hamer replacement'.
Wednesday also out-boxed City as the match wore on. Realizing O'Hare is the vital creator they closed him down - quietist game I can remember. Initially Wednesday were exposed at the back by both Sakamoto and Wright but not as the game wore on. They drove Saka in particular to repeatedly cut in.
And above all they could see that City are very, very predictable about playing from the back. Wednesday's high press throttled City and it ended up with the fiasco of Collins hoofing it into the stands to concede a corner
Clearly a Hamer replacement must come in January. The striker thing is more tricky. For all his maddening faults, Wright has something. He makes things happen and is surprising deft and quick and this brings something new to the party. Simms however is not Big Vik. Even though we ditched Walker for Vik after half a season, I'm not sure you can repeat that trick with Simms. The amount of cash at stake is much higher. So for this season we have to make do and hope that a better supply from midfield will open up the chances for him.
The glaringly obvious thing to me at least was that we missed Big Vik, Hamer and Sheaf - that is an effective midfield and good big striker. The lack of impact made by Godden was as much down to how little was coming through from the Lati-Eccles-O'Hare partnership. Once again Palmer (whom I like) flattered to deceive. We only had nine shots on goal - Wednesday had eleven. We are craving a high energy box-to-box midfielder. The 'Targets' thread should be renamed 'Hamer replacement'.
Wednesday also out-boxed City as the match wore on. Realizing O'Hare is the vital creator they closed him down - quietist game I can remember. Initially Wednesday were exposed at the back by both Sakamoto and Wright but not as the game wore on. They drove Saka in particular to repeatedly cut in.
And above all they could see that City are very, very predictable about playing from the back. Wednesday's high press throttled City and it ended up with the fiasco of Collins hoofing it into the stands to concede a corner
Clearly a Hamer replacement must come in January. The striker thing is more tricky. For all his maddening faults, Wright has something. He makes things happen and is surprising deft and quick and this brings something new to the party. Simms however is not Big Vik. Even though we ditched Walker for Vik after half a season, I'm not sure you can repeat that trick with Simms. The amount of cash at stake is much higher. So for this season we have to make do and hope that a better supply from midfield will open up the chances for him.