Sisu-infidels
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Coventry – First half as poor as we were they were excellent. They were sharp, passed it well and made chances. They played it up top quick but then got men round the ball and knocked it around well. We stood off but they still showed some good movement and looked well up for it. The front two Elliott and Clarke showed some movement and never gave our defenders a minute (in stark contrast to the two cones we had up front) and they also fed them well. The wingers got at the full backs and they used the width well.
They fought harder and picked up loose balls. They had a few other half chances and will have been disappointed the game was not dead and buried. Second half they were not as effective but still could have made it 2-0 with a header but regressed as United woke up. After we scored they started to timewaste and sit back and I am sure even Robins would have took a point but then they scored in a smash and grab at the end. They had more chances after the scored as went for the leveller but overall I reckon they had maybe 5 or 6 clear chances to maybe a couple for us and for the away side they played nice football and limited us the other way. They are flying at the moment and the polar opposite to us who are flying down the league. You would not be surprised if they make the playoffs and certainly cannot see them not passing us in the coming weeks. They went away to a big division rival and took the game to them and did not care about our line up or tactics. They just played their own game and fought and scrapped for every loose ball and then used it well when they had it. Fair play to them. They were not scintillating but for the most part far better than us for long spells and save that half an hour spell in the second half will argue they did enough to win for an away side on chances.
They have a nice mix of youth and experience but in all honestly I look at their side on paper compared to ours and would I swap more than 3 or 4 players. Probably not so that sadly shows a lot about the manager who seems to have his side playing for him and they all know their jobs and are all playing for the team. We have a team full of players who look like they have never met and many seem unable to realise they are not as good as they think they are or at least to be kind to them are not playing anywhere near the level that they can do.
. Credit to Coventry who brought a surprisingly good number (1,500-2,000) on a Friday night and they were one of the loudest set of fans down here and really got behind their side.
Nice to see how highly the opposition rate us and well done to the sky blue army,getting noticed as one of the best groups of fans in the country! Pusb
They fought harder and picked up loose balls. They had a few other half chances and will have been disappointed the game was not dead and buried. Second half they were not as effective but still could have made it 2-0 with a header but regressed as United woke up. After we scored they started to timewaste and sit back and I am sure even Robins would have took a point but then they scored in a smash and grab at the end. They had more chances after the scored as went for the leveller but overall I reckon they had maybe 5 or 6 clear chances to maybe a couple for us and for the away side they played nice football and limited us the other way. They are flying at the moment and the polar opposite to us who are flying down the league. You would not be surprised if they make the playoffs and certainly cannot see them not passing us in the coming weeks. They went away to a big division rival and took the game to them and did not care about our line up or tactics. They just played their own game and fought and scrapped for every loose ball and then used it well when they had it. Fair play to them. They were not scintillating but for the most part far better than us for long spells and save that half an hour spell in the second half will argue they did enough to win for an away side on chances.
They have a nice mix of youth and experience but in all honestly I look at their side on paper compared to ours and would I swap more than 3 or 4 players. Probably not so that sadly shows a lot about the manager who seems to have his side playing for him and they all know their jobs and are all playing for the team. We have a team full of players who look like they have never met and many seem unable to realise they are not as good as they think they are or at least to be kind to them are not playing anywhere near the level that they can do.
. Credit to Coventry who brought a surprisingly good number (1,500-2,000) on a Friday night and they were one of the loudest set of fans down here and really got behind their side.
Nice to see how highly the opposition rate us and well done to the sky blue army,getting noticed as one of the best groups of fans in the country! Pusb