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West Brom are our kryptonite team, their physicality, ability to break quickly, and how they go into two banks of four incredibly well
And crucially WBA we’re fired up today and with an incredible press. And some serious sh!thousery.
We could have easily have folded today, but we kept going, kept to our system and principles, built our confidence back up.
Yes the real negative were the two errors, where we tried to stick too closely to our principles, of on the ball margins. We just need to tweak a little. Wolf blasts it out. Hladky goes long. But I really want to stick to our approach. Just modify.
So to the positives:
- Moore was superb - Broadhead scored and showed some other moments - We could have lost our third on the bounce, but fought back - Hutchison was excellent - Clarke grew into it - Ali showed strength and desire - We had them on the ropes - Humphreys looked composed
We real shame for me is the North Stand continues to not fire up.. the noise in injury time… why didn’t we have to for multiple second half corners. It’s an issue.
But listening the Blue Monday pod with the EFL ‘expert’ Gaby, he seemed to suggest that Ali’s success at Wimbledon related to playing off another striker, indeed a striker who’s form and hard work were instrumental to Ali’s form.
Now of course Ali is probably not meant to be a starter for some time.. maybe not even this season. He’s a future investment. But it must be tempting McKenna to get both on the pitch to increase our threat. Which has hampered us of late.
Would it be Chaplin and the number ten role that is the casualty? So more a 4-2-4… with Sarmiento/Broadhead and Burns/Hutchison out wide. Albeit on the left the wide attacker tends to come in a little to allow Davis to go wide. Clarke deeper on the other side.
Going to be interesting.
Massive noise and support for Moore Saturday… a home goal for him would be superb.
A tough opposition who’ve been playing well despite a dip in results
Get a win today would be a massive moment and one to savour with the away following
Moore and Ali have joined too late to be up to speed on McKenna ball…
But can Moore just come straight in and hold that ball and disrupt enough to free space for Chaplin and Sarmiento… feel out south London/American will be key today
Firstly expect Leicester to go 10 points clear tonight having played one game more, Swansea not good enough to get something at the King Power.
But the play-offs really are a battle royale.
10 teams still having a chance?! Including even our weekend opponents Preston?
They are 4 points off.
But from WBA down to Cardiff it’s tight.
Bristol in that group. But would need to start a run when they tonight face the in form team Coventry, away from home. Coventry having beaten Leicester and Boro in a run of 5 wins and 1 draw, only matched by a ballistic Southampton.
To be honest for me the contenders are:
West Brom Coventry Sunderland Hull Norwich Watford Boro
Vying for the last two play-off slots. All capable.
And Coventry are building real momentum. Suspect it might even stay as WBA and Coventry.
Why it matters for Town is that we may well play one of them!! If automatic is not achieved.
Who do you think will make the top 6? Too early to tell? Is this post pointless?
A great read, and very positive on the lad and his potential.
Also this Womble certainly doesn’t think yesterday was embarrassing!! Or something to label Town about. More sense than many posters.
“Why do I like this deal so much? It's the club he's going to really. Ipswich are a fine team (forget the result yesterday, they had 38:2 shots and lost 2-1!) and they play a style which will suit Ali down to the ground. They press high, and nobody hunts the ball like the Iraqi prince. And if he gets in the team (he will) they'll play him in on goal, Ali will score heavily.”