Hard work but a deserved win - Mings did really well and Gerken for me was man of the match

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The first half wasn't exactly the best spectacle, with myself wondering what difference Wordworth's passing range would add to the occassion. A certain other outcast came to mind with Hunt and Anderson failing to really run at their full backs, with the exception of one Paul cross which Stephen should have converted.

When McCarthy brought on Nouble and SEB in the second half to play up front with Murphy then we looked a real threat. Williams had some good options with those 3 in front of him and behind him a solid foundation in Hyam, Skuse who guarded the again excellent back five (with Gerken, who had a good game).

Nouble wasn't quite as good as previous games but still far better than the player who started the season and got himself into two excellent positions, one of which he should have scored. SEB is a threat and needs a bit of luck to get off the mark. If we did reach the play offs and McGoldrick was fit, I could see McCarthy keeping Williams behind Murphy. Dids would excel in a similar role to Nouble's floating in from the flank and I'm sure he would converted the chances that fell to Frank.

I can see why McCarthy starts with Hunt and Anderson to keep it tight in the first half as they are highly industrious and make us very difficult to break down. As teams and especially defences tire the last thing they want to face is 3 strikers like Murph, SEB and Nouble who are physically imposing and possess some pace. As I said earlier if Dids is fit he will make us even more of a threat.

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