| Plenty of positives to take from yesterday.... 07:20 - Aug 4 with 1134 views | ITFC_Forever |
...and a few things to iron out, but the good most definitely out-weighed the bad.
Everyone contributed at some point, although some performances were a bit up and down.
Downes, Woolfenden, Rowe, Norwood probably the pick.
Holy was generally decent (although he didn’t have a huge amount to do) apart from his aberration at the end which thankfully didn’t cost us - the spell of keep-ball was getting more and more casual and almost ended in disaster - he / we should learn from that.
Judge looked good when he came on, and I was especially pleased to see Huws get on the pitch and more importantly, look fearless. First thing he did was get on the ball and surge deep in to Burton’s half... he oozes class. Unlikely we’ll get 46 games from him, but if we can get 30-35, he could make a big difference to us this season.
And fair play to Wilson too.... did what we needed him to do. He probably knows he’s realistically fourth choice, but was for the most part solid in a game where we needed him to be.
All in all, an enjoyable day out, with fantastic noisy support to go with all the above.
Shame I’m missing Sunderland...
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| Plenty of positives to take from yesterday.... on 07:41 - Aug 4 with 1063 views | homer_123 |
Irrespective of anything else its 3 pts, a win and starts to put last year behind us. |  |
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| Plenty of positives to take from yesterday.... on 07:42 - Aug 4 with 1059 views | Lesta_Tractor |
Positive result, some decent performances and a good day out.
We do need better full backs and another option up top though. |  |
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| Plenty of positives to take from yesterday.... on 07:44 - Aug 4 with 1044 views | christiand |
ITFC Forever how did Jackson do yesterday? |  |
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| Plenty of positives to take from yesterday.... on 07:56 - Aug 4 with 1003 views | ITFC_Forever |
| Plenty of positives to take from yesterday.... on 07:44 - Aug 4 by christiand |
ITFC Forever how did Jackson do yesterday? |
Ok, but at times we struggled to get him in the game. | |
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| Plenty of positives to take from yesterday.... on 11:58 - Aug 4 with 734 views | Steve_M |
| Plenty of positives to take from yesterday.... on 07:56 - Aug 4 by ITFC_Forever |
Ok, but at times we struggled to get him in the game. |
The most encouraging thing was throwing himself forward to get on the end of a cross in the first half, it got intercepted but that was not something we saw last season. The cross-field ball to Norwood was great too.
To add to your opening post, I thought Norwood was trying too hard at times, just a bit desperate to start well. He'll settle though I think.
I thought we still looked like a side that didn't know how to win towards the end, understandable after last season but we definitely let Burton back into the game too readily. So winning was the best thing about yesterday, especially as it took me four months to see one last year. [Post edited 4 Aug 2019 13:19]
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| Plenty of positives to take from yesterday.... on 13:12 - Aug 4 with 647 views | christiand |
| Plenty of positives to take from yesterday.... on 11:58 - Aug 4 by Steve_M |
The most encouraging thing was throwing himself forward to get on the end of a cross in the first half, it got intercepted but that was not something we saw last season. The cross-field ball to Norwood was great too.
To add to your opening post, I thought Norwood was trying too hard at times, just a bit desperate to start well. He'll settle though I think.
I thought we still looked like a side that didn't know how to win towards the end, understandable after last season but we definitely let Burton back into the game too readily. So winning was the best thing about yesterday, especially as it took me four months to see one last year. [Post edited 4 Aug 2019 13:19]
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Lack of confidence Steve? They mainly aren't a squad that know what that winning feeling is like from the last 18 months. | |
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| Plenty of positives to take from yesterday.... on 13:25 - Aug 4 with 634 views | Steve_M |
| Plenty of positives to take from yesterday.... on 13:12 - Aug 4 by christiand |
Lack of confidence Steve? They mainly aren't a squad that know what that winning feeling is like from the last 18 months. |
Definitely a bit of that, other than the Akers shot and Holy's misskick we had been fairly comfortable until the last few minutes. That's why our start might define the season, get used to winning - for fans as well as players - and it'll get easier. | |
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| Plenty of positives to take from yesterday.... on 13:29 - Aug 4 with 620 views | linhdi |
| Plenty of positives to take from yesterday.... on 13:25 - Aug 4 by Steve_M |
Definitely a bit of that, other than the Akers shot and Holy's misskick we had been fairly comfortable until the last few minutes. That's why our start might define the season, get used to winning - for fans as well as players - and it'll get easier. |
And it is easier to win in League One. The opposition's strikers aren't so good, their wide players aren't as quick and don't deliver as good a ball, etc etc. Burton missed a couple of chances which Championship sides would have scored from.
So, I am left relatively positive about the season ahead. | | | |
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| Plenty of positives to take from yesterday.... on 13:36 - Aug 4 with 605 views | Steve_M |
| Plenty of positives to take from yesterday.... on 13:29 - Aug 4 by linhdi |
And it is easier to win in League One. The opposition's strikers aren't so good, their wide players aren't as quick and don't deliver as good a ball, etc etc. Burton missed a couple of chances which Championship sides would have scored from.
So, I am left relatively positive about the season ahead. |
That is true, thought that with the Akers one in particular. If Burton were 9th last year then the benchmark for all but top few clubs is going to be around that level. | |
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| Plenty of positives to take from yesterday.... on 13:47 - Aug 4 with 582 views | strikalite |
| Plenty of positives to take from yesterday.... on 13:36 - Aug 4 by Steve_M |
That is true, thought that with the Akers one in particular. If Burton were 9th last year then the benchmark for all but top few clubs is going to be around that level. |
We should take a lot of confidence from the fact that Burton beat Barnsley, Pompey and Sunderland at home last season.. |  | | |
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