In my eyes this is not a difficult game. You obviously need possession to score and to stop them scoring. That means when our blokes are on the ball they needs 3 or 4 players making themselves available, and when the opposition have the ball our lot need to be up theirs arse in seconds. Too many times of late our players seem isolated with no options especially down the channel. Also far too much time and space is being given to the sides we are playing against, again a bit too often for my liking. All that says to me is some of our lot are not quite giving their all? I’m not saying they are taking the p1ss, just not quite up for it, with some obvious exceptions. Good result though, and some decent performances today so don’t want to be too negative. Would have taken a point all day long before kick off.
Following on from this the back line is sitting too deep and there is just too much space between the team as a whole. A higher line comes at a risk but if we are going to press, which we need to more, it’s necessary. How deep was the line for their first goal? I couldn’t see exactly but if they have been 20 yards higher near halfway at least you’ve got a chance of closing the player down. It was compounded by all the back peddling maintaining the space. It was the same for nearly every chance Scunny had. A higher one would allow us to press more and give more options in possession. Comes at a risk but it needs to be compressed between the last defender and Long or whoever and move cohesively forward and back as a unit. That’s what I reckon anyway.