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DrillingCobbler
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I've seen a lot of pre-season games over the years, less so in recent times. I went last night, and from a footballing perspective wish I hadn't.
I sat there, with 20 minutes to go, thinking 'what is the point of this game?'.
Bunney is a wide player, with no apparent defensive attributes. So on the face of it, trying him out as a centre back...the only thing I can think of why you'd do that would be to 'toughen him up'! Maybe that was the reason, who knows. But I doubt it! 2 of the first 3 goals, were a result of Bunney not doing that job correctly. Not sure if its been mentioned, but shortly after the 3rd goal went in, Bunney clearly looked 'distraught' and totally bottled out of a 50/50, allowing the Sheffield Wednesday player to waltz past him with full control of the ball. In my mind, you've got to stick him on the wing or as an attacking wing back, and forget about trying him in other positions.
We also didn't look fit, first 15 minutes aside. That could possibly be put down to them being over worked on their Spanish weak, returning only 48 hours or so prior to last nights game kicking off. That would be understandable to be fair.
If we played a mid table championship side at home in the FA Cup, Id be disappointed to see us 4-0 at home, in a game that could have been 6 or 7-0 easily. Especially a team which changed their entire personnel at half time! So for me, it was hard to take any positives from last nights game.
I did think, and it hasn't been mentioned, that McWilliams was comfortably our star man and looked head and shoulders above anyone else in a black shirt on the pitch. He contained their winger/s very well, and from a defensive perspective I thought (one mistake aside) he was excellent.
Still. We wont know anything until we've played a handful of league2 fixtures. Just a few obseravations from your's truly!
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