It’s a funny team this. We had a lot of the game on Tuesday, and shouldn’t have lost. BUT, we deserved to lose because of the daft mistakes we made throughout the game, and because having equalised we should have gone on and won, but let them score again, almost immediately. A good Cov team would have won that game. The first goal was poor, far too easy for them. Highlighted Dasilva’s defensive frailty? I’d play Bidwell there every time. Palmer was again really disappointing. No positive impact, and is far too petulant (as in the Blackburn game). Robins moaned about the defending for their second goal, but didn’t mention the stupid foul Palmer gave away on the touchline. Their player was going nowhere, facing away from goal, and Palmer hits him from behind. We’re not great in the air at the back, so why not give Ipswich the chance to float the ball into the box? Why he started before O’Hare, and why O’Hare came on so late, I’ll never know.
So as well as the ones we know are going, if we could get money for Dasilva, I think that would be beneficial, and for me, Palmer regretfully, because he has skill, is at best an ‘impact’ substitute. We also appear to need a leader on the pitch, something Robins referred to when talking about McFadzean at Blackburn.
