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Good atmosphere, the corner can be proud for keeping it up and echoing along... even during a dully dull first half.
Did we even have a chance first half? All very lower league. They were sharper, we had more of the game, knocked it around the back, then went long quickly.
Second half we looked pretty good I thought. Didn't always come off, but there was a plan and an attempt to do the playing in. Tempo picked up too, we actually looked to drive forward with purpose. Deserved the win on the second half, looked like typical City to do that but concede a last minute goal... but shows the character Robins has instilled that instead of giving up we actually get the equaliser, even though we did our best not to knock it in.
Random thoughts in no order.
Thomas looks excellent. Carries the ball well, good trickery, plenty of hard work. Can't cross, can't finish, but more than enough there to show he's a player. If Derby fancied letting us have him plus a couple of £million for Bayliss, I'd be sorely tempted.
Bayliss anonymous much of the game. Last 20 minutes started to ghost past players and actually live up to his hype. He needs a shot on him, though.
Chaplin, I think has a striker's instinct to make movement, but his touch was dramatically heavy all game and things didn't pay off... until the end. That being said, better a Chaplin making mistakes than a Hiwula who was totally anonymous? He and JCH also need to learn how to play with each other (in a footballing rather than erotic sense - not that I know if they need lessons on the latter, either).
Burge with a couple of good stops, a couple of flaps at crosses but... considering the level we're at, pretty good.
Grimmer pretty good defensively, did a cracking job of giving the ball to their players for the first 20 minutes before calming down. Good game from him.
Tremendous miss with the header from their centre forward (Toney?)
Shape pretty simple, looked fairly strong and capable. We seem fairly well drilled. Room for improvement but... that's why we are where we are. Anyway, it's all about opinions, eh? And this'll allow me plenty of EU / Wasps / Annoying chat
Did we even have a chance first half? All very lower league. They were sharper, we had more of the game, knocked it around the back, then went long quickly.
Second half we looked pretty good I thought. Didn't always come off, but there was a plan and an attempt to do the playing in. Tempo picked up too, we actually looked to drive forward with purpose. Deserved the win on the second half, looked like typical City to do that but concede a last minute goal... but shows the character Robins has instilled that instead of giving up we actually get the equaliser, even though we did our best not to knock it in.
Random thoughts in no order.
Thomas looks excellent. Carries the ball well, good trickery, plenty of hard work. Can't cross, can't finish, but more than enough there to show he's a player. If Derby fancied letting us have him plus a couple of £million for Bayliss, I'd be sorely tempted.
Bayliss anonymous much of the game. Last 20 minutes started to ghost past players and actually live up to his hype. He needs a shot on him, though.
Chaplin, I think has a striker's instinct to make movement, but his touch was dramatically heavy all game and things didn't pay off... until the end. That being said, better a Chaplin making mistakes than a Hiwula who was totally anonymous? He and JCH also need to learn how to play with each other (in a footballing rather than erotic sense - not that I know if they need lessons on the latter, either).
Burge with a couple of good stops, a couple of flaps at crosses but... considering the level we're at, pretty good.
Grimmer pretty good defensively, did a cracking job of giving the ball to their players for the first 20 minutes before calming down. Good game from him.
Tremendous miss with the header from their centre forward (Toney?)
Shape pretty simple, looked fairly strong and capable. We seem fairly well drilled. Room for improvement but... that's why we are where we are. Anyway, it's all about opinions, eh? And this'll allow me plenty of EU / Wasps / Annoying chat
