BFC_53
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1. The through ball for their goal was fantastic, but I thought equally as good was the one from James through to Keshi in the lead up to our first goal. It was brilliant, absolutely perfectly weighted and shows how important having that ability to pick a pass is. We need a midfielder who can do that!
2. Grimmy is an excellent GK imo, he just impresses every time he plays and with Maxi we aren't short on quality in this department. I can see him becoming our No.1 for quite a few years. I would even go as far as saying I feel more confident when he's playing than when Maxwell is. The save at the end was phenomenal.
3. The fantastic four of Ekpiteta, Husband, Wintle and Dougall was (yet again) the basis for the win. Posh had a lot of the ball but when those four are playing, there just isn't enough space for the opposition to play those intricate passes around the box to carve out chances.
4. The subs. Well done Critchley, the right subs at the right time. Actually if I'm being very picky I would've made them a little earlier but it worked well.
5. Yates - was great to see him on the scoresheet again. I still think he is championship quality but has suffered due to being isolated up front and a midfield that often lacks a killer pass. If we can get the missing piece of the jigsaw in midfield, watch him get 20 next season.
6. I thought Madine had a great game. I know this will probably split opinion but it allowed us to be a bit more direct and mix things up from time to time. It meant that when we had the ball we could be more purposeful with it, in contrast to when they had it.
7. Posh fans saying we're on the same level etc. Their manager needs to learn the importance of having a solid defence otherwise they're going straight back down. The reason we've done relatively well is because we're often (not always) able to struggle in games but still pick up points because we don't concede many. Even yesterday, they kept the ball well but we didn't look in any trouble of conceding at all so were able to stay patient and wait for the chance to come. I think they have the players to stay up, but their inexplicable love affair with Ferguson continually hinders them, for the money they have to spend to get to where others have for a much lower cost.
8. Lavery has looked rusty since coming back from injury, and although he wasn't at his best yesterday I think we did get glimpses. He was making some good runs in the first half especially. He could do with another goal or two to get him going again.
9. The fans I thought were in good voice and decent numbers all things considered. Poor run of form, Covid restrictions, just before Christmas and yet we were only a few hundred down and the vocal backing was decent especially after going behind.
10. It was good to see us come back from a goal down at home. This has been our achilles heel I think, as we really have struggled to break teams down that can afford to sit back. I guess we should be grateful that Posh didn't sit back but it should give a boost of confidence at a really good time. Ok, so they weren't great but every win in this league is hard fought and to have 30 points at the halfway stage in a higher league, 11 points clear of the drop, is excellent for us. Think how often newly promoted sides struggle, including how Hull and Posh are this season. Let's not undervalue how we've performed so far - it's really been very good despite the recent bad patch. I think 6 more wins will definitely be enough, and probably less than that.
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11. I forgot to mention Bowler. He isn't at his best, seems to have lost a bit of confidence. However, two assist yesterday and it's all about the numbers. Particularly pleasing imo was, if you watch the replay of the third goal, he has a quick look up before playing a good pass to Yates. That's the kind of thing we need to see more of and it's a sign that he's working on that side of his game i.e. the final ball. Well played Josh!
2. Grimmy is an excellent GK imo, he just impresses every time he plays and with Maxi we aren't short on quality in this department. I can see him becoming our No.1 for quite a few years. I would even go as far as saying I feel more confident when he's playing than when Maxwell is. The save at the end was phenomenal.
3. The fantastic four of Ekpiteta, Husband, Wintle and Dougall was (yet again) the basis for the win. Posh had a lot of the ball but when those four are playing, there just isn't enough space for the opposition to play those intricate passes around the box to carve out chances.
4. The subs. Well done Critchley, the right subs at the right time. Actually if I'm being very picky I would've made them a little earlier but it worked well.
5. Yates - was great to see him on the scoresheet again. I still think he is championship quality but has suffered due to being isolated up front and a midfield that often lacks a killer pass. If we can get the missing piece of the jigsaw in midfield, watch him get 20 next season.
6. I thought Madine had a great game. I know this will probably split opinion but it allowed us to be a bit more direct and mix things up from time to time. It meant that when we had the ball we could be more purposeful with it, in contrast to when they had it.
7. Posh fans saying we're on the same level etc. Their manager needs to learn the importance of having a solid defence otherwise they're going straight back down. The reason we've done relatively well is because we're often (not always) able to struggle in games but still pick up points because we don't concede many. Even yesterday, they kept the ball well but we didn't look in any trouble of conceding at all so were able to stay patient and wait for the chance to come. I think they have the players to stay up, but their inexplicable love affair with Ferguson continually hinders them, for the money they have to spend to get to where others have for a much lower cost.
8. Lavery has looked rusty since coming back from injury, and although he wasn't at his best yesterday I think we did get glimpses. He was making some good runs in the first half especially. He could do with another goal or two to get him going again.
9. The fans I thought were in good voice and decent numbers all things considered. Poor run of form, Covid restrictions, just before Christmas and yet we were only a few hundred down and the vocal backing was decent especially after going behind.
10. It was good to see us come back from a goal down at home. This has been our achilles heel I think, as we really have struggled to break teams down that can afford to sit back. I guess we should be grateful that Posh didn't sit back but it should give a boost of confidence at a really good time. Ok, so they weren't great but every win in this league is hard fought and to have 30 points at the halfway stage in a higher league, 11 points clear of the drop, is excellent for us. Think how often newly promoted sides struggle, including how Hull and Posh are this season. Let's not undervalue how we've performed so far - it's really been very good despite the recent bad patch. I think 6 more wins will definitely be enough, and probably less than that.
edit to add...
11. I forgot to mention Bowler. He isn't at his best, seems to have lost a bit of confidence. However, two assist yesterday and it's all about the numbers. Particularly pleasing imo was, if you watch the replay of the third goal, he has a quick look up before playing a good pass to Yates. That's the kind of thing we need to see more of and it's a sign that he's working on that side of his game i.e. the final ball. Well played Josh!
