kazza wrote:We can complain about our players but they are the same players that have got us where we are and to be fair, we are in a transitional period and they are exceeding expectations. We played the scum twice when all said they would get beaten easily, they played both times so that wouldn’t get beaten, we are a counter attacking side that doesn’t like that. It’s not excuses, it’s an explanation why we didn’t win. We need to find a way to win these games other than relying on individual brilliance. Taking four points from us and knocking us out of the FA cup is the only thing they had to play for, we had bigger fish to fry.
I still think we will win the title.
Overall the contribution from the squad this season has been really good and tbh I never expected us to do what we have done in being right up there all season. Credit to the entire squad for that. It hasn't been easy though with a lot of games where we just scraped through with some frustrating performances. We dominated both games against Manure this season and it's easy to see why we dropped points in both. Our finishing killed us and imo we rely far too much on team effort. The constant passing sideways and backwards hoping the perfect opportunity will pop up by either a killer pass/forced mistake or penalty. Sometimes it takes a lad to just grab it by the scruff and stick it in the net. If we had a haaland or kane in our ranks he would bag 50 a year with the amount of opportunities we would create for them.
Don't mean to come across as knocking the tactics as I'm not. They have been successful in keeping us competitive for years consistently. We have been here before though only to fall short. Sometimes we lack urgency and stick to the system especially in the final minutes. A bit of individual brilliance now and again is the difference in killing off games like that.
There's always a but with me though
Anyway the lottery has opened for the Europa League final if anyone wants to throw their hat in.
https://support.tickets-uelfinal.uefa.com/hc/en-usGo down to tickets, how do I apply then you will see the portal link. Ticket costs are 30, 100 & 150. You can pick what ever price you want and apply for 4 tickets with the option of selecting other category if available.
Best of luck!!