It wasn't the grass that was the problem, it was the inability of our midfielders to pass the ball accurately. They have been the same at the Liberty where the grass is cut to suit our style of play. Yet they still consistently fcuk it up! Grimes was pants again today: Celina and Byers were little better. The choice not to use subs was terrible. Cooper claims it was because he expected 'someone' to produce a moment of magic to win the game. In my opinion he lacked the courage to bring a game-changer on because he wanted to hold onto the point we had. We didn't have a shot on target until the 80th minute ffs!!
Routs was doing not very much either so I would have brought on Kalulu who has the pace to trouble the cumbersome Cardiff defence. Dhanda would have refreshed a tiring midfield with fresh legs and Borja with his height and physicality would have presented a stronger challenge in the final stages than Brewster who lacks game time. And Fulton was also an option with his greater aggression and strength in the middle. Some stats:
POSSESSION: 50-50 SHOTS: 14-12 OT: 3-1 CORNERS: 4-8 FOULS: 16-11 GOALS: Bugger all!!
The more I see of our team, the more I despair: more so because players such as Grimes have been saying that we're playing some good stuff, better than in recent seasons. Is he serious?!! Our passing sucks; our movement is almost non-existent; our fitness levels are barely adequate and God knows what our tactics are in any given game and I doubt that Cooper knows either.
Maybe it will be a blessing if we're not promoted this season (not that I think we will) because if we were, we'd be slaughtered on a weekly basis. The present squad can barely cope at this level and we can forget about the owners buying in quality to help because they won't. They'll just see it as an opportunity to fill their greedy wallets and pay investors while they watch our club go to Hell in a handcart. They make me sick!