Steve Cooper admitted that he wasn't happy with much of our play after the first 30 minutes, which for me is a good sign. But look, overall this was a decent performance which was actually top notch for the first thirty. The trick is to learn to play at our best for much longer in games because, at our best, we can beat ANY team in this league. It's only my opinion but if we can produce close to our best for close to 90 minutes in the remaining games then we WILL make the playoffs.
Some stats: POSSESSION: 55-45 SHOTS: 17-13 OT: 1-3 CORNERS: 10-0 FOULS: 15-13
Stats only tell some of the story but, for me, had we been playing a better team, then some of those 17 shots and 10 corners we conceded could have resulted in goals. Boro weren't good enough to convert them but other teams might well have. Our midfield HAVE to hold on to the ball better and take the sting out of the oppo. This is a glaring fault but, if Cooper can correct it, we have every chance of a strong finish to the season.
Some stats: POSSESSION: 55-45 SHOTS: 17-13 OT: 1-3 CORNERS: 10-0 FOULS: 15-13
Stats only tell some of the story but, for me, had we been playing a better team, then some of those 17 shots and 10 corners we conceded could have resulted in goals. Boro weren't good enough to convert them but other teams might well have. Our midfield HAVE to hold on to the ball better and take the sting out of the oppo. This is a glaring fault but, if Cooper can correct it, we have every chance of a strong finish to the season.