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by RobYeltz » 08 Oct 2014, 22:03
Didn't really get chance to post last night or during today.
It was clear to see by all that Kings Lynn were the better side in the first half, I thought despite their long journey they looked sharp and a little like the Skelmersdale game first game of the season we struggled to match them very early on. This I felt set the tone. In all honesty I thought we showed them a little too much respect. Despite the fact we were playing one of the stronger teams I liked the fact JH started with Lait and Thompson-Brown wide I think it was a very positive message to send out. Unfortunately in the first half though I thought we missed the combative nature of Tonks or Forde at times. That said, had JH have selected either of them we may have struggled to create the chances we did. I guess he was damned if he did, and damned if he didn't there!
Second half, I thought we looked a different side and looked to have found another gear. Our tempo was better and we seemed prepared to 'have a go' Isedyn was struggling to have any kind of physical impact against Eze (who wouldn't? The guy has his own postcode!) but as mentioned elsewhere, our determination saw us grab a point.
Laity seems to be getting mixed reviews on here it seems, I think we have to accept that at times he will give the ball away, however I personally am happy to see this as he is far less pragmatic in his play than other midfield/wide players we have in the squad. Laity always wants the ball, and even last night when losing he wanted the ball all of the time. It's easy to want the ball when you are winning a game but Laity wants it irrespective of the score, he doesn't hide. (Not suggesting other do by the way) When he makes a mistake just watch to see how hard he is on himself. I think Laity is different to any other player in this squad and when he gets the ball to feet most people hope something happens. He is that one player who make something out of nothing. If he did it every time he'd (with all due respect) be playing a higher level than us.
The points Guesty makes are of course relevant, if they're spending that kind of money on players we have to be realistic and accept that we will come up against teams that are better than us on paper, and should be better than us in the way they play the game. However, last night they didn't beat us. Yes we rode our luck and yes we we're lucky to get a point, that said we hung on in the game. We stayed within touching distance of them and finished the game strongly getting a goal late on.
The progress this team is making is noticeable, the quality may not be there to outplay the top teams in the division but this team has heart, fight and desire. JH can see what we can see and I'm sure will do his best to help us move forwards.
See you at Guiseley!
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