11-03-2023, 10:19 PM
(11-03-2023, 05:09 PM)Cunninglinguist Wrote: Wednesday superb in defence. Very difficult to break down.
Pompey far more threatening in the first half, largely through Lane and Rafferty (who both faded in the second half.
Not really much to get excited about in the second period. It was just an effective defensive display by Sheffield. There was one bright moment of Raggett wizardry in extra time, which brought a smile. That was it.
I'd love to know if that's how Wednesday have played all this season because they were just playing hoof ball and kicked the krap out of our team for most of the match - backed up by an accommodating ref who was totally out of his depth (again). It was an awful game to watch full to the brim of previous outlawed tricks that somehow are allowed nowadays. I'm referring to the goalkeeper releasing the ball after 10 seconds and Wednesday's relentless kicking the ball away and stopping the game restarting - both of which were short-lived yellow cards a while back. I guess you can either play dirty and get promoted or pass the ball to across the back 4 for 90 minutes and stay in L1. It certainly didn't look like we were playing a team most likely to win the league.
Still, it doesn't help that we have that feckless loser KrappiKliffe there to ensure that all creativity ends as soon as the ball hits his foot. Yeh, I know I've gone on about him before but it's gone on too long now. Sooner we get rid of that kunt the better. It's actually painful watching the dozy fecker trap the ball, wait 30 seconds for it to get to a complete still then, after looking gormlessly for a further few seconds, kicks the ball onto Raggett's lap to deal with it. Midfielder he ain't.
There's a huge amount of work for us next season to transfer a bang average team into one capable of finishing in the top 2 or, at least, higher than err... Shrewsbury Town and Wycombe Wanderers. Over to you Eisners. Show some ambition for a change.