06-01-2024, 10:18 PM
Before this run of 5 points in 5 games we were on a points per game projection of something like 105 points for the season. That was obviously going to average out to some extent as it was rather flattering.
Don't get me wrong, a team doesn't sit top after 20 odd games through luck but earlier in the season, late winners and a few late equalisers earned us a lot of points. Holding on in some tight games, then some crucial goals on the stroke of half time.
It showed character for sure but now we're on the wrong end of those kinds of moments and it was never going to sustain for an entire season. Against the weaker sides especially we need to be dominating games more. When there's one goal in it even against the likes of Fleetwood and Cheltenham, there's always the chance of conceding through error or even a bit of individial quality from one of them. We don't score bearly enough goals in periods when we're on top of games and that has started to come back and bite us.
We've been so so good against the better sides in this division (Blackpool aside) but it has sometimes been a case of making up for a poor draw with a fantastic win against a decent side. I'd have taken a 3-0 loss to Bolton in exchange for 12 points put of the last 5 instead of 5 points.
Don't get me wrong, a team doesn't sit top after 20 odd games through luck but earlier in the season, late winners and a few late equalisers earned us a lot of points. Holding on in some tight games, then some crucial goals on the stroke of half time.
It showed character for sure but now we're on the wrong end of those kinds of moments and it was never going to sustain for an entire season. Against the weaker sides especially we need to be dominating games more. When there's one goal in it even against the likes of Fleetwood and Cheltenham, there's always the chance of conceding through error or even a bit of individial quality from one of them. We don't score bearly enough goals in periods when we're on top of games and that has started to come back and bite us.
We've been so so good against the better sides in this division (Blackpool aside) but it has sometimes been a case of making up for a poor draw with a fantastic win against a decent side. I'd have taken a 3-0 loss to Bolton in exchange for 12 points put of the last 5 instead of 5 points.