12-09-2021, 09:50 PM
(12-09-2021, 09:18 AM)ForeverPompey Wrote:(11-09-2021, 06:51 PM)Hammie Wrote:(11-09-2021, 04:16 PM)ForeverPompey Wrote: Indeed. Playing for 0-0 away shouldn't be the way surely?
We certainly were not doing that in the second half. We were all over them, then got hit on the break. Playing for nil nil we would have got a point.
Fair enough. I was only taking the radio commentary so I bow to your knowledge on this one!!
We were sat behind the goal that pompey were attacking second half. For about 20 minutes we were absolutely all over them and would have scored with any luck at all if we had carried on. We could see the high press working brilliantly. All very encouraging actually.
Sadly we got hit on the break from their corner. With a confident established team we would have carried on doing what we were doing so well and could well have got a point or even a win. Very worryingly we completely caved in and seemed to give up.
If the radio commentary did not make that clear, its hardly your fault! Same as News only giving Harness a 5. First half he was about our only decent outfield player outside raggett (and the GK). Harness did create a bit and more than anything, again from sitting behind our goal, he covered back repeatedly behind Freeman and switched wings effectively as Reeko increasingly looked out of his depth.
A lot of work to do. But if we press and play like we did but for only 1/4 the game we will be ok but only if we use our best players and let them settle into a system.