Good reset on where the team is this season. Posh aren't a top 6 team- they have some good players with attacking intent for L1 (but who would be out of their depth in Champtionship) but defensively can be opened up if played the right way. Average side who will finish somewhere between 7th and 10th this season. Stats don't always give the full picture- we had MORE attempts on goal than Posh this afternoon- it just didn't feel like it.
However I don't think, apart from an Montsma overhead kick, that their keeper had a save to make all game (having said that they weren't much better first half.....just more clinical).
Starting the game with a back 5 including Sorensen on the right, the first half was very flat, passive and limp....which played into their hands. There was no intensity, no sting to get the atmosphere going (was very flat all game from BOTH sets of fans). Apart from one shot on target in first half neither keeper had a save to make.
We moved from a back 5 to a back 4 when Erhahon went off injured on 40 mins, Plange coming on and House slipping into a No 10 role (at least it looked like that).
Second half we started brightly, looked like we might create something....they scored again and it was "Goodnight Vienna".
Diamond looks a shadow of the pre Xmas player we had (more coal than Diamond). Madriou also has not hit the levels we, or the management, we expecting (in my opinion). In fact, looking at Posh No 15 (Ogbeta) at left back was a reminder of how much we need a proper wingback who understands the role and can play the role. Having said that, even with Toffs or Edun, we don't have players in front of them who struggle to play in a wingback system.
Mk said two weeks ago something like "it's great to be 11th but he's not sure we are an 11th place team this season"- and he's probably right. We will end up around 14-15th place at season end.
Not much to find positive today- in fact more than a few negatives- Erhahon going off injured (looked like hamstring issue), O'Connor getting booked (so he will miss the Fleetwood game next week), Poole injured and we lost our unbeaten home record to Peterborough!
Disappointing day all round today