Merthyr Imp
Vital Football Hero
Got home at 10 o'clock (early for me) and this is the first chance I've had to put my thoughts on here (haven't looked at any other comments yet).
I thought Burton looked very ordinary - unless we made them look that way.
Vickers had very little to do - the save from a deflection in the first half was the only time he was seriously called upon - so shows the defence played well.
I thought Akinde's selection was justified - no-one worked harder than him, and while admittedly he lost possession a few times when you would have preferred him not to, he would then work to try and make up for it. Seen the highlights - hadn't realised at the time that he hit the post in the first half.
I thought Hesketh might have been substituted a lot earlier than he was - either by Payne or possibly Walker.
Bringing Melbourne on was an interesting substitution - playing him wide on the left. I read it as wanting him to counteract the threat in the air of their big no. 10 on that side.
I was surprised Akinde was taken off, but obviously it worked out. If he'd still been on would he have been on the spot to score as Walker did? We'll never know.
I must say that I was half-expecting a late goal by the opposition once again, and after Akinde chose to try and beat his man rather than blasting in a shot late on was afraid that once again we might pay for not finishing a team off, also when Grant hit the bar.
As for the Pirelli Stadium - I hadn't realised that grounds with terracing on three sides still existed in the Football League.
I thought Burton looked very ordinary - unless we made them look that way.
Vickers had very little to do - the save from a deflection in the first half was the only time he was seriously called upon - so shows the defence played well.
I thought Akinde's selection was justified - no-one worked harder than him, and while admittedly he lost possession a few times when you would have preferred him not to, he would then work to try and make up for it. Seen the highlights - hadn't realised at the time that he hit the post in the first half.
I thought Hesketh might have been substituted a lot earlier than he was - either by Payne or possibly Walker.
Bringing Melbourne on was an interesting substitution - playing him wide on the left. I read it as wanting him to counteract the threat in the air of their big no. 10 on that side.
I was surprised Akinde was taken off, but obviously it worked out. If he'd still been on would he have been on the spot to score as Walker did? We'll never know.
I must say that I was half-expecting a late goal by the opposition once again, and after Akinde chose to try and beat his man rather than blasting in a shot late on was afraid that once again we might pay for not finishing a team off, also when Grant hit the bar.
As for the Pirelli Stadium - I hadn't realised that grounds with terracing on three sides still existed in the Football League.
