gijsbert_bos
Vital Football Hero
Such a shame we can't be there to watch, but very Lincoln!It’s results like this and the style of play in which it is achieved that make you think .... why oh why did Covid have to strike in 2020?
Match Thread: Lincoln City v Burton Albion
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Chesterimp
Vital Football Hero
If we're going to concede a soft goal like that, that's the time to do it. As Hone said, all part of Montsma's education. And he just about got away with his second error!
NottyImp
Vital Football Legend
Truly a great time to be an imp
It truly is.
Scotimp
Vital Football Legend
Fixed that for you.
German Imp
Vital Football Hero
By all means tell me to get grip........but this is quite emotional seeing this Lincoln side in very difficult times. If it wasn’t for football not sure where I’d be.
MaineRoad_96
Vital 1st Team Regular
Not at all. Saturday/Tuesday’s have been a welcome relief to the drudgery of lockdown, and the football on show would brighten up any day.
gijsbert_bos
Vital Football Hero
Such a shame the Hull game is off. We are bang in form and they are really not. Would be a good game, I'm sure.
We're running at exactly 2 points per game at the moment...promising...
We're running at exactly 2 points per game at the moment...promising...
Chesterimp
Vital Football Hero
I think a lot of us are drawing comfort from the performances of this great side in recent months, it's certainly helped me. Let's hope they can keep it going but can deal with the emotions if it doesn't.
cherryexile
Vital 1st Team Regular
Certainly the performance of the Lincoln side is only beaten by the love of family as the bright spots in an otherwise thoroughly shitty period of my life.
Bravo, Imps. Great performance.
I suppose I shouldn't be too surprised that the youngest side in the league looked too pacey and mobile for the oldest side but we had that ability to step up a gear if/when needed, which we seemed to do in spurts and chose our moments.
Burton weren't actually *that* bad I didn't think, but it becomes very difficult when you haven't got the pace to travel with the ball at any great speed, which is why they have to play sideways rather than vertically like us. We were a little like that at times last season - one of the points MA made fairly early on, and spoke about athleticism a lot last season.
I thought the most pleasing aspect was that lots of players were covering areas that others vacated but all still knew the pattern of play regardless of where they were. At one point in the first half we had Edun in a left winger position, being backed up by Walsh but Grant took the ball at LB etc etc.
Also interesting to note that before today's game we were second in L1 for quality of chance per shot i.e. we generally create high quality chances, but we don't rank as highly in terms of other attacking numbers.
Final point on this post - how many times was Grant surrounded and ended up Cryuff/spinning/nutmegs/drag back his way out of it this afternoon? Superb.
I suppose I shouldn't be too surprised that the youngest side in the league looked too pacey and mobile for the oldest side but we had that ability to step up a gear if/when needed, which we seemed to do in spurts and chose our moments.
Burton weren't actually *that* bad I didn't think, but it becomes very difficult when you haven't got the pace to travel with the ball at any great speed, which is why they have to play sideways rather than vertically like us. We were a little like that at times last season - one of the points MA made fairly early on, and spoke about athleticism a lot last season.
I thought the most pleasing aspect was that lots of players were covering areas that others vacated but all still knew the pattern of play regardless of where they were. At one point in the first half we had Edun in a left winger position, being backed up by Walsh but Grant took the ball at LB etc etc.
Also interesting to note that before today's game we were second in L1 for quality of chance per shot i.e. we generally create high quality chances, but we don't rank as highly in terms of other attacking numbers.
Final point on this post - how many times was Grant surrounded and ended up Cryuff/spinning/nutmegs/drag back his way out of it this afternoon? Superb.
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Scotimp
Vital Football Legend
Everyone feels the same, trust me on that.
Get that to 3 and we are cooking!
Barney Imp
Vital Champions League
Got on at 2.59.
Following a return to bed after I got the visual interference and phase shift warning signs of an impending migraine. A couple of pills and a bit of dark and sorted...
Fortunate - chuffed to have not missed the game!!!
Co-op Stand Imp
Vital Reserves Team
Wouldn’t that be something.Boxing Day comes up trumps again. Great entertainment and top of the table to boot. This team has the ability and more importantly the board to put the ghost of the 82/83 what might have been season to bed. Fantastic end to the year.
