WellingtonImp
Vital Squad Member
...looked fantastic for this time of the season.
...looked fantastic for this time of the season.
Since moving into the Elite Training ground, we appear to have got worse, especially technically speaking, with simple basic passes going astray on match days?
The bumpy old pitch off Burton Road at the Barracks maybe wasn’t that bad after all, as I see little or no signs of any development? ?
Think you’re looking to deep Ed, we had a bad 60 minutes. Nothing wrong with the fitness for the last 30 minutes, Exeter were knackered, we pummelled them with no finesse just effort and willpower. Another 2 minutes and we would have won thatIt is virtually always windy on the top at Scampton, also those pitches have a broadly west - east orientation rather than Sincil Bank's broadly north - south orientation. Cannot think those factors make too much difference though.
We looked so lethargic last night. Could particularly our older players be fitness trained to the point they are knackered before they start games? Are a few carrying injuries, so are not pushing themselves to the limit?
But it's an interesting point nonetheless. We have a small squad (through Cowley's choice) and a number of those players are the wrong side of 30 and several have chequered injury records. We play (according to the manager) a high tempo, high intensity game and so it will take it's toll at some stage. However as you say, last night those last 10-15 minutes became the irresistible force against the immovable object.Think you’re looking to deep Ed, we had a bad 60 minutes. Nothing wrong with the fitness for the last 30 minutes, Exeter were knackered, we pummelled them with no finesse just effort and willpower. Another 2 minutes and we would have won that
Yet, Exeter wernt slipping or that's how it appeared. I often wonder if watering the pitch actually suits some opposition better than us.Too wet!! Too many times we were slipping and sliding around when in good positions!!
Think you’re looking to deep Ed, we had a bad 60 minutes. Nothing wrong with the fitness for the last 30 minutes, Exeter were knackered, we pummelled them with no finesse just effort and willpower. Another 2 minutes and we would have won that