MadAmster
Vital Squad Member
My thoughts on the final pre season friendly............
Carson - Showed exactly why he is the undisputed #1
Wisdom - Had a decent enough game. Out of position a couple of times but he either sorted it himself or a teammate bailed him out. He also bailed others out as well which is typical of the "no I in team" ethic FL seems to have drummed into them.Bogle did well in his cameo. Unlucky for him but he will at least make the XVIII
Keogh (Pearce, 84’) - Keogh, unfettered by the captaincy, had a good game. 2 or 3 wayward passes early doors when not even under presseure but he got into the groove. Pearce showed he is good cover.
Davies - Skipper designate. Solid.
Lowe (Forsyth, 79’) - As with Wisdom, lost his man a couple of times. Didn't react, IMO, quickly enough to the shot that hit the bar which gave the Wolves player time and room to put the ball away. He won't be facing that kind of player much, if at all, this season.
Bryson (Jozefzoon, 63’) - Bryson looks just about back to his old self. Jozefzoon came on, wasn't involved then.... got the ball, beat the full back, crossed to Nuge who pulled it back for Mount to put it away.
Ledley (Johnson, 73’) - Ledders looked comfortable as did BJ when he came on. Hudds lack of mobility holding him back?
Mount - Fitting in very well indeed.
Wilson - Looked a bit lightweight at times, easily held off. Fast, agile and tricky.
Nugent (Bennett, 75’) - Scored one, one assist and might have had 3 more goals. Revelling in this fast style. Bennett did enough to secure his place on the bench.
Lawrence (Thomas, 81’) - Looked dangerous. Dangerous enough for the Wolves defence to continually kick. Thomas did enough to secure his place on the bench.
I expect this XVII (starting XI plus trhe 6 subs used), injuries apart, plus either Roos or Mitchell, to be the XVIII at Reading on Friday.
Unused Substitutes: Roos, Mitchell, Jerome
Carson - Showed exactly why he is the undisputed #1
Wisdom - Had a decent enough game. Out of position a couple of times but he either sorted it himself or a teammate bailed him out. He also bailed others out as well which is typical of the "no I in team" ethic FL seems to have drummed into them.Bogle did well in his cameo. Unlucky for him but he will at least make the XVIII
Keogh (Pearce, 84’) - Keogh, unfettered by the captaincy, had a good game. 2 or 3 wayward passes early doors when not even under presseure but he got into the groove. Pearce showed he is good cover.
Davies - Skipper designate. Solid.
Lowe (Forsyth, 79’) - As with Wisdom, lost his man a couple of times. Didn't react, IMO, quickly enough to the shot that hit the bar which gave the Wolves player time and room to put the ball away. He won't be facing that kind of player much, if at all, this season.
Bryson (Jozefzoon, 63’) - Bryson looks just about back to his old self. Jozefzoon came on, wasn't involved then.... got the ball, beat the full back, crossed to Nuge who pulled it back for Mount to put it away.
Ledley (Johnson, 73’) - Ledders looked comfortable as did BJ when he came on. Hudds lack of mobility holding him back?
Mount - Fitting in very well indeed.
Wilson - Looked a bit lightweight at times, easily held off. Fast, agile and tricky.
Nugent (Bennett, 75’) - Scored one, one assist and might have had 3 more goals. Revelling in this fast style. Bennett did enough to secure his place on the bench.
Lawrence (Thomas, 81’) - Looked dangerous. Dangerous enough for the Wolves defence to continually kick. Thomas did enough to secure his place on the bench.
I expect this XVII (starting XI plus trhe 6 subs used), injuries apart, plus either Roos or Mitchell, to be the XVIII at Reading on Friday.
Unused Substitutes: Roos, Mitchell, Jerome
