shefflatic Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 (edited) Taylor was back to somewhere near his best yesterday. Not had chance to review the game since going to a family gathering straight after the game, but what a comeback! Looked toothless at HT, one Adeyemi one-on-one which he should have put away. The midfield looked weak in aggression and happy to let them have the ball and go home at 4:45 with a whimper. Winchester was in no mans land in the first half, definately has ability but his physicality for me at this moment in time is his problem and we looked a lot better 2nd half. Just like the 1st game of the season sheff utd looked average at best, like all the other big guns this year, an over-hyped team yet again. We gave them their goals and chances in the game through our own poor play, doing the hard parts in winning the ball back and then giving it away with a sloppy pass etc At 2 down i'd rather have lost 3-0 having a go than carrying on the 1st half display, To be fair, PD changed it around and we had a go - through our own pressure we got the first and then just kept going as is to be expected - a bit of belief. Taylor did the simple things all game, ran with the ball when he could and when he had to, he produced an END PRODUCT whether it be a pass or a cross - dont think he faffed about with it once like he always does; a couple of touches and then he played it like he should do - MORE OF THE SAME CHRIS!! I know Simpson gives us good link play and yes they had 10 men, but i thought with KMB who was outstanding going forward and Reid up top we gave them another option to deal with aside from Kuqi. Reid looked sharp and not to have put on any excess pounds - he can only get back to first team match fitness by playing first team games and running his arse off for as long as he can, so deserves a start on tuesday. All in all well done to all the lads and PD for having a go and believing. I've said it before and i'll say it again - PLAYOFFS ARE ON!! - yes we have a 1 in 6 chance given the teams chasing 6th, but this result can only help the confidence and whilst we can go for 6th mathematically, WHY THE HELL NOT??!! LETS TRY AND GET THAT 6TH SPOT!! ktf and WELL DONE CHRIS TAYLOR Edited March 4, 2012 by shefflatic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossrocks Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 (edited) Dickov's substitutions have generally been quite poor imo. In previous games they've revolved around bringing a quick forward on (e.g. Hash Brown or Parker) or Smith to lump it to. Yesterday however he got it spot on. Changing it from 4-5-1 to 4-4-2 made all the difference. It made sense to start with 5 in the middle (away against a top team and without Simpson) but it clearly wasn't working so well done Paul. Both subs were involved in goals so well done to them as well. I'm not 100% convinced about Hash Brown but he was excellent when he came on yesterday. Reid did well after being out for so long too. I'd start on Tuesday with the same team that finished yesterday. Taylor will get rightly get a lot of praise for his performance yesterday but I think Morais deserves a mention. After seeing him come on against Carlisle away I thought his Latics days were over but he's been one of our most consistent players since Christmas and was one of the few to come out of the first half with any credit. Great corner for the own goal too. Edited March 4, 2012 by bossrocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhamandy1 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Taylor's best game for ages I hope he can keep it going, and despite having injuries Dickov has a selection headache. The team that finished were great but what about Morias can he be dropped after his recent performances, Marsh-Brown will start on the bench again and be used an impact sub IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossrocks Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Taylor's best game for ages I hope he can keep it going, and despite having injuries Dickov has a selection headache. The team that finished were great but what about Morias can he be dropped after his recent performances, Marsh-Brown will start on the bench again and be used an impact sub IMO. Yep agree with this actually. I realised it was a bit of a daft thing to type - saying we should start with the team that finished then going on to praise Morais! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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