Capn Gus Bloodbeard
Well-Known Member
Great to eke out a 2-goal win The low crowd numbers are really disappointing - what does this club have to do to get the support of the locals??
I kind of think 2 goals flattered us a bit, and I think Roar lost that one almost more than we won it.
That last attack they had, took a shot that went past the post. You need to sink those ones - and they threw away the draw with that one. They score there, changes the picture so our 2nd goal doesn't happen (and who knows what happens after they score), makes it a draw - or worse. So, we got a bit lucky, I think. Ideally with lower teams we'd be in a more decisive position by that point in the match so it's not down to them missing. I actually don't even remember how he got that shot off.
But I was getting very, very nervouse. We were on the back foot for a lot, late in the 2nd half, and a goal from them was looking more and more likely. Makes me wonder if we still didn't approach it with the same fight we've had the last few rounds.
New kid was ok, not much to speak of so far. That shot he took was....well, not sure why he took that. First game jitters perhaps. No stress, keen to see what he brings.
No standouts for me, reasonable performances by most with a few below par. Wilson should be performing better by this point. Getting offside a few minutes after coming on isn't going to endear himself to the coach, the card was pointless and he put in a poor cross.
I think about 4 yellow cards tonight were for tackles worse than that red card we saw this weekend (though I think all but 1 yellow was the right decision). Just made me a bit nervous when Faz got his - we've had VAR intervene for less. Silliness really, no reason or benefit to those tackles. Seemed like a high card count game for game that wasn't particularly feisty...though as a ref, I've had high card counts on calm games, and low (or no) cards on intense, firey games. Sometimes it happens!
So great to see somebody score their first - and almost get a second identical goal!! Exciting stuff from Pizio, keen to see what comes next from him. He just knew when to release those 2 as well - if he's going to keep being confident enough to release these balls early enough then that will really boost our attack. Torres doing well and linking up well too, could well be a key feature of our attack.
I kind of think 2 goals flattered us a bit, and I think Roar lost that one almost more than we won it.
That last attack they had, took a shot that went past the post. You need to sink those ones - and they threw away the draw with that one. They score there, changes the picture so our 2nd goal doesn't happen (and who knows what happens after they score), makes it a draw - or worse. So, we got a bit lucky, I think. Ideally with lower teams we'd be in a more decisive position by that point in the match so it's not down to them missing. I actually don't even remember how he got that shot off.
But I was getting very, very nervouse. We were on the back foot for a lot, late in the 2nd half, and a goal from them was looking more and more likely. Makes me wonder if we still didn't approach it with the same fight we've had the last few rounds.
New kid was ok, not much to speak of so far. That shot he took was....well, not sure why he took that. First game jitters perhaps. No stress, keen to see what he brings.
No standouts for me, reasonable performances by most with a few below par. Wilson should be performing better by this point. Getting offside a few minutes after coming on isn't going to endear himself to the coach, the card was pointless and he put in a poor cross.
I think about 4 yellow cards tonight were for tackles worse than that red card we saw this weekend (though I think all but 1 yellow was the right decision). Just made me a bit nervous when Faz got his - we've had VAR intervene for less. Silliness really, no reason or benefit to those tackles. Seemed like a high card count game for game that wasn't particularly feisty...though as a ref, I've had high card counts on calm games, and low (or no) cards on intense, firey games. Sometimes it happens!
So great to see somebody score their first - and almost get a second identical goal!! Exciting stuff from Pizio, keen to see what comes next from him. He just knew when to release those 2 as well - if he's going to keep being confident enough to release these balls early enough then that will really boost our attack. Torres doing well and linking up well too, could well be a key feature of our attack.
