An excellent perhaps unexpected point at a very difficult place to go. Positives from me:
1. Despite many of us (hands up me included) questioning the line up before the game the manager picked a team ideal for a real physical battle and was proved vindicated.
2. Shows we are learning and can play more than one way to eek out a result. Playing Potterball today would have been suicidal. That will give the manager and players real confidence.
3. The team really played for each other, clearly no issues from ‘balloon gate’
4. Teams below us lost and lost in very dispiriting ways. Villa and Bournemouth will really be worrying now.
5. Maupay back in the team and back in the goals.
6. Bissouma back and played okay. Another option for midfield.
7. Newcastle lost without scoring again and are now right back in the mix.
All in all that has been a good day.
1. Despite many of us (hands up me included) questioning the line up before the game the manager picked a team ideal for a real physical battle and was proved vindicated.
2. Shows we are learning and can play more than one way to eek out a result. Playing Potterball today would have been suicidal. That will give the manager and players real confidence.
3. The team really played for each other, clearly no issues from ‘balloon gate’
4. Teams below us lost and lost in very dispiriting ways. Villa and Bournemouth will really be worrying now.
5. Maupay back in the team and back in the goals.
6. Bissouma back and played okay. Another option for midfield.
7. Newcastle lost without scoring again and are now right back in the mix.
All in all that has been a good day.