kirsikka
UTC Legend
Good to see an unchanged side. We haven't been able to do that often this season.
Conceded goal came from a stupid challenge from Anthony that gave away a free kick. I could see well in advance he wasn't going to get there but he couldn't resist. That went for a corner and from that they scored from the man Anthony was marking. Not his best 60 seconds.
We certainly showed intent to create. Lots and lots of crosses in the first half but nobody was able to get on the end of them. We looked much more dangerous in terms of getting attempts on goal when passing through them. You could see the change in approach in the second half so credit to Parker for pushing that.
Ref completely lost control of Bristol City's physicality. Utterly ridiculous wrestling going on throughout the whole match. I understand he may want to play an advantage but on some of those (numerous) offences he has to go back and book the player. Instead, he just encouraged them to do it even more. The ref's name is Steve Martin. He certainly looked like The Man With No Brain out there and I'd call him The Jerk based on that showing.
Solanke's goal was thanks to a head up to spot the run first time pass from Christie. Beautiful.
Fast thinking on the corner from L Cook for his goal. Wasn't from the prepared playbook as you could see him shouting for it because he was in acres of space. One from the you have to buy a ticket to win the lottery school of shooting and scoring.
Stupid goal to concede so late. Where was Zemura? Where was the cover if he was out of position? One to analyse more later.
Seemed a simple choice for Parker today with 'go out and do what you did last time' but that can easily get torn up when you let in an early goal. What we saw was a mature and professional performance in response. Very encouraging as given our run in we may well find ourselves behind in some games in the coming weeks.
Three points continues to keep the pressure on the chasing pack as their window of opportunity to catch up gets smaller
If I have to criticise anything, I'd say that on the balance of play and opportunities that should have been a 4-0. That we let it go to 3-2 is a minor quibble.
Positive performances:
L Cook - A couple of shaky moments but was the beating heart of that win.
Solanke - I've criticised him before for not dominating his defenders but today he was all over the pitch and was the class act on the pitch. Excellent.
Zemura - Amazing energy up and down (apart from the late goal?). Could have made better choices with his final ball a few times but overall well played.
Room for improvement:
Anthony - Not his best day. Felt like the weak link in our attacking play. Neat at times but offered no penetration and missed a great chance. He may regret that given Dembele's cameo.
Christie - His all round play was great but I've never seen such a talented player in all other aspects of his game with such poor finishing. He's like a mythical animal with the body of a lion but the tail of a pig. Genuinely shocking. So he's here for that alone as otherwise he was very good.
Conceded goal came from a stupid challenge from Anthony that gave away a free kick. I could see well in advance he wasn't going to get there but he couldn't resist. That went for a corner and from that they scored from the man Anthony was marking. Not his best 60 seconds.
We certainly showed intent to create. Lots and lots of crosses in the first half but nobody was able to get on the end of them. We looked much more dangerous in terms of getting attempts on goal when passing through them. You could see the change in approach in the second half so credit to Parker for pushing that.
Ref completely lost control of Bristol City's physicality. Utterly ridiculous wrestling going on throughout the whole match. I understand he may want to play an advantage but on some of those (numerous) offences he has to go back and book the player. Instead, he just encouraged them to do it even more. The ref's name is Steve Martin. He certainly looked like The Man With No Brain out there and I'd call him The Jerk based on that showing.
Solanke's goal was thanks to a head up to spot the run first time pass from Christie. Beautiful.
Fast thinking on the corner from L Cook for his goal. Wasn't from the prepared playbook as you could see him shouting for it because he was in acres of space. One from the you have to buy a ticket to win the lottery school of shooting and scoring.
Stupid goal to concede so late. Where was Zemura? Where was the cover if he was out of position? One to analyse more later.
Seemed a simple choice for Parker today with 'go out and do what you did last time' but that can easily get torn up when you let in an early goal. What we saw was a mature and professional performance in response. Very encouraging as given our run in we may well find ourselves behind in some games in the coming weeks.
Three points continues to keep the pressure on the chasing pack as their window of opportunity to catch up gets smaller
If I have to criticise anything, I'd say that on the balance of play and opportunities that should have been a 4-0. That we let it go to 3-2 is a minor quibble.
Positive performances:
L Cook - A couple of shaky moments but was the beating heart of that win.
Solanke - I've criticised him before for not dominating his defenders but today he was all over the pitch and was the class act on the pitch. Excellent.
Zemura - Amazing energy up and down (apart from the late goal?). Could have made better choices with his final ball a few times but overall well played.
Room for improvement:
Anthony - Not his best day. Felt like the weak link in our attacking play. Neat at times but offered no penetration and missed a great chance. He may regret that given Dembele's cameo.
Christie - His all round play was great but I've never seen such a talented player in all other aspects of his game with such poor finishing. He's like a mythical animal with the body of a lion but the tail of a pig. Genuinely shocking. So he's here for that alone as otherwise he was very good.
Last edited:
