Prediction of how the game will pan out-
-we will try to play ‘our football’
-Barnsley will press us high
-consequently our centre back will pass it to our full backs where the only space is, our full backs will either lump it hopefully up the line (Smith and Rico) or attempt to dribble out past about three players (Kelly)
-either way we will end up losing the ball
-Barnsley will capitalise on this, driving at us and through our midfield with pace and intensity, and our incompetent defenders will f**k up in one way or another, probably by failing to mark an opposition player in the box.
-we will concede a couple and late on in the game Barnsley will sit back, we’ll dominate the last quarter (because they let us) and then try to pass it off as simply ‘not starting games well enough.’
-afterwards our management and players will say it’s not good enough and we need to respond.
On the other hand I hope I’m wrong and we smash them 3-0
-we will try to play ‘our football’
-Barnsley will press us high
-consequently our centre back will pass it to our full backs where the only space is, our full backs will either lump it hopefully up the line (Smith and Rico) or attempt to dribble out past about three players (Kelly)
-either way we will end up losing the ball
-Barnsley will capitalise on this, driving at us and through our midfield with pace and intensity, and our incompetent defenders will f**k up in one way or another, probably by failing to mark an opposition player in the box.
-we will concede a couple and late on in the game Barnsley will sit back, we’ll dominate the last quarter (because they let us) and then try to pass it off as simply ‘not starting games well enough.’
-afterwards our management and players will say it’s not good enough and we need to respond.
On the other hand I hope I’m wrong and we smash them 3-0