5 for Solanke is both expected and unfair. I think if someone is going to take the time to write reviews every week, they should always be open minded and not always pre-judge any player. If you would have stated that he had a solid first half, when he was unlucky not to score but dropped off in the second half, maybe a 6 or 7 rating, that would have been fair and balanced.
I think I realised a while back, that the possession stat is fairly meaningless, when it comes to winning games. It's what you do when you have possession but also when you don't have it, that really counts. Yesterday, we got the goal and then managed the rest of the game pretty well. Maybe another day, we could have kept pushing and pushing, left gaps at the back and conceded.
JT is doing ok so far. The continuity has helped [ and I wasn't so keen to have him initially ] but he is also trying different formations and styles, often in the same game, something we all felt Eddie had stopped doing. Due to this, it won't always be perfect right away. Think of the key players we have lost, it will take a little time to change a losing mentality too. What we have now, is an honest group, who are all working hard for the team [ yes, even Solanke ], so lets back them all. Look at the training videos and pics, lots of smiles and positivity throughout the group. If JT can keep that going, it will be worth some extra points alone. Hopefully he can get that two or three players in that he has spoken about too.
We may not always play breath-taking football, it might not quite be the free flowing stuff we had the last time we were in this division but three tough games, seven points, while everything beds in.