After such a long break has Russball evolved on the training pitch?? Will we ever score from another free kick or, even more unlikely, a corner??
These and other questions may or may not be answered today.
We must win this just to stay in touch with those above us.
Not an easy game. PNE in good form and just the type of team we find hard to play Russ Ball against.
If we could take our chances and actually score goals we’d dominate this game. But how many chances did we squander last night? Unless and until we eliminate that massive weakness it’s Playoffs at best.
Martin has absolutely no plan B. He has utterly brainwashed the players into a one dimensional performance in every game. We seem incapable of any change in tactics and/or approach. Teams have their tactics against us nailed down from the kick off simply because we are so totally and utterly predictable.
If you got points for spending games passing the ball ACROSS the pitch and tapping passes to each other in triangles to the far left and right of the goal (rather than actually putting the ball in the net) we’ve been promoted weeks ago.
Playoffs at best. Probably lose to Hull at Wembley. Exodus of all our decent players inevitably follows.
Wrong team from the start with too many unnecessary and very obvious weak links. Wrong set up. Wrong tactics
Russell Martin seems to haven’t learnt nothing from the Bristol City result.