Following yesterday’s defeat, I feel compelled to write in the hope of achieving some therapeutic benefits by getting some things out in the open that cannot be done with a tweet, what’s app or their likes. Let’s start with yesterday’s 1-0 defeat on the 2 nd January. A must win game to keep any hope of winning the league alive. Yes, we started positively, playing better than what we have this season. However, for all our possession, what did McGregor have to do after saving from Griffiths’ shot in 21 minutes? Our final pass, through ball etc. from most players seems to undo the great work before. Our final ball and overall delivery from set pieces are rarely effective. Some players decisions to take an extra touch, not play teammates in or drift into a crowded area do nothing except allow the opposition to grow in confidence and gain strength that they can handle all that we have to offer. Yes, you may say that this is down to the players once they go on to the pitch a
This piece is a follow on from a tweet that I put out earlier in the week. A view that some may agree with or not. I believe that we would not have reached 9 in a row without Scott Brown. Yes, others have made their contribution and played their part such as Sinclair, Dembele, Rogic, Edouard, Forrest and McGregor to name a few. Their skill set and attributes have been well received and rightly praised but for me they do not have what Brown has. A fight, desire, grit, and determination that has lifted us up and over the line, particularly in games when we have been poor. Challenging referees’ poor decisions and putting pressure on them before the next, quiet words of discouragement in opposing players ears and a cheeky wink and/or smile to opposing fans that causes them to self-combust. All this as well as being a very good footballer. Yes, he has had games where he has not been at his best, just like any other player throughout the world and on the few occasions that