My two cents on today's game:
- The first half was very poor, right from the start. As someone mentioned earlier, we seemed incapable of playing the ball through midfield. It was Valour who took the initiative in the first half and were playing through the lines quickly.
- I thought the second half was better and there was a spell where we created 2 or 3 very good chances. Brooks hit the post, Shaw came close, Klomp and Warschewski both had a decent chances with headers.
- When we're not winning nor scoring much it's easy to say that we miss Bevan; but we really miss Bevan. He's strong and quick and able to stretch defences with his runs. I don't think Malcolm Shaw is a poor striker but playing on his own up front is asking a lot for a player of his size, particularly given that we're not really coming through the midfield. Personally, I'd rather see Warschewski in that position but I understand we're a bit thin out wide at the moment, particularly today with no Akio, Musse nor Henry available. There were a couple moments in the second half where Shaw had the ball at his feet in the box and I think Warschewski is more dangerous in that kind of position with his size and skill. He's got great feet and is capable of corkscrewing his way into a shooting opportunity in the box.
The next two weeks will be very interesting. The pressure is definitely mounting to start getting some wins and climbing the table. We're at Pacific next weekend and then home to Forge the following weekend. Big games.
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