Pingu the Penguin said:
B\connellblue said:
One word sums it all up really. Pace or lack of it to be precise.
Wigan played 9 at the back, so I don't think pace would have done it....tho I know what you mean
A player who will beat a man and whip in a cross is needed tho
We play a style where we need several intricate passes and flicks to come off around the boss to create chances. Great when all are on song, but today....
No they didnt
Thet pressed us all over the park to the point where Hart had no out ball to our defenders because Wigans front 3 were so high up the pitch forcing Hart to punt it long.
When we did manage to get the ball we were so slow to move it from back to front those same players that were pressing our defenders had enough time to them drop deep and yes defend with 9 men
Watch the game again but watch it from a Wigam perspective and tete you will see things differently. The performance today was shambolic utterely utterely shambolic but no professional football should put in lesas than 100% and show less desire to win than the opposing team
Thier front 6 worked really really hard the lot of them they were truly excellent - ours were a fucking joke.