Agree with most of that, but I don’t think the game ran away from us due to midfield or Matsuki. Eckhert fucked up making subs to our forward line too early, then panicked into surrendering midfield and playing a back 5 that looked in total disarray.
Of course it wasn’t just Stephens and yes Wood got taken for a mug. The point was that Eckherts decisions for this game were terrible, starting with the first 11 and ending with the sub choices.
To an extent, but Tonda fucked up by putting Stephens in from the outset and then going back 5 finished it off. Tinkering at CB has been our downfall before.
How very fucking disappointing. Eckhert really fucked us over there - should not have started Stephens. But fair play Lincoln…they had a good game…looked fitter…and had a decent game plan.
Lastly, there are too many sub-standard players in our squad and too few with a decent engine - hence the walking football.
I think that’s because they’re don’t do anything differently most of the time. They’re hugging the touchline so much that on a press there’s nowhere to go and guess what the ball gets re-cycled. Just needs one of them to make themselves available in a channel or further in-field once in a while and at worst we might get a FK in JWP territory.
That’s what can happen when a decent player takes charge and has fucking shot on goal without 5 oppo players within 2 feet. Take note Larin, Scienza, Fellows, Matzuki, Downes and JWP!