I won't have a bad word said about Sir Richie!
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e17blueWellen made some simple mistakes, sending his players out to leave something on Blues players at any opportunity, the #7, #47, #12 and many more were all at it, especially off the ball.
The second was going to 5-3-1 after the sending off, the O's are a pretty fit bunch and could have gone 4-4-1, easily.
I think he has been out thought by a rookie manager in both games this season.
You'll do well in the play offs, breast of duck in them
I honestly don't think that's what he did, truly. We're a bit of a shithouse team for sure. We time waste, we wind people up etc, but I don't think we set up to hurt anyone. I think we have the best press in the division and often teams mistake that as aggressive. It is tactically, but I truly don't think we're anything other than a pretty tough side. We get a lot of yellows
We have a really good record of late goals and the fitness to get something at the end of games. We played the Champions elect, with one man down for 80 minutes, with our best presser (Kelman) off, a 40 year old in centre mid and our main CB not playing and we kept it at 1-0 until 5 minutes from the end against the best side in the league by miles. Tactically I think it makes sense and in the 82/83rd minute we only needed one goal and we might have miraculously left with a point. So I think that makes sense, especially with the personnel we had out.
We did the same against Man City (what a comparison!) and it took a late Kevin De Brunye goal to save them from extra time, so we have recent form for doing it against a strong side. Well, not a strong side, but Man City at least.
Thank you! We have an abysmal record in the playoffs, but I think we'll nick the last spot. I fancy us to make the final, but...
Good luck to you too. Hopefully see you next year!