On Friday if we continue to give Alfie Doughty so much space he has the quality to make us pay.
I was amazed that we kept leaving him with time and space to attack down our right with nobody anywhere near him.
I agree. It was almost as if they had been told to give him room - that could be fatal on Friday! On the plus side, really impressive penalty-taking from all involved!!
To put this win into perspective: Boro lost 5-0 to Stoke, Blades 1-0 to Barnsley, Derby lost to Barrow on penalties, Blackpool beat Blackburn 2-1, and Millwall were beaten by Orient 1-0. We had a nervy night, but it was successful in the end!
Last Edit: Aug 27, 2024 21:11:23 GMT by kingfisher
Post by northwesthoop on Aug 27, 2024 21:17:48 GMT
It's a great feeling to win on penalties and the 3rd round should be exciting!
We didn't play great in the second half, but showed good battling qualities. Our subs didn't quite swing the match as I hoped they would, but who cares!
I thought there were lots of positives that came out of last nights game and the newer signings players like Varane, Santos and Celar all did well. Saito still looks as though he needs games but hopefully as the season progresses he will get better.
Walsh will get lots of praise for his penalty saves but he had showed throughout the game that he's a very good keeper. Jack Colback also deserves lots of plaudits because he did very well against a decent Luton midfield.
I thought there were lots of positives that came out of last nights game and the newer signings players like Varane, Santos and Celar all did well. Saito still looks as though he needs games but hopefully as the season progresses he will get better.
Walsh will get lots of praise for his penalty saves but he had showed throughout the game that he's a very good keeper. Jack Colback also deserves lots of plaudits because he did very well against a decent Luton midfield.
What I liked was that we got better with the subs while Luton got worse. Their better players did 90 minutes but we kept Dembele and the like to 20 or so.
What I liked was that we got better with the subs while Luton got worse. Their better players did 90 minutes but we kept Dembele and the like to 20 or so.
We used the squad very well last night.
I thought our subs may swing the game back in our favour a bit more than they did though. We only really created 1 or 2 chances in the whole of the second half.
Colback's suspension doesn't apply to the cup, so he plays with Varane. Field on the bench.
Didn't he already serve the suspension against Plymouth? A second yellow is only a one game ban?
Bearing in mind we made so many changes, I was pleased with the performance last night. Good value for £10 and nice to get back to LR! Hopefully we can get a result against them on Friday with a well rested first team!
It'll be interesting to see how they line up on Friday after playing Morris for the majority of the game, as well as Doughty & Adebayo for the while thing - will they be able to go the distance again just 3 days later?
