Only positive was our goal The build up and finish by Frey was quality Frey certainly feels like a new signing this season he looks faster and leaner Shame others like Madsen are clueless at the moment
Last Edit: Sept 22, 2024 9:25:35 GMT by singlespeed
Did I watch a different game to everybody else? I thought Saito was abject.
I thought he was about our only threat in the first half. Not great by any stretch but ok. Also us moving Paal into the centre every time we have the ball doesn't help Saito as he has nobody on the overlap/nobody to draw defenders away. He nearly set up Andersen for a goal. He wasn't in the game in the second half but his replacement barely had a kick either.
Tough day for most players. Saito was just ok for me.
I have no idea why Paal was encouraged to move infield and leave Saito without someone ahead as an option. Perhaps the idea was to use Paal and Dembele to feed Andersen or Frey...? Whatever, it did not work I feel. Saito, rightly, got lots of applause as he walked around the touchlines after he was replaced. I would have kept him on and replaced Madsen and/or Andersen at that point - neither was effective!