Huddersfield Town 1-1 Nottingham Forest
Now I'm usually the last person to say anything against Jacko (especially when he's looking as hot as he did today - sorry - I'm off again), but even I seriously SERIOUSLY have to question the wisdom (if thats the word) of his tactics (if thats what you call them) today.
When he watched Forest lose to Accrington on Monday night, he must have somehow deduced that we would cause them problems in the air - wrong!!! I was seriously disappointed that he dropped Pav and started with Boothy - I knew we would become Long Ball FC. Jacko failed to take into account that both Forests centre halves were just as tall as Boothy, so the result was that he never won one header in the first half. We were going nowhere.
Forest scored midway through the first half with the only move they really had - a Grant Holt toe-poke from a yard out after Matt Glennon failed to hold onto a shot. It was a nothing goal in all honesty. Forest never really created much up front at all.
Second half we improved (although still playing 'direct football'), by the 60th minute we were screaming for Pav to come on so we could start playing to feet. Jacko eventually brought him on - but in place of Luke Beckett!!!!!!! You should've heard the booing - I'm not surprised - sometimes I look down at Jacko and I wonder '....what are you thinking of doing that - more ammo to the Sack Jacko brigade, I despair...' and that was one of those moments for me. But, almost immediately the decision worked the oracle. Danny Schofield had a shot deflected onto the bar, and Fletch headed home the rebound. The Great Escape you could call it, because if we had lost today, particularly playing this way, I would have been well upset and no mistake.
All in all we were well worth a point today to be honest going on our second half performance, but I hope PJ realises that Boothy should be used as a luxury item - coming off the bench with 10 or 20 minutes to go would be perfect - and not for 90 minutes. We play much better when the ball goes to feet, although I don't expect any change for the Crewe match next week, only in so much as Crewe play to feet and they will DEFINATELY struggle in the air.
An away match on my own doorstep - bring it on!!!!!!!!
we are now 7th and unbeaten in 4 games.
Now I'm usually the last person to say anything against Jacko (especially when he's looking as hot as he did today - sorry - I'm off again), but even I seriously SERIOUSLY have to question the wisdom (if thats the word) of his tactics (if thats what you call them) today.
When he watched Forest lose to Accrington on Monday night, he must have somehow deduced that we would cause them problems in the air - wrong!!! I was seriously disappointed that he dropped Pav and started with Boothy - I knew we would become Long Ball FC. Jacko failed to take into account that both Forests centre halves were just as tall as Boothy, so the result was that he never won one header in the first half. We were going nowhere.
Forest scored midway through the first half with the only move they really had - a Grant Holt toe-poke from a yard out after Matt Glennon failed to hold onto a shot. It was a nothing goal in all honesty. Forest never really created much up front at all.
Second half we improved (although still playing 'direct football'), by the 60th minute we were screaming for Pav to come on so we could start playing to feet. Jacko eventually brought him on - but in place of Luke Beckett!!!!!!! You should've heard the booing - I'm not surprised - sometimes I look down at Jacko and I wonder '....what are you thinking of doing that - more ammo to the Sack Jacko brigade, I despair...' and that was one of those moments for me. But, almost immediately the decision worked the oracle. Danny Schofield had a shot deflected onto the bar, and Fletch headed home the rebound. The Great Escape you could call it, because if we had lost today, particularly playing this way, I would have been well upset and no mistake.
All in all we were well worth a point today to be honest going on our second half performance, but I hope PJ realises that Boothy should be used as a luxury item - coming off the bench with 10 or 20 minutes to go would be perfect - and not for 90 minutes. We play much better when the ball goes to feet, although I don't expect any change for the Crewe match next week, only in so much as Crewe play to feet and they will DEFINATELY struggle in the air.
An away match on my own doorstep - bring it on!!!!!!!!
we are now 7th and unbeaten in 4 games.
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