Sometimes I wonder if I was at the same match when reading the reports.
Yes we struggled to contain their accurate free flowing passing game, but here's some facts that appear to have been overlooked.
They created less chances than us first half.
Bentley only had to make one really good save in the first half.
We could have been 4-2 up at half time.
Someone on here asked what was their keeper doing for the first goal, wtf ? Atkinson absolutely hammered it and you could see it swerve away from the keeper with a wicked bend, superb strike.
Their keeper kept it down to 0-1 in the first half, Payne hit the woodwork too.
Thompson was poor first half, very poor, constantly ball watching and losing his man, also looked slow, made Barrett look like Usain Bolt at times, great second half tackle to keep us in it though.
Hendrie was caught out of position a few times but he wasn't the only one due to the formation that PB set us up with, don't think the players knew where they should be at times. You cannot play 2 strikers and Payne in the centre of midfield, he's too lightweight.
Atkinson ran himself into the ground, he's starting to become a very important player for us.
Hunt was pony, really poor, worst game for us by miles.
Loza frightened the life out of them, they didn't know how to handle him, looks stronger than he was before.
McQueen looks very solid and versatile, had a long chat with with his dad on the way back to the car, very interesting, a number of clubs were after him, he chose us, do not under estimate PB's standing within the game and ability to attract decent players is all I will say.
Fans again 10/10
All in all a good nights work, went there having to make changes, didn't play that well but mugged them off, took the points home, the end.
