Fan's View Fan's View 23/24 - No.14: Wigan away

[Paul B]

Fan's View 23/24 - No.14: Wigan away

 

[TailsWeWin]

I chose to listen to the home commentary on ifollow just to see things from another angle. For a start, they were really fair and not as one-eyed as one might expect. Full of compliments for our play in the period up to the goal, you could hear in their voices how they expected nothing out of the game.
How it all changed! That goal seemed to deflate us more than should be expected. One chance: one goal. How we would love that scenario! Perhaps it was that particular reason that seemed to have such a negative effect on us. We had played “beautiful football” without ever looking dangerous in the last third. The Wigan commentary team remarked on this time and again.
Oh for a striker. I admire Harris, his effort, his runs, his work rate - but all this is to create chances for others. Harris himself is not really a natural goalscorer (whatever that is) and it’s clear he’s not going to be a major source of goals. We will rely on the advanced midfielders to score and at the moment they can’t.
O’Donker? Nope, NOT the answer. “One of our own”, yes. A goalscorer at this level? Absolutely not.
Manning has done a great job so far, but now he’s going to have to get us through the next couple of months without losing too much ground to the likes of Derby, Barnsley and Bolton. It won’t be easy.

 

[Paul B]

I chose to listen to the home commentary on ifollow just to see things from another angle. For a start, they were really fair and not as one-eyed as one might expect. Full of compliments for our play in the period up to the goal, you could hear in their voices how they expected nothing out of the game.
How it all changed! That goal seemed to deflate us more than should be expected. One chance: one goal. How we would love that scenario! Perhaps it was that particular reason that seemed to have such a negative effect on us. We had played “beautiful football” without ever looking dangerous in the last third. The Wigan commentary team remarked on this time and again.
Oh for a striker. I admire Harris, his effort, his runs, his work rate - but all this is to create chances for others. Harris himself is not really a natural goalscorer (whatever that is) and it’s clear he’s not going to be a major source of goals. We will rely on the advanced midfielders to score and at the moment they can’t.
O’Donker? Nope, NOT the answer. “One of our own”, yes. A goalscorer at this level? Absolutely not.
Manning has done a great job so far, but now he’s going to have to get us through the next couple of months without losing too much ground to the likes of Derby, Barnsley and Bolton. It won’t be easy.

Agree with every word of that.
Or
4-0 win on Saturday. Harris 3 O'Donkor1 ?????

 

[The mighty Aldo]

Agree with all of that,thanks Paul
Good to see you yesterday at Walking Football

 

[Hackney Jack]

Excellent piece Paul, thank you for sharing.

I did however (probably because I had the luxury of watching ifollow) feel that Mills had two of our best goal attempts, and was brave to shoot from that far out.

 

[ZeroTheHero]

I know Mills tends to tire, which means he either starts and has to be subbed or is used as a sub himself, but when full of energy he is a threat, is prepared to shoot and is one of our few players who will actually take a man on and beat him.

 

[wolvercoteyellow]

Thanks again Paul. I thought many looked a bit tired/under the weather, especially second half. When that happens the lack of a game changing striker, like Rhodes or Humphrys for example, becomes all the more clear. Yes really important this is addressed in the January window.

 

[Paul B]

Agree with all of that,thanks Paul
Good to see you yesterday at Walking Football

Thought that WF went well. It is going to be turned into a proper competition I believe with the pilots being successful.