by gretzky99 » Sat Apr 09, 2016 1:50 pm
At 2-0 it was there for us. We needed to keep our shape and see out the first half, They were beginning to get frustrated. But we did everything you're not supposed to do in that position: gave away sloppy possession, failed to close down crosses and lost our markers. The one strength Carroll has is his heading ability. In fact, he was struggling to get into the game until his first goal. The fact that we then conceded another was incredibly poor - we should have shut up shop and gone in at 2-1. Why Mert wasn't playing is beyond me? Ok, he's not the quickest, but neither is Carroll and he would have been ideal today. At least he would have stayed nearer to his man. To be honest, I don't know why I am so frustrated. Even if we'd won, we'd have found a way to lose somewhere further down the line. Our players simply cannot handle pressure, you could see how many times our defenders were hanging onto the ball unnecessarily and losing it. Why can they not just bang it long once in a while?