In the cold light of day, we were beaten by the better side on the night. They remind me a bit of TWS under Bielsa, the question is can they keep up that sort of tempo for the whole season, unless they have a deep squad, that will be difficult to do.
After the first 20 minutes, I thought we had ridden the storm out and started to get a good foothold in the game, but conceding again just before half-time punctured the expectation of a comeback.
However, if Connolly had managed to score just after half-time, when Delap set him up, then maybe we might have seen a revival, but sadly it wasn't to be.
Few players had any positive impact on the game, Philogene & Delap looked our most likely player to fashion something, Sinik looked good when he came on, bar his near penalty incident, but the midfield is where we were overrun and gave little protection to the back 4.
We certainly missed Slater, and we can see by his absence why he is an important part of the team. Also, Tufan is proving to be a big miss, and it's a pity he also seems to be injury prone.
Christie looks as if his legs have gone, when running back he looks as if he is wading through treacle. Coyle looked awkward at LB, and both FB position, we looked vulnerable.
A game to quickly put behind us, and it will be the measure of the squad and Liam's ability to get them firing again Saturday. We are picking up injuries again, and we will see how the whole squad is up to the task.
