I said after Cardiff, if we up the tempo and create more chances, I'd be happy regardless of the results... Hands up time, I have to admit that I'm happy with that tonight, and if we keep playing like that then for me, the entertainment is there and the results will come too.
I missed a large chunk of the second half but the way we finished the first half was excellent. The bits I saw of the second half we were still creating chances as well, so fair play. My biggest question mark over Rosenior lately has been the attacking side of our game. If we keep playing like that then I'd be happy to say he's sorted the issues. If attacking more highlights defensive frailties in the players we have, then we know what we need to try and do over the summer.
There are moments we need to slow things down in order to take a breather and regain some composure, but we've needed to go for it so much more often over the course of the season. We've got that balance pretty much right in the last couple of games. We actually look like scoring and that's 5 goals in 2 games now. It's as if we've learned we have to force the issue and create chances rather than thinking they'll come naturally if we just keep the ball.
The negatives - Allsop is ****e. I've thought this for a while now, like others, and frankly his poor shot stopping is costing us far too many points. Doesn't help when some of the other defenders are having a bad day, or when we're somewhat threadbare or playing players out of their best positions either, but the goalkeeper should be far more dependable.
As others have said, we've given ourselves a mountain to climb long before tonight. If the lessons have been learned then personally I'm happy to see us keep progressing and creating chances with attractive attacking football. We need to keep it up though. I won't be happy if we revert to the 70% possession with 1 chance a game ****e we've seen too much of. The past two games have been much better. I think more people will appreciate that once the dust has settled after not winning at home again. It feels like we're actually using the firepower we've brought in, which we could and should have seen sooner and I'd rather be am attacking side than an overly defensive one.