So Derby beat us for 3 points …. no big deal, we still beat them to go to the PL ( Promise Land ) ….. and they can’t take that away. Next…….
I’m a big Nardi fan but where was he for the goal? He had loads of space in front of him and the ball was lobbed in gently. Every goal we let in is the same.
It’s certainly a weak spot in his game. Something he needs to sort out. He’s a very good shot stopper but those crosses … geez!! Feels as though he’s a much better instinctive keeper than strategic keeper. Needs to do something to give his back line confidence when those crosses come in, our defence needs to be thinking about the opposition not what the keeper won’t be doing. Tough week starts Saturday. Another three game week. Then the last of the international breaks and back to another three game week - thankfully the last break until March now. Ridiculous.
It’s bad enough when a goalkeeper can’t command his 18 yard box but it’s insane he’s glued to his line for a hopeful, slow ball so close to him. Bad as we were it becomes a very different game especially in the second half if they don’t have a lead to sit on. Yeah he can do some parts of his job very well but the club were right to try and move him on in the summer.
Forgive me, but the 3-game week thing always bugs me. It's actually two games in a week. If we played Saturday-Wednesday-Saturday-Wednesday, we'd have played 4 games, but people would describe it as two consecutive 3-game weeks. Sorry, I'm an awful pedant.
