A frustrating day at the Abbey Stadium. Having to stand because the South Stand seats were needed for a Family Day (and the re-enactment of the Christmas truce at halftime) gave the match a decidedly retro (if not unpleasant) feel. Cambridge have scored a lot of goals this season so it is a testament to our defence that they never really looked like scoring today. In the first half Akpro's pace gave them all sorts of problems but unfortunately Jean-Louis shot from a narrow angle twice when men were available in space at the far post and then pulled the ball wide from a one-on one with the keeper. We had a really good fifteen minute spell halfway through the second half and hit the bar twice and the keeper made a really good save from Grant late on so it was a case of two points dropped rather than one gained. I do not like Woods playing so deep - his tendency to want to beat two or three men caused us problems with lost possession - I much prefer to see him on the edge of the box displaying his passing skills. Lawrence was Man of the Match for me - always steady and increasingly influential in the second half.
Sorry didn't reply earlier, busy week. Sounds like Woods was heavily marked and crushed his game slightly, saying that though in doing so it relieves pressure elsewhere on the pitch!
