Respect to Mansfield. They defended well, kept their shape, competed all over the pitch. Traveled well - the away end seemed full, and in good voice?
So we won as we should have but give the opppsition their due.
He's a confidence player and his confidence is high, so he's playing well. I've given him as much stick as anyone so I'll praise him now - he deserves it.
It doesn't hurt that our midfield is improved. He does worst with pacy attackers in open...
Tonight has cemented for me that he should go out on a good loan this season. BECAUSE he played well.
For players his age it is all about minutes, minutes, minutes. Him developing into the best player he can be is much more important to us than...
Amazing how having players in their natural positions just makes the whole thing cohere, even if a half-speed Myko and an aging Seamus might have been exposed by better Premier League competition.
The pass for the second goal was fine, but the run leading to the pass was the real moment of quality. How effective, to get behind the defenders and show for Garner like that. Wide open from there.
What a day in the sunshine. First win at the new ground and it honestly felt like a weight lifted. The place looked stunning with the light bouncing off it and the roar when the final whistle went will stay with me for a long time.
Something...
WhoScored.com ratings:
these don’t always match up with the eye test but there’s much alignment here with the game thread re Grealish outstanding, Tim very solid, and Tark poor. Garners number inflated by the goal but tbf he did better in his...