04-28-2019, 10:56 AM
(04-28-2019, 10:02 AM)shawny link Wrote:Omeara had a ton of the ball but imo was not that damaging and not the reason the game changed.
I hate him but Clarkson is a master coach and still has enough top end talent to move the chess pieces and change the style when it’s not working to get things to change. He showed his expertise today in the coach box and our blokes as we have done so many times in the past in these sorts of situations.... we hand our opposition easy soft goals when panic sets in. Seen it countless countlesss times over the last decade and it happened again today.
Our midfield are not that used to leading a match and when they rarely do they hate becoming the hunted - we go into our shells, start to carrel the opposition instead of throwing our bodies in, tackles when they are attempted are weak and soft and rarely stick and the team coming is given every opportunity to mount a comeback. We become totally reactive and then as the pressure is so high in trying to stop the bleeding the usual suspects makes stupid decisions and we cough up countless goals which is the part I am so so sick of.
As soon as I see us coughing up soft goals regardless what the scoreboard is, I know it’s game over.
We handed that game to them like we have done way too many times and I’m tired of looking at the positives.
And anyone that thinks next week will be easier is kidding themselves. Yep we are a building team but wins like today are vital for belief and worth much more then the 4 points.
Gutted and tired of losing the same way.
Have to disagree on Omeara, we would have been further in front without his input, I heard the same line last season with Mitchell that its ok
to let him run around on his own because he isnt damaging yet he got the 3 brownlow votes.
If its good enough for premiership winning coaches to look after the opposing teams best player then its good enough for us IMO...