05-27-2023, 01:10 AM
(05-27-2023, 01:00 AM)Thryleon link Wrote:Bad finishing isn't our only problem. It would only paper over the cracks that are wide open. In our last 3 matches despite the result and scoreline I was already unimpressed with our method by half time.
In fact when we won this season, our wins were only ok IMHO and they covered the ills back then.
We haven't looked good all season and even our West Coast match I remember stating it was the worst dominant performance I had ever seen.
Winning ugly is something we were managing today.
You can do that by playing 'OK' and kicking straight.
It releases the pressure, and keeps you ticking along while you work out your other issues.
Now, since we can't kick straight, we are adding to our problems, not solving them.
Its created external noise, giving our players the yips and killing our confidence.
Indirectly, it has become our biggest problem.