what can i say..great result. back to back wins. out of the bottom 3. 3 home games for Lennon...3 wins...3 goals in EACH !. is Woppy still watching Atherton as he didn't rate NL
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Wigan started off on top. Maloney a good chance after 2 mins,after Mcmanaman ( their best player ) skinned Vela. Mcmanaman then whistled one against the bar from 20 yards or so. he also hit the post late on in first half after a mad 2 minutes from us where we got a bit lucky..they had several half chances one after the other. having said all this, i agree with Socal, Wigan overall were quite poor
& i wouldn't be surprised if Rosler got the tin tack. we had a top 15 mins after the break when we just ran away with it .
possession was 53%, and we're definitely playing as a team more. lets face it, you could hardly play less as a team than dF's tripe !!
www.statto.com/football/stats/england/league-championship/2014-2015/attack/homewe were 8th best home attack before this game...3 more goals ( table not adjusted yet as i type) should put us somewhere like joint 3rd, although obviously all other teams still to play..but we should manage to retain 5 or 6th. is this the team DF thought weren't good enough. knowing that deluded prat, he'll probably be trying to take credit for Clayton and Cravies etc.
lennon now on 4 wins in 6. a 67% win %..his win % at celtic was only 69%..good grief !!! .
marks :
Lonergan. 6 virtual spectator. only faced 2 shots..let 1 in. not to blame for it, though i would have liked him to spread his arms more as if it had have come more his way, he was not making himself big again.
Vela 6. good passing and composure but got exposed by Mcmanaman several times. and unused to fullback positions ..played Espinoza onside once in first half when he was deeper than rest of back line.
Dervite 6. not tested that much.
Mills 7. won some good aerials again. 1 excellent tackle at 32 min mark , where Vela lost ball high up, and they could have been on a counter, but Mills was in like flynn, won it clean as a whistle, and passed it simple to get us attacking again.
Ream. 6 Steady. looking a bit more like his normal self. Mcmanaman troubled him a bit too when he swapped wings.
Danns 7. grafted hard in first half. needed someone to step up and make up for loss of Pratley's high energy game, and he did. almost scored goal of the century at one point in 2nd half, beat 2 men in tight area on edge of box, lost in then he won it back with a good slide tackle, then beat 2 more men in equally tight space. but then had to pass it as he got crowded out.
Mavies . 6 . ok. one good run which ended with a powder puff shot. grafted better than Tuesday.
Feeney . 6.5. good hanging cross for 2nd.
CYL. 9 . looks back to his best..all the tricks coming out..like the season when he won player of the year.. assist for 1st goal. even better pass for Clayton chance in first half. scored pen.
Clayton 8. was bit worried about possible lack of workrate, but needn't have worried..he put himself about well..good energy levels and willingness to get back. nice finish for 1st goal..got his shot on target in first half.
Cravies. 9. brilliant performance again. hard to split MOM between him and Lee. joint award for me. amazing header for 2nd. thoroughly deserved a goal. looking at the sky replays back at home, he was instrumental in the 1st holding the ball up & giving a good pass to Lee. and for the 2nd not only did he score it, he had put the pass out to right wing into space for Feeney. grafted like mad as usual not giving their centre backs a moments rest.
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