An encouraging performance. Liked the look of the back three. Wilson's distribution was effective and was keen to surge forward into space. Scarr will give us the aerial presence we have missed and it will be an interesting competition for the third spot. Gillesphey and Galloway offer something different. I think the former may be better defensively but Galloway is an accomplished pacey player and may suit us better at home. He may even suit the LWB position although Ryan Law did his starting chances no harm at all.
I was particularly taken by how we pressed higher up the pitch particularly with Camara marauding up and down the right hand side. It wasn't a case of Swansea relaxing it was more that we pressured them more to some effect. Our week spot remains when the opposition play three up top. It stops the passing through the press and forces us to play the ball into centre midfield, inevitably to Mayor or Randell with a player right on them. Loose control or a misplaced pass will be seized upon by the opposition and so it proved. we need to work that out but not all teams will play so high or wide.
Finally, albeit for a few minutes we finished with seven Academy players on the pitch. it is good to see and I am sure some will force their way into a regular starting position. Well done to the Management Team for giving them the opportunity. I will watch Rhys Shirley's progression with interest. He definitely has something about him.
The one downside was the inexplicable intensive search in the Lyndhurst at least. Before entering the turnstile it was empty all pockets onto a table and even wallets were searched including the removal of credit / debit cards. Some children were requested to do the same before everyone was wafted down airport style with a hand held scanner. Apart from the delay of entry, with a bigger crowd how frustrating will this be? I really have to question this and I wondered why this imposition (because that is what it was) was sanctioned by Argyle not least because it would appear it was not uniformly applied in all areas of the stadium.
I was particularly taken by how we pressed higher up the pitch particularly with Camara marauding up and down the right hand side. It wasn't a case of Swansea relaxing it was more that we pressured them more to some effect. Our week spot remains when the opposition play three up top. It stops the passing through the press and forces us to play the ball into centre midfield, inevitably to Mayor or Randell with a player right on them. Loose control or a misplaced pass will be seized upon by the opposition and so it proved. we need to work that out but not all teams will play so high or wide.
Finally, albeit for a few minutes we finished with seven Academy players on the pitch. it is good to see and I am sure some will force their way into a regular starting position. Well done to the Management Team for giving them the opportunity. I will watch Rhys Shirley's progression with interest. He definitely has something about him.
The one downside was the inexplicable intensive search in the Lyndhurst at least. Before entering the turnstile it was empty all pockets onto a table and even wallets were searched including the removal of credit / debit cards. Some children were requested to do the same before everyone was wafted down airport style with a hand held scanner. Apart from the delay of entry, with a bigger crowd how frustrating will this be? I really have to question this and I wondered why this imposition (because that is what it was) was sanctioned by Argyle not least because it would appear it was not uniformly applied in all areas of the stadium.