oldage":2l7zrlz3 said:
PL2 3DQ":2l7zrlz3 said:
But 12 months ago we had one of the best defences in League Two - the most clean sheets and only three other teams conceding less goals - so Lowe can be forgiven for giving new contracts to Sawyer, Canavan and Wootton, especially with the uncertainty caused by Covid.
The mistake was made in January by not replacing experienced departing defenders Canavan and Wooton (and long term injured Sawyer) with similar experienced defenders. Instead Woods was signed followed by Lewis.
Stats cannot lie but a lot of those who witnessed our defence last year had the jitters every time the opposition attacked and boy did we ride out luck. Canavan was best of a bad bunch but even last season we were outdone for pace but poor finishing by other teams meant we were not punished as often as this season.
That's true, Oldy, every time someone repeats that the
statistics from last season prove that our defence was top notch, I shake my head. The combination of poor finishing, Palmer and pure luck really did disguise our shortcomings of pace and positional awareness at the back.