Wolves Casuals

three from a game we didn’t expect to. Maybe it’s about getting used to the
level we are playing at, and also believing in ourselves more. Walsall were
very good in the first half moving the ball with pace and working spaces well
which we expected to happen, but to see how easy they glided into space
and made really good use of the ball, by working hard for each other was a
lesson well learnt by the team. Our lads had to dig deep at times, which they
did, but I thought in the first half we looked dangerous on the counterattack.
We spoke about the challenges that lay ahead in the second half, firstly was
to get back in the game as quickly as possible and secondly it was vital we
did not lose our concentration and switch off, resulting in us going 3 or 4
goals down early in the half.
We thought our second half performance was better than the first, yes Walsall
had long spells of possession which we expected, but our discipline again
was tremendous. A composed bit of defending followed by a pass in behind
the Walsall defence, this allowed Romano to beat the centre half for pace over
15 yards, coolly placing the ball out of the keepers reach on his left hand side
bringing us back on level terms early in the half.
Walsall again took the lead late on, with an impressive counter attack, speed
guile and an end product saw the forward react sharp to tap in from 2 yards.
But again, our lads never stopped and with 2 minutes we managed to build
up some pressure on Walsall’s defence with a series of free kicks and corners.
From the last corner of the game with just seconds to go Leon Taylor rose
like a salmon to head home giving us a very welcome 2-2 draw. A top
performance and result from the lads especially given the opposition!
I have to say a very special thank you to Darrell Clarke, his backroom staff
and players who were magnificent on the night, they were brilliant
ambassadors for their club, no request from either set of supporters was too
much for them, they were fantastic with our lads, and it was great to spend an
hour chatting with Darrell and some of his staff before the players started to
arrive.
Tonight, we welcome, one of the favourites for promotion unbeaten
Wolverhampton Casuals, there is no doubt tonight's game will be another
massive test. We lost earlier in the season to two late goal at Brinsford
Stadium in a very close game. Both sides played well. So, to get something
out of tonight’s game we will need to raise our game in order to get anything
from the match.
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