Our first half performance was arguably our worst 45 minutes of the year. We lacked any real cohesion, as well as a complete lack of ability to string more than two passes together. It was extremely frustrating to see, as I know we are capable of much better. We headed in to the half-time break only 1-0 down, goodness knows how.
We started with a 4-4-2. However it became apparent that Brixton were flooding the midfield, so a quick re-shuffle saw Bobby Rauchenberg go off (much to his clear annoyance - incredibly Bobby later came on for the opposition), and he was replaced by Dave Rudd who put in a sterling shift as the holding midfield man in a 4-1-4-1. Of course this change meant we were less of a threat up front, but defensively we looked much tighter.
There were some harsh words at half-time. They had some effect, as we came flying out of the blocks in the second period. Suddenly we were playing like a team again, enjoying possession of the ball, playing simple give-and-gos, and at times matching Brixton (who, lest we forget, are an extremely good footballing side).
We were unlucky not to claim at least a consolation goal. We conceded only one more goal in the second-half, and everybody involved should take a great deal of pride from that second half performance. It was a drastic improvement on the first 45, and I hope that we can carry that battling spirit in to tonight's game, straight from the kick-off.
The MOTM went to Lee Clifford, who again made a string of crucial saves.
Keep the faith!
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In my defence, I have played for Brixton for the last 2 seasons (when not injured), so I did have divided loyalties from the start.
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