Sounds like Barry did well and will be useful, rather than just another Agombar as has been claimed. Great result with 8 missing. 6th at this stage is more than satisfactory, now time to kick on with all the boys coming back.
Should also not under value how poor a start some if the 'big' boys have had.
Unfortunately Barry looked well out of his depth with the ball at his feet, made a couple of terrible passes early doors and needed a lot of help from Rodgers. Looked good in the tackle though.
Was an odd game, could have been a couple behind at half time were it not for some decent keeping and poor finishing, the first half was pretty pedestrian and frustrating at times. Up until the Ajose open goal incident where he put it wide after their keeper and defender took each other out about 40 yards out they had much the better chances and it looked like it wouldn't be our day.
And so it seemed when Ajose conspired to run the ball from inside their half to pretty much our own 18 yard box before giving the ball away before a cracking finish from their guy.
But fair play to all involved, we hit straight back with a similar rifle of a shot from young Smith and we looked like a different side after that. It took us until about the 75th minute before we actually started using the width of the pitch and trying to set Ajose off down the flanks. The Thomas goal was a lovely little move and a great finish from an almost horizontal position and the goal in the end from Ajose was a thing of beauty.
Thier fans will feel a little hard done to and the scoreline flattered us in the end but that doesn't matter now.
Special mentions to Traore who mopped everything up in midfield, Branco who gave a proper assured captains performance at the back and Robert who looks like a class act at this level. Also Brophy on the left had a lovely touch and should have been utilised more.
Looking forward to Barnsley next week!
