So we agree then. Positive that we have improved, but bigger picture hasn't really changed that much.
It still does not look like a team that would compete for the top three or four spaces in the league to me. That remains, regardless of whether we played OK in that second, well below the expectations we should have for the club. It's League Two, Division Four.
We avoid getting a win today because of the very obvious thing we have been missing all season - defenders who like to defend (I do believe we have improved by getting McCarthy), a midfield that has no desire to defend and a complete lack of game management experience. The chart Russell showed gave a very visual description of why that may be - we have signed an entire team of youngsters/novices. It means we can play sort of well but still fuck it up.
Of the newbies, McKirdy is a lite version of his previous self - hopefully he gets back up to speed.
Drinnan looks average to poor, assumed he'd be a rotation player with Austin so no idea why we had both on together.
Devoy is not the answer, regardless of the question.
Glatzel seems OK - nice touches, but gets beaten off the ball a fair bit.
Elbouzedi - seems a threat, not sure why he was taken off if being replaced unless you bring someone on like him to add fresh legs. Quality not great, but pace can be a threat at this level (wouldn't have him and RHM on together though).
Overall, second half was better, we should have won, but that's what you get with what we have.
