Yeah we played it through midfield more than we usually do, but when we got up to their box our final pass let us down a few times. Wasn't really any point playing our normal direct style with only Hardie up front with a bit of height, our midfield was quite small.
It looks better playing it like that but the way we've played has gotten us 2nd place so it works, accurate long ball played quickly and directly up the pitch causes opposition teams problems, doing it all game gets us goals and wins us games. I wouldn't change it now when we've got to the play offs doing it. Shows we've got good ball players though and we win a lot of 2nd balls further up the pitch then pass it around too, but all anyone else seems to notice is the first stage of our game.
It looks better playing it like that but the way we've played has gotten us 2nd place so it works, accurate long ball played quickly and directly up the pitch causes opposition teams problems, doing it all game gets us goals and wins us games. I wouldn't change it now when we've got to the play offs doing it. Shows we've got good ball players though and we win a lot of 2nd balls further up the pitch then pass it around too, but all anyone else seems to notice is the first stage of our game.
