Willenhall Saddler wrote:philthesaddler wrote:Told you this would happen.
Orient are a big physical side, they've done their homework, put 5 across the middle and stopped us playing.
They're pressing hard and keeping a rigid shape, meaning the likes of baxendale, cuvelier and Paterson are being made to look very ordinary.
I didn't think they were physical at all or big.Some of their players were small! They played some nice stuff, it was just the fact that for some reason we didn't turn up in the first half which ultimately cost us.If we had played like we did in the 2nd half in the first, then i have no doubt we would have won that game.
To be fair, phil told us that would happen as well.
In fact for any negative outcome you can imagine - even the most bizarre and unthinkable - phil has told us it would happen and will regurgitate it as the occasion demands.
IMO:
We struggled to cope with playing into the strong wind in the first half (Phil's Pronouncement #53578).
Darlow failed to take account of the wind & wandered too far off his line (PP#39210) - this being lack of experience from the young goalkeeper (PP#14346).
The wind, so strong in the first half (PP#72995), completely disappeared in the second half (PP#83042).
Ultimately, our poor showing in the first half (PP#10592) meant that Walsall would lose the match (PP#00001).