Leatherman wrote:sallian wrote:Todays result illustrates Walsall's strengths and weaknesses.
They have prevented the top team from winning and restricted them to one goal on target for the whole match, a good defensive performance on paper. (However they should have been more prepared for their aerial threat after the first game was lost to such a goal).
Yet, only managed one shot on target every 23 minutes, which is nowhere near good enough (although it was 4 times better than Brentford today).
Just a little more attacking creativity and simplicity would have probably won them the game (along with many other games).
I also say that if Lalkovic had been the central striker, Walsall would have had more chance of scoring (I say this based on someone saying he was crossing but no-one to receive, as usual...so I guess he was on the wing).
Lalkovic is Walsall's best chance of putting away chances in my view.
You weren't there then?
Please feel free to comment on what you haven't seen, it cheers me up.
Read my posts carefully and you will be able to judge them with more precision.
I said "...Todays
RESULT illustrates Walsall's strengths and weaknesses..." I didn't say
PERFORMANCE. Results and statistics can tell us something about a game. Also the game is judged ultimately by results and hard statistics...there are no points for performances.
With some common sense, an awareness of football tactics and technique, along with some knowledge of the players through having seen them play a few times, you CAN make some reasonable assessments as long as you stick to what such a knowledge allows.
Many people on here post about games they have not attended. Many of us who are unable to attend are relying on match statistics from BBC or commentary etc from other sources. And for after match, post match reports from spectators etc.
There is nothing unreasonable or unjust about any of that.
I would like to attend but live too far away for most games.
Regardless of all that, please highlight what point I previously made that was irrational, unreasonable, unjust or false.
And if you can't....then you are already wearing your 'Sallian is Right' T-Shirt without realising it.
A person who knows what they are talking about can sometimes give a more valuable analysis than an ignorant person who witnesses an event directly.
A fool sees something but doesn't know what he has seen, while an intelligent person of insight sees something truthfully even before it manifests. Man progresses by his thoughts, so think, think and think again young lad.