Malc Dugdale says…
Two up!
Ellis Simms
What a debut from the Everton loanee!
Two goals, loads of promise, and finally someone who can play alongside Stewart. A top-drawer performance.
Nathan who?
Resilience
We are at a new level and we went behind in the game, but we came back and held on for a win. We haven’t finished in the transfer window, but showing that kind of resilience early in the season is encouraging.
Two down
Defensive frailties
We looked shaky at the back, and Lynden Gooch was particularly unconvincing. We need to be stronger in defence, although the second half performance was better in places.
Midfield issues
In the first half, we had nothing in the engine room.
I’m not sure if this was a shape issue or a personnel issue, but we need to work out how we establish more dominance in that area.
When Alex Pritchard and Dan Neil got on the ball, we did very…
