Made it incredibly hard for ourselves but a fairly comfortable 1:0 win in the end. We should have scored several more but bad finishing and poor decisions could have cost us. Dominated the game for much of the 90 minutes. Wigan game us a few worries but didn't really test Wes. Too much Arsenalling around the edge of their box. Need to be quicker with our decision making and make much better decisions in the final third. 22 shots is impressive but 4 on target is not. They defended resolutely but we seemed to keep giving them the chance to block or get back. They looked most likely to score on the break and on a number of occasions we played a very dangerous game at the back, committing too many forward and allowing them to counter off our mistakes.
Wes - 6 - Had little to do really.
Baldock - 7 - Thought he did well on the left for a change. The only downside is that he wasn't prepared to take them on down the outside.
Robbo - 7 - Did pretty well, although there were a couple of hear in mouth movements as well.
Egan - 7.5 - Really solid in the centre. in the right place at the right time all afternoon
Anel - 7 - Apart from one iffy moment when his clearance almost set them up, good defensively. He tried to get forward a lot and did some really good thing but also was reckless on a couple of occasions. Tries a shot, cross or daft pass and leaves a huge whole behind him. Trotted into the box a few too many times as well. A mistake from him was Wigan's most likely avenue to score. Needs to make better decisions.
Bogle - 6 - As does Bogle, who defended pretty well but kept running into blind alleys going forward. Seems to take an extra touch and get crowded out too often.
McAtee - 6 - Mixed. A good assist for the goal but lacked composure on a number of other occasions. His final ball, touch, decision was lacking today. Still, causes teams a lot of headaches and seems to drift into space and get into some great decisions.
Doyle - 7.5 - Did well in the middle and kept the ball moving well. Always up for having a shot which is good to see. Broke play up well.
Berge - 7.5 - I thought he had his best game for a long time today. Seemed to cover much more ground and get forward and back well. Looked to use his first touch much better today.
Ndiaye - 7.5 - Player of the Match for me. His touch is incredible at times and makes some really good runs. In the right place for the goal and really should have had another. Laid on a few other good chances as well.
Sharp - 6.5 - Looked frustrated with himself. Should have scored when their keeper made a good save and had a free header he should have buried as well. Led the line really well though and caused them a lot of problems. Needs to be a bit more savvy when tackling back. Hear in mouth moment at the edge of our box.
Subs:
Norwood -4.5 - Thought he was poor. Made a number of really poor decisions on the ball and struggled to get up with the pace.
McBurnie - 6 - Ineffective when he came on. Linked up play quite smartly but the ball tended to bounce off him.
Fleck - 7 - Tidy when he came on. Unlucky not to get a penalty for a good run into the box, but pressed and covered well.
Hecky - 8 - Can't really fault the way we set up and started. We dominated much of the play but were poor in and around their box. The substitutions made sense but I don't think the first two strengthened us.
Wigan - Looked like the team they are. Made a game of it and defended really well but lack the quality to punish us. Still, I think they have a fighting chance while they play like that. I was impressed with McLean. Seemed to be in the right place on several occasions.
