On a more positive note, Crocombe, Singh, Boxall, and Cacace were good value. Actually, Cacace was excellent. I still pinch myself that NZ has a player of his calibre.
Stamenic and Garbett didn't do a whole lot. Lewis grew into the game and was more effective than both. Other than the penalty and a few loose balls, Pijnaker was fairly solid. Ingham did fairly well out wide.
I want to see Mata be more effective, but I don't see how he starts ahead of Waine. Waine plays in a much more competitive league. Sure, he's not a starter and would benefit from a loan, but he appears. Mata, on the other hand, excels in Ireland but couldn't hack League 1.
I didn't notice much from Just or Old (good or bad), while Bindon did himself proud in the few short minutes he got.
Edit: In response to an above comment, NZ did not look like a team ranked 103. We looked considerably better than that. It was largely our finishing letting us down.
Stamenic and Garbett didn't do a whole lot. Lewis grew into the game and was more effective than both. Other than the penalty and a few loose balls, Pijnaker was fairly solid. Ingham did fairly well out wide.
I want to see Mata be more effective, but I don't see how he starts ahead of Waine. Waine plays in a much more competitive league. Sure, he's not a starter and would benefit from a loan, but he appears. Mata, on the other hand, excels in Ireland but couldn't hack League 1.
I didn't notice much from Just or Old (good or bad), while Bindon did himself proud in the few short minutes he got.
Edit: In response to an above comment, NZ did not look like a team ranked 103. We looked considerably better than that. It was largely our finishing letting us down.