.....he followed that up with his worst performance of the season when Peterborough played away against Wycombe Wanderers – bad enough that they subbed him off ten minutes into the second half, with a 1-0 lead looking very delicate at the time. The sub worked because they were able to settle into a more structured, defensive set-up and then pounce on the counter to reinforce some control on the way to a 2-0 victory. Lifts them up to ninth (remember when they were all the way down at the bottom not so long ago?).
Luke Williams, PUFC coach: “We looked like we had lost the rhythm at that point but it’s pretty scary taking off Jimmy-Jay Morgan and Matty Garbett because they are fantastic footballers but they spent so much energy in the first half and in general with the minutes they have played. I felt we were probably going to concede more territory but that we would have an opportunity to break.”
A rare off-day from Garbett. Worked hard but the things he tried didn’t seem to stick and the coach decided to try something else. Fair enough. Having said that, he wasn’t a whole lot better when they faced Stevenage away a few days later.
Operating in his usual right wing spot (with full licence to roam), Garbs was all over the place trying to get involved but kept trying to do too much which led to a lot of turnovers and a lot of fouls as he hustled to make up for his mistakes. Couldn’t get into the areas he likes. Eventually he was substituted as part of a triple change with 15 minutes remaining... Posh leaking a goal shortly afterwards to lose 1-0 and miss out on the chance to close the gap to the playoff positions.
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Unknown editoredited January 29, 2026 05:07
martinb
Has anyone been following Garbett closely?
It certainly doesn’t seem that he’s clearly too good for the level?
However, he’s been starting and getting good minutes.
.....he followed that up with his worst performance of the season when Peterborough played away against Wycombe Wanderers – bad enough that they subbed him off ten minutes into the second half, with a 1-0 lead looking very delicate at the time. The sub worked because they were able to settle into a more structured, defensive set-up and then pounce on the counter to reinforce some control on the way to a 2-0 victory. Lifts them up to ninth (remember when they were all the way down at the bottom not so long ago?).
Luke Williams, PUFC coach: “We looked like we had lost the rhythm at that point but it’s pretty scary taking off Jimmy-Jay Morgan and Matty Garbett because they are fantastic footballers but they spent so much energy in the first half and in general with the minutes they have played. I felt we were probably going to concede more territory but that we would have an opportunity to break.”
A rare off-day from Garbett. Worked hard but the things he tried didn’t seem to stick and the coach decided to try something else. Fair enough. Having said that, he wasn’t a whole lot better when they faced Stevenage away a few days later.
Operating in his usual right wing spot (with full licence to roam), Garbs was all over the place trying to get involved but kept trying to do too much which led to a lot of turnovers and a lot of fouls as he hustled to make up for his mistakes. Couldn’t get into the areas he likes. Eventually he was substituted as part of a triple change with 15 minutes remaining... Posh leaking a goal shortly afterwards to lose 1-0 and miss out on the chance to close the gap to the playoff positions.
Unknown editoredited January 29, 2026 05:06
martinb
Has anyone been following Garbett closely?
It certainly doesn’t seem that he’s clearly too good for the level?
However, he’s been starting and getting good minutes.
.....he followed that up with his worst performance of the season when Peterborough played away against Wycombe Wanderers – bad enough that they subbed him off ten minutes into the second half, with a 1-0 lead looking very delicate at the time. The sub worked because they were able to settle into a more structured, defensive set-up and then pounce on the counter to reinforce some control on the way to a 2-0 victory. Lifts them up to ninth (remember when they were all the way down at the bottom not so long ago?).
Luke Williams, PUFC coach: “We looked like we had lost the rhythm at that point but it’s pretty scary taking off Jimmy-Jay Morgan and Matty Garbett because they are fantastic footballers but they spent so much energy in the first half and in general with the minutes they have played. I felt we were probably going to concede more territory but that we would have an opportunity to break.”
A rare off-day from Garbett. Worked hard but the things he tried didn’t seem to stick and the coach decided to try something else. Fair enough. Having said that, he wasn’t a whole lot better when they faced Stevenage away a few days later.
Operating in his usual right wing spot (with full licence to roam), Garbs was all over the place trying to get involved but kept trying to do too much which led to a lot of turnovers and a lot of fouls as he hustled to make up for his mistakes. Couldn’t get into the areas he likes. Eventually he was substituted as part of a triple change with 15 minutes remaining... Posh leaking a goal shortly afterwards to lose 1-0 and miss out on the chance to close the gap to the playoff positions.
Unknown editoredited January 29, 2026 00:12
martinb
Has anyone been following Garbett closely?
It certainly doesn’t seem that he’s clearly too good for the level?
However, he’s been starting and getting good minutes.
.....he followed that up with his worst performance of the season when Peterborough played away against Wycombe Wanderers – bad enough that they subbed him off ten minutes into the second half, with a 1-0 lead looking very delicate at the time. The sub worked because they were able to settle into a more structured, defensive set-up and then pounce on the counter to reinforce some control on the way to a 2-0 victory. Lifts them up to ninth (remember when they were all the way down at the bottom not so long ago?).
Luke Williams, PUFC coach: “We looked like we had lost the rhythm at that point but it’s pretty scary taking off Jimmy-Jay Morgan and Matty Garbett because they are fantastic footballers but they spent so much energy in the first half and in general with the minutes they have played. I felt we were probably going to concede more territory but that we would have an opportunity to break.”
A rare off-day from Garbett. Worked hard but the things he tried didn’t seem to stick and the coach decided to try something else. Fair enough. Having said that, he wasn’t a whole lot better when they faced Stevenage away a few days later.
Operating in his usual right wing spot (with full licence to roam), Garbs was all over the place trying to get involved but kept trying to do too much which led to a lot of turnovers and a lot of fouls as he hustled to make up for his mistakes. Couldn’t get into the areas he likes. Eventually he was substituted as part of a triple change with 15 minutes remaining... Posh leaking a goal shortly afterwards to lose 1-0 and miss out on the chance to close the gap to the playoff positions.
