the phoenix looked pretty dire TBH. i know they were missing a few, but they were very disjointed. roly was doing it all in midfield.
at times the back three were wide open. at one point the invitation side had 2 attempts on goal with acres of time and space each time - hardly a phoenix defender in sight
there was also never a 'next pass'. i.e. they'd connect with one pass and no one was already on the move for the next pass. as a result they never really strung anything together uinless it was accross the back
As context. Last year at this fixture the Phoenix dominated. Not so much on the score sheet, but they really bossed the match from beginning to end, attacking at will etc.
Yeah, not quite panic stations yet, but we obviously need a few more bodies asap. We've lost a hell of a lot of depth.
This Ifill bloke sounds pretty good. Sign him up.