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Posted April 18, 2015 05:46 · last edited April 18, 2015 05:47

Hard to give ratings for that game because in the 1st half we were all terrible from strikers back to keeper. We lacked intensity, ball retention and passing were poor, we were tentative and panicky. I knew we'd gone to pieces when Siggy and Dura started lumping clearances up the park just like in the good old days. The defending for both goals was a joke, and this against easily the weakest attack in the league.

2nd half we had a lot more purpose although right to the end I was surprised and frustrated at how often we came off second best in 50-50 situations. Mariners often out-muscled us and really defended well, but finally we started to make much better use of the ball we had and got that balance right between playing with pace and with patience. For me, without underplaying big 2nd half efforts put in by Roly, Burns, Riera, Boxall, it is Kenny who gets the plaudits. They look like simple goals but they were both beautifully taken under pressure. We have been so ragged in front of goal recently that it was brilliant to see Kenny take his chances with aplomb, win the game and literally put our season back on track. I will be surprised and annoyed if he isn't rewarded with a start next week.

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Outpost edited April 18, 2015 05:47

Hard to give ratings for that game because in the 1st half we were all terrible from strikers back to keeper. We lacked intensity, ball retention and passing were poor, we were tentative and panicky. I knew we'd gone to pieces when Siggy and Dura started lumping clearances up the park just like in the good old days. The defending for both goals was a joke, and this against easily the weakest attack in the league.

2nd half we had a lot more purpose although right to the end I was surprised and frustrated at how often we came off second best in 50-50 situations. Mariners often out-muscled us and really defended well, but finally we started to make much better use of the ball we had and got that balance right between playing with pace and with patience. For me, without underplaying big 2nd half efforts put in by Roly, Burns, Riera, Boxall, it is Kenny who gets the plaudits. They look like simple goals but they were both beautifully taken under pressure. We have seen so ragged in front of goal recently that it was brilliant to see Kenny take his chances with aplomb, win the game and literally put our season back on track. I will be surprised and annoyed if he isn't rewarded with a start next week.