Only four games into the season and a fortnight off. At least it gives us some time to take stock of how we’re doing.
For me, the defeat at Leicester was a bit of a reality check as we’ve got off to such a good start. Although we lost to a penalty given after the best tackle of the game, overall we failed to match up to Leicester’s aggression and drive, apart from spells at the end of each half.
In the previous three games, it’s been us setting the tempo, by pressing when not in possession, and keeping the ball, frustrating the opposition when we do. We need to maintain that template and I see no reason why this season might be a truly memorable one.
It seems to me that we have major strength in depth, with the bench now made up of players who are all probably deserving of a starting position. Compare that with the season we had in the Premier League, and we’ve progressed, as back then, we matched teams for an hour, grew tired but the substitutes were unable to influence the game.
Broadfoot is able to play in a number of positions across the back four, so I would anticipate than any moves in the loan market would be for a forward to add an additional cutting edge to what we already have.
In summary, so far, so good. Let’s hope we can maintain the current momentum, starting at Barnsley.
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