by Crichton Gunner on Sun Jan 06, 2019 9:48 am
Lots of positives from that one. We played a fast-paced game and blew them away in the opening 10 minutes. Our backs looked sharp and inventive, and we showed we can play a different type of game from the one adopted against Glasgow. After the initial burst we struggled to maintain possession, mostly by giving away too many penalties, but finished the half strongly. Second half we were always in control, and could have scored more than we did. The Kings showed some nice handling at times, but otherwise offered little. It has to be difficult not having a game for a month, I think most teams would struggle a bit with that.
He gets a lot of flack on here, but Fowles showed he is a decent player last night. Some will say it was only the King's, but his service is faster than Pyrgos' and that really helped our game plan. His box kicking wasn't that great, and that needs improving, but he gets the ball into the 10's hands quickly which creates attacking opportunities. Shiel looked good too, with a nice, quick pass on him. Like someone else noted, Socino seems to be coming onto a game, having shown very little so far. It was interesting that he acted as first receiver quite a lot; maybe that was to keep the defence guessing, and he played that role well. It also showed that our attacking tactics in the back line are developing.
Up to second in the conference,, and a good night's work all round.