Relieved..

A nerve wracking game but glad we eventually came away with 3 points.

First half we put in a solid performance. Best I’ve see us play all season and should have put the game out of reach. Second half was a rinse and repeat of the last 6 months until stoppage time.

However:

1. Once again poor subs from Nuno. Only bringing on Guido and leaving Wilson until the 90th minute is exactly why the fans are angry. It’s negative football and not what we need when we’re in a relegation dogfight. You have to give your subs a chance to impact the game and we really got lucky that Wilson managed to pull it off. If you insist he has to be a sub, at least give him the time to affect the game, he won’t do what he did today repeatedly.

2. Taty does look like he has something about him. I can see him and Wilson chopping and changing over time (or at times playing together) and that could come good. Let Wilson go and we’ll really be in peril.

3. Pablo looks nowhere near a 20 million player. There’s a reason he was available for 250k last summer. We’ve massively overpaid and it’s going to be a tall order to expect him to deliver in the Prem. I’d be ok if we spent tops 5 mil and saw him as an impact player who could grow into his role. 20 mil he should be already at this level and be one of the first names on the team sheet in terms of quality. I hope I get proven wrong but right now it doesn’t look like it.

4. Mavropanos and Todibo both looked solid. Todibo had a turn of pace we’ve rarely seen from him. I’m glad as it should at least keep Kilman on the bench.

2 wins on the bounce so we have something to work with. Next game is going to be a huge one. We need those 3 points.

COYI!