Re: Rd 19: Carlton vs Freo: Post Match Pain Again
Reply #104 –
Carlton lose to bottom sides = we are crap, our coach is crap.
Carlton are competitive with top sides = they played crap, our coach is still crap.
In fairness this was something aimed at the previous coach. We always beat sides when they had an off day under Ratten according to the masses, and we won because the players were brilliant in spite of the coach back then. When we failed to win, the coach was at fault then too.
At least its consistent.
At the end of the day, I cant speak historically, nor am I going to state that the coach was at fault nor the players. All I can look at is that we squandered far too many opportunities to score, and snatched defeat from the Jaws of victory and it happened largely in the second quarter with our lack of scoreboard pressure. We won that quarter all over the ground except on the scoreboard, and Freo were really struggling to get out and score, yet they managed to get forward at one point and pinch a goal, whilst we didnt register a major even though we had quite a few scoring shots.
I have learned one thing this season. Even playing defensive football, we get scored against FAR too easily, and when we attack we dont score as often as we should. Yes, the stats will point to our scoring efficiency, but that tells me about how we defend more often than we attack rather than anything else, and usually because we are being beaten. Last night bucked the trend, and we still lost. Shanked kicks being the major reason.