THAT'S my kind of football!
First thing to say about today is that it was a magnificent game of football. The woman in the high rise flats could have been trying on her swimsuit collection never mind displaying her freshly bought garden furniture, you couldn't take your eyes off this one and I didn't, not for a second. Chaotic, end to end, loads of chances for both teams and five goals. It was lovely to win it, but even at two two in our section of the ground everyone was loving it. Give me this over a "hard earned clean sheet" any day of the week.
We forget at our peril that professional football is part of the entertainment industry. This was the most entertaining game of the season by a billion miles, I loved it. And we are FAR BETTER in my opinion when the game is fast paced and chaotic like this one.
Johnnie Jackson
Often maligned for being "too safe" or "too predictable", the manager deserves huge credit for so radically changing our style of play and getting it working in the space of only a few days. Now pressing much higher, committing far more men forward and defending with a much higher line, gone is the desire to be risk averse and the players are positively embracing the new approach.
When you add in the extremely brave move to bench the skipper and our most natural goalscorer, you have a man who is really going for it. Mixed in with all that are some very shrewd tactical tweaks. The most obvious one today was detailing Callum Maycock to man mark Lewis Wing in the second half (Ali Smith when Callum went off). It completely blunted Reading as an attacking force and changed the course of the game. Well done Johnnie 👏
James Tilley
How good as he been since he came back? Another superb display, making it three inside a week. Wycombe must be watching him and thinking WTAF? He has totally transformed us with what he brings to the team, solid defensively and with some real cut going forward.
Until he scores (it looks around the corner to me) I'm going to back him every game TO score at any time. I'd strongly advise anybody reading this to do the same. Take it as payback for having to endure my drivel.
Callum Maycock
I might be totally wrong on this, but my impression is that Callum has had imposter syndrome since coming to us. It took him a while (it looked to me) to really believe he was good enough for League two, he's done the same with League One. I for one though think he's a fine player, combining Duracel up and down running with moments of real quality. I thought he was absolutely magnificent today, his metronomic movement setting the pulse for a great display from the team.
I hope he himself is now convinced. He's a league one player alright and one who in my opinion gets into our best team. His marking job on Lewis Wing today turned the course of the game on its head.
Marcus Brown.
Wow. I'm not just talking about the goals either, he was brilliant on and off the ball. I must admit I felt a bit sorry for Callum Maycock. He has by far his best game in a Wimbledon shirt & our best player scores a hat-trick to deny him the MOM accolade 😂.
My one criticism of Marcus today was when he told Junior NKeng to pass it backwards in the first half rather than take his man on. It's a judgement call and a matter of opinion, but I'd be telling kid to just go for it again and again. Then again.
Marcus Brown though. In this form he looks like what he is, a Championship player playing in League One.
Three or four more wins and we can relax. A fantastic week, COYD 👊
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