- Jul 7, 2012
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We controlled the game totally in the first half. Our lack of finishing cost us the game so a mistake, out of the blue shot or referee arrow was always a possibility. That is why we need to kill games off when ahead but we don’t. There is still too much of the safety first approach when we are in control.
I was at the Palace game last season and we stormed them for thirty minutes and killed the game off. Of course we could not continue that plus they improved but we took the game away from them when in top. We very rarely do this and seem to give opposition teams way too much respect. It’s the Italian football, the defensive minded coach mentality, the JM way; it’s unlikely to change
He made 3 attacking subs in the 2nd half, we didn't sit on the lead - it's called game management. If he chose to sit he would have bought on an extra defenders or mae a defensive substitution. Stop falling into this nonsense just because its Jose.