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Stephen's avatar

Great summary as usual Mo! … was it me or did Lucho look like he was carrying a niggle after 35 minutes? … he didn’t offer his usual non-stop running … I’ve never seen him standing around as much as today

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Isa Fowler's avatar

This is superlative writing… right after our Match to write so eloquently and with such precision.

Such detail.

You are a very very read!

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Mo Stewart's avatar

Thanks a lot! Most of the important work is done at half time

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Isa Fowler's avatar

Shhhh. A magician never shares their secrets!

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Stephen's avatar

Quick question Mo ... looking at 1H vs. 2H stats, it's a pretty ugly turnaround. Five danger zone shots from open play in 1H to zero in 2H. Shots worth 1.3 xG from open play in 1H to 0.1 in 2H. Possession drops from 68% to 39%. Pass accuracy drops from 89% 1H to 77% etc. etc.

Whatever you were writing at half time needed rapid editing by full time :) ... Watching on TV, it was hard to pinpoint a particular driver. What could you see in the ground? Was it tactical or just a general drop in energy & quality of performance?

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