From the outside, and with no great pretensions to football knowledge or management skills even the most cursory look over our season so far tells you all you want to know. Or not want to know.
Leaving aside the noddy cups for the sake of clarity during the first 16 games of the season, we played Rhys up top, on his own 12 times. And three times with Borg alongside him, and once with Aaron. Our record for this period reads Won 13, Drawn 1, Lost 2. Top of the table - Confererence North thumpings, here we come!
However, our record over the next 15 fixtures makes far less pleasant reading. Won 8, Drawn 2, Lost 5. Play-off thumping, here we come! But the bare statistics don't tell the whole story. The last 15 games we have played three up top on no less than 11 times, with 4 defeats coming under this formation. This is bad enough, but, in many ways the story behind the results is worse.
Other than the big recent win against Hitchin, when was the last time we looked better than the opposition, or even worked as hard? Even our wins are increasingly hard fought and touch-and-go. Compare this to some of the flowing wins full of footballing pomp we initially enjoyed this season.
What's the difference? Pretty obvious we think. Even with our lack of football knowledge or management skills.
MORE STRIKERS ON THE PITCH MEANS LESS MIDFIELDERS
ON THE PITCH
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LESS MIDFIELDERS ON THE PITCH MEANS THE OPPOSITION
ARE GETTING AT OUR DEFENCE EASIER
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OUR DEFENCE IS TESTED MORE
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THE OPPOSITION SCORE MORE GOALS
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