Re: To'morn
Cardiff have obviously found being at the top a strain they could not endure - they could possibly go into freefall if they lose again tomorrow and Colchester seem to be a tough side, a sort of new Gillingham. Birmingham hauled themselves up after a poor spell but, significantly, showed signs of nerves after they put themselves in reach of top spot. Derby have obviously done well but there are indications that far from riding a wave of confidence they are riding their luck.
None of this means that we should be complacent, but our two home draws suddenly do not look such bad results. Frankly I had expected someone to come along and shut up shop in the way that Palace did and, in retrospect, it may have provided a useful lesson for us. In a way the Coventry result was more disappointing, but they are a well-organised side with at least one outstanding forward.
What comes out of our last two results is possibly that we need to rethink our game a bit. With opposition sides taking us a bit more seriously our lack of real invention in midfield and, I would say, real pace and penetration down the flanks mean that the mix of well-organised teamwork and opportunistic finishing that has got us as far as it has is maybe beginning to get stretched a bit thin. It will be interesting to see what happens if Miller gets a chance in his preferred position in central midfield - it seems evident that we need a spark of something there that we haven't quite got at the moment.
