Post by GWolf1 on Dec 26, 2017 22:22:20 GMT
The draw was probably a fair result. Millwall's player's never gave Wolves time to settle and it's no more than i expected before the game.
Wolves never looked comfortable when they were closed down and looked vulnerable on set-pieces, our own and those that Millwall had. Aerial battles also caused Wolves plenty of problems in the final third. Wolves tried to play a passing game, but more often than not Millwall were all over us forcing Wolves to hit the ball long in the first half. Our main attacking threat came from Doherty down our right.
I don't think was any surprise to see Millwall take the lead, but i can't say i was happy with the way our corner at one end, ended with Wolves conceding at the other, Wolves old boy Wallace involved in the quick Millwall counter-attack that saw him tee up Gregory for their first. Even before Wolves scored their first, it could and should've been worse with O'Brien firing wide.
Winning the 50/50 challenges and the second ball was part of Wolves' downfall today, the physical side of the game didn't help, but it also encouraged the home side. At 1-0 down, Costa really could and should've done better with his chance when through on goal. But he played a part in Jota's equaliser. Cavaleiro just had one of those days today where he couldn't do anything right, he got booked down injured and if he had stayed on the field, i think either himself or Williams would have gone off after a couple of incidents between the players.
The introduction of Bonatini for Cavaleiro gave Wolves more going forward if you ask me. Bonatini drops deep and holds the ball up well. Wolves were at least trying to now get the ball down and trying to pass it about more, enabling Jota to play a lot further forward than he did in the first half.
What can i say about Romain Saiss's goal, breathtaking giving the keeper no chance. Looking back on the game i think Wolves always needed another to make the game safe. It was no surprise to me or those around me to see Wolves concede a second, it was inevitable that it would come from a set-piece that Wolves failed to deal with. Barry Douglas wasn't far off from winning it near the end with a quality free-kick, but a draw is better than nothing considering the Cardiff result.
Wolves never looked comfortable when they were closed down and looked vulnerable on set-pieces, our own and those that Millwall had. Aerial battles also caused Wolves plenty of problems in the final third. Wolves tried to play a passing game, but more often than not Millwall were all over us forcing Wolves to hit the ball long in the first half. Our main attacking threat came from Doherty down our right.
I don't think was any surprise to see Millwall take the lead, but i can't say i was happy with the way our corner at one end, ended with Wolves conceding at the other, Wolves old boy Wallace involved in the quick Millwall counter-attack that saw him tee up Gregory for their first. Even before Wolves scored their first, it could and should've been worse with O'Brien firing wide.
Winning the 50/50 challenges and the second ball was part of Wolves' downfall today, the physical side of the game didn't help, but it also encouraged the home side. At 1-0 down, Costa really could and should've done better with his chance when through on goal. But he played a part in Jota's equaliser. Cavaleiro just had one of those days today where he couldn't do anything right, he got booked down injured and if he had stayed on the field, i think either himself or Williams would have gone off after a couple of incidents between the players.
The introduction of Bonatini for Cavaleiro gave Wolves more going forward if you ask me. Bonatini drops deep and holds the ball up well. Wolves were at least trying to now get the ball down and trying to pass it about more, enabling Jota to play a lot further forward than he did in the first half.
What can i say about Romain Saiss's goal, breathtaking giving the keeper no chance. Looking back on the game i think Wolves always needed another to make the game safe. It was no surprise to me or those around me to see Wolves concede a second, it was inevitable that it would come from a set-piece that Wolves failed to deal with. Barry Douglas wasn't far off from winning it near the end with a quality free-kick, but a draw is better than nothing considering the Cardiff result.
