Absolutely cracking away win today, how do we keep it going for the rest of the season?
9 home wins at home this season, (top 2 form imo) now up to 6 away wins (mid table form imo).
I really want our away form to dramatically improve in the 2nd half of the season, I hope this is a sign of things to come.
Whether it’s squad depth, injuries, a bit of bad luck, or our style of play / tactical nous, what do you think it’s going to take for us to dramatically improve, and to keep it going?
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I know few teams get to name their best players every week but would love to know which games we've had to play a weakened line up due to injury or suspension as Sunderland at the start of the season is certainly one of those
The *proper* answer is "score more goals than the opposition in every game".
At the Valley most teams set up with a standard 'away vs a better team' template- sit deep, look to frustrate and engineer something on the break. This I actually feel plays into our hands as our creative midfielders get time on the ball to look up and play incisive passes into the front two. However the same teams when they're playing at home probably feel that they have to be a bit more proactive and push higher up the pitch.
We just need to get that confidence to keep playing football even when the opposition are getting in our faces, as the team definitely has the quality to do it but sometimes don't have the courage to risk losing the ball by playing through midfield. Aribo back will be vital as he has the ability to beat a man and hold onto the ball in tight areas. Williams should help in this respect as well.
It has always confused me (easy I know) why teams nearly always play differently away to when they are at home. Why?
Treat every game as a home game!