Just got back from the game, another poor performance unfortunetly.
The forwards were much improved, and lade a decent platform, but the lack of speed and quality in the halves was evident today, and will cost us big time against the so called "top sides"
First half we dominated possession and field position (thanks to a series of penalties), but the lack of direction in the halves was frightning. I honestly can't remember Lomax and Gaskell combining on more than three occasions, and even then, the passing slow and precise.
Cross's sending off for the "tackle" on Wellens - who ran his blood to water today, was definitely the correct decision, and I honestly couldn't see us winning the game without them going down to 11 men.
Manu was awful again, and his errors could have cost us today.
Until we sign a natural, quality 7, we are going to continue to struggle, and we lacked serious pace in the key positions without Robes. Their were positives, Greenwood looked good when he came on, carried the ball forward often and effectively, and Flanagan had another decent game.
Still, a hard fought 2 points against a fired up Widnes side, and a much needed win.
