Interesting thread this. I thought we were the better side throughout. I think we were quite sluggish in the first half but still the better team. The thing about being ‘dodgy’ at the back is - in my opinion - to do with our style of play.
We’re an open front-foot side, we take risks to score goals and if it’s not quite clicking for us we can be got at quite quickly, and/or look quite exposed. I mean, people are quite quick to criticise Smith but he gets no real defensive help from whoever is in front and the defender next to him isn’t really a centre back. He’s much better next to Fry.
Anyway, I enjoyed the game. I think we came back very strongly and that sort of feels like a win really. Now we go into Friday full of confidence and we can really get at them. I am a bit confused as to the level of criticism we’ve seen over the past few days though. Huddersfield did a job on us for 20mins after half time, Burnley have won the league at a canter - their first offside, Chuba missed a sitter at the death - and today we were below our best for an hour but came away with a 2-2 draw and could’ve pinched all 3 points. So is there actually a problem there, really? There’s another team playing as well you know, I think it’s easy to forget that or overlook it. We won’t pump everyone 3-0. It just doesn’t work like that.
I think we’re doing absolutely great.