* The Final Unofficial "Official" League Season Boro v Coventry Match-Day Thread *

Spawny spawny Mackems (yeah, I know they hardly scraped a nil-1 win)
When was the last time 69 points was enough to make the playoffs?

Clarke equals Giles' top championship assists score today as well.
 
Ipad1977 said:
They'll be fired up in the manner of steaming into the playoffs too. Them doing Luton over 2 legs wouldn't be too surprising, not that I want it of course.
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nah be surprised if they beat Luton, Luton will just get the job done 1 - 0 both games probably
 
McNair and Lenihan looked half decent today gives us a bit of confidence for the semi finals that we can handle Gyökeres and co!
 
We're capable of being a truly formidable force in the play-offs, but I just wish we'd stop giving teams the first goal, as we've done in six of our last seven matches. And yes, some of those have ended with draws and wins, but of course it's a habit we'd do well to keep at bay over the next couple of weeks.
 
Not keen on the potential of playing the Mackems at Wembley if we get there, it be a horrible final with d*ckhead remarks from their lot all weekend much rather have played them in the semis, another reason to have gone for the win today.
 
My take away from this is match is:

- the first half of each leg in the semis is the key. As game went on we got stronger and their game layers were out on their feet in the last 10. 790 passes for us, just 280 for them. That gives their players a lot of work to do out of possession.
- they’re a decent team, we knew that already.
- McNair and Lenihan will have a tough battle in the next two games against Gyokeres but Hamer and Godden aren’t bad players either
- plenty of success to be had down our left side against them.
- I feel that’s pretty much as good as they can play, on another day maybe they take another chance but that’s them at their prime. I think we didn’t even get into 4th gear for more than 5 mins.
- Alas, we need a better option on the right, Forss and Dijksteel are a step up on Smith and Jones
- most of their opportunities, in fact all, we’re a direct result of our mistakes and being caught with too many players too high. We need to be reticent of that.
- almost 25% of their passes were long ball, that won’t change. We need to be careful not to allow gyokeres to turn us from those long balls. Keep him facing away, keep him on his left foot
- about 3% of our passes are long. Don’t be afraid to hit archer with the early long ball in the play offs. They won’t expect it and his pace can hurt that back 3
 
exeterboro said:
Not keen on the potential of playing the Mackems at Wembley if we get there, it be a horrible final with d*ckhead remarks from their lot all weekend much rather have played them in the semis, another reason to have gone for the win today.
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I’ll take anyone in the final and a win!
 
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