Agree, Chubster, about Mingoia and Liddle, although the former was a bit slow to make the telling through ball / cross on a few occasions. I also wish he (and others) would play much wider when not on the ball. Whenever Stanley have the ball in the left or right corner in their half, our 'wide men' (
sic) always look like they've been told to mark the opposing full backs in the middle of the pitch, instead of getting as far away from the defender as possible, into space, on the 'wing'. Having a wide receiver often means the long forward pass needn't be 100% accurate or it pulls their defensive back line across the pitch, opening up gaps.
I thought Liddle did well and was surprised he was taken off and even more surprised Molyneux went to left back to replace him, although he had been marked out much of the game up to that point and was getting increasingly frustrated at not being able to get a shot in.
One thing we must disagree on was the ref. He was no better/worse than most league 2 officials, but he didn't lose the match for Stanley. The foul on Murphy looked bad (as did Wilson's) but, from where I saw it, I don't think there was any malicious intent. The ball was in the air and it was a clumsy attempt that caught Murphy square on the shin, which is why shinpads continue to be worn.
Stanley remain the third worst for shots on target and the second worst for shots off target in League 2 (see link below).
The Football League | Stats | Club Shooting
In the Premeir League players may only need one chance to turn a game but, in League 2, I suspect on average it requires a lot more opportunities for one of them to be turned into a goal. Playing for a one-nil win is OK but even that will need the team to generate more efforts on goal than last night.
The fight goes on...