We wanted a reaction and Ole delivered
By Carl Curtis
Isn’t that exactly what we wanted to see ?
A reaction to the shameful performance the week previous against Crystal Palace. We got more than a reaction , we saw improvements and we come away with 3 unexpected points.
Ole made changes yesterday and I don’t believe any of us could argue with any of his decisions.
Fabio in for Taylor, Cala replacing Turner, Whiitingham and Kim in for ineffective pair last week of Jones and Zaha.
Our team has been built up all season to remain tight and work from a foundation of being more defensive than any other style and since his arrival Ole has tried to get us attacking more and more but yesterday he went with a 4-5-1 and we reaped the rewards.
I was pleased to see a better display from Wilfried Zaha when he came on and I was hoping that City fans would get behind the young lad when he entered the play, I don’t think we should underestimate what Zaha is capable of and with just 2 minutes to go he reminded us what he is all about.
Ole has secured his first away win for City and it came against a top 8 side, Southampton are no mugs they commanded the majority of the game but City stuck to their task and kept it tight which gave us the platform to build from.
Each of the remaining four games are important and buoyed by yesterday’s result and scores from elsewhere we have given ourselves a lifeline, if we can follow up the win over Southampton with avoiding defeat against Stoke then we will have given ourselves a good opportunity to somehow pull off the great escape.
I suspect many City fans are thinking we have to beat Stoke but I think a draw wouldn’t be a disaster should other results go as expected.
Had someone offered us 4 points from Southampton and Stoke, we have bitten their arm off.
If we did pull off a win against Stoke then I believe we will be just one win away from surviving or even possibly just a couple of draws.
Yesterday was a highlight of the season and I am hoping that Ole has found the formula to guide us to safety.
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