*After the Lord Mayor's Show...
We have a saying in the UK."After the Lord Mayor's show" 'It goes on to say "Comes the shit cart..."
Wolves 3 Preston 2 was'nt quite like that but frankly i can't see many times i'll be able to use that old proverb this season so...after the rapturous win over Villa the previous week it was always going to be difficult to repeat such a high octane performance,after all we're not Man City yet and Preston are what the tv pundits would call "dogged" or what fans would call "dirty Northern bastards" They'd also only lost once this season before yesterday,so yes,a tough game was in store...
There seems to be a common misconception about foreign footballers playing in the UK,especially those from sunnier climbs.They're ok in Aug/Sept and April/May with the sun on their backs but as soon as it gets a bit nippy they disappear.It's bullshit of the highest order of course but still this lazy stereotype exists,The last two Wolves players i saw wearing gloves were from England & Ireland (Leon Clarke & Matt Doherty) Besides our winters are hardly on a par with The Arctic.We get the odd dusting of snow & temps occasionally dip below freezing for a few hours in February...
Another myth is that they can't handle themselves when things get a bit tough and opposing players think leg breaking tackles are a natural part of the game, just a bit of a laugh,just banter innit...this attitude is about as relevant as Dad's Army's corporal Jones shouting "They don't like it up em'!" when faced with the Waffen SS.
In truth though this old school Sunday league thinking is helping Wolves this season.Granted Warnock's Cardiff got away with bully boy tactics at the start of the campaign when they mugged us at Molineux a few games in but our boys learn quickly and anyone else who tries this will get a swift kick in the knackers...what better way to build team spirit?
Preston tried it,we got no protection from a preening peacock of a referee so took matters in our own hands which resulted in a couple of mass brawls on the pitch.Don't believe any sanctimonious tut tutting from commentators & journalists alike when there's a mass punch up between players.Us fans love it...the second brawl showed some cunning from our players too.Preston were getting on top looking to make it 3-3 with a few minutes left,a fight involving twenty two players was just the ticket to stop them in their tracks....the dark arts are alive and well down Molineux way.Nobody wins league titles by espousing the Corinthian spirit...
We did'nt play well but we did'nt have to.If we hit our straps for fifteen/twenty minutes during a game we can usually take a team apart and win the match in that period.Which is what we did yesterday...
Things i noticed yesterday through a beer fueled haze...
Leo Bonatini takes a very good penalty.Has to be first choice taker...
Connor Coady is starting to remind me of Emlyn Hughes.He even runs and passes like him...
Everyone insists on calling Matt Doherty "Doc" I assume we all think he spells his name wrong...
Ivan Cavaleiro has really bulked up.Now looks like a prize fighter...oh and he occasionally gives the ball away...
We need safe standing on the South Bank...
Till next time.Ta ta a bit...
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