Thread by @tomhwilliams23

🆕🧵 Here’s my thread on #Notts v #Blues from Tuesday night

Sorry for the delay in this one, #FM23 has got in the way a bit 😅 lmk below how you want to see the progress of my Notts save 👇

Limited footage for this one as Southend acc have less highlights than us!

One thing that Baldwin provides which is such a weapon is his long passing. I know we overused the diagonal to Nemane early on this season, but it’s such an effective move, and having Aden back in the side makes it possible to bypass the opposition press with ease

Nemane got quite a bit of criticism online but I thought he was a real threat down the right, and the battle v Bridge was fascinating. Here he gets in behind, causing them all sorts of issues, but it’s a shame that Scott couldn’t get good contact; his movement was superb

Here’s another example of Scott’s movement, this time he drops off their deep line in order to create space for a shooting angle. Nemane’s crossing is shown in full dangerous light here; he fizzes it into the box and the deflection could have gone anywhere

The pressing we have in the midfield is nothing short of superb, and we are able to turn it over in offensive areas & spring counters. Watch Macca’s positioning and awareness here too; he maintains a slightly wider position as it means he’s free for a pass, & the finish is superb

Scott was a real threat all night, and his positioning here is ideal for the top of the box striker. It’s also a trademark finish, one I never get tired of seeing; he chops across the ball with such technique. Palmer’s decision to fizz it into feet is a good one too, a 2nd assist

Watch Powell’s movement here; someone should be picking him up. In that situation we have to have someone goalside of him, bc Bridge has the quality to whip in a quick ball, which he does. We shouldn’t let him roam. Nemane will get targeted more for these balls in future too

TAR is probably our best impact sun right now, he always comes on and influences things and is a great deputy. He also possesses the rare skill to be able to stand a man up, then skin him before fizzing a ball to the back post. Chicks does everything right, very unlucky here

I acc thought he had a good game and his distribution was acc fairly decent. However, every single away game we have Slocombe manages to gift the opposition the ball in a dangerous area. I understand it’s the perils of the way we play, however sometimes we should play it safe