Saints V Sheffield Wednesday The Verdict
A vital win in a good day for Saints
This was not a pretty game for Saints supporters to watch, the first half saw a stalemate with neither side looking like scoring let alone Saints, of course in the second half Saints went up a gear and after scoring the opener won at a canter, but it was the manner of the win that was important.
No one could say that Saints were rampant, but the fact was that for the first time in months they looked solid, the result was achieved through sticking to a game plan and not making silly mistakes that cost us goals, OK Wednesday werent up to much, but neither were Walasall and Tranmere and they still took maximum points off of us due to defensive howlers, but against the Owls everyone did their job meaning that the pressure wasnt on Saints to score, they could stick to the script and look for an opener.
When it came on the hour you knew that there would only be one team in it from there on, Barnard again was man of the match for me in the way he ran his socks off not only carving out chances for himself but for others as well, including Lambert's goal.
Like any team there are areas that could be improved upon, but you can only beat what is in front of you and Saints stuck to their task and did their job.
This is a good base to build on to travel to Charlton and I feel a lot more confident in a Saints side being able to perform after this game than I have in a long time, promotion is now ours for the taking, we just have to do what we did yesterday,be methodical, be error free and play to the standards we are capable of.
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