{"id":22075,"date":"2018-03-20T16:00:12","date_gmt":"2018-03-20T16:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehighertempopress.com\/?p=22075"},"modified":"2018-03-31T03:15:40","modified_gmt":"2018-03-31T02:15:40","slug":"beating-nuno-chapter-seven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehighertempopress.com\/2018\/03\/beating-nuno-chapter-seven\/","title":{"rendered":"Beating Nuno – Chapter Seven: Present Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
Here we are once more. This one is an interesting chapter. Of course, I\u2019m going to say that, I\u2019m writing it. Anyway, enough of the talking to myself. Sign of insanity that is, don\u2019t you know? Yeah, I did actually. ENOUGH. <\/span><\/p>\n Last time out, an impressive February<\/a> meant that I finished winter five points ahead of Nuno\u2019s Wolves. If you\u2019re wondering what on earth I\u2019m going on about and I wouldn\u2019t blame you if you were, I recommend reading the prologue<\/a>, which should make things clearer. The reason why this chapter is interesting is that it\u2019s the last recap meaning that come the end of the chapter, we\u2019ll know where my FM team is in comparison to Nuno\u2019s Wolves. <\/span><\/p>\n In case you haven\u2019t heard, Nuno\u2019s Wolves are now <\/span>thirteen <\/b>clear of third, I hope to be doing as well, or better than that. <\/span><\/p>\n We begin in strange circumstances, to begin with. Nuno\u2019s game against Reading was postponed due to a blizzard, however, the show must go on and luckily, the rearranged tie has been played now so the story still flows. <\/span><\/p>\n No drama and all that jazz. Nuno\u2019s side <\/span>beat Reading 3-0 <\/b>with what was a performance to die for, I, of course, had already played my game against them by this point\u2026 <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n After the 1-1 draw with Fulham last time out, I opted to slot Ronan next to Neves and it worked rather well as you can see. Having the Ireland youth player next to Neves means the game flows a lot more, however, it also leaves us a little bit more exposed, reason for that is, out of the two, neither are really an enforcer. That is somewhat evident in the fact that we conceded two, nevertheless, my motto will remain \u2018we\u2019ll score more than you\u2019 until it all starts going pear-shaped. <\/span><\/p>\n A trip to Yorkshire beckoned next, Elland Road to be precise. Earlier in the season, Nuno and I both saw off Leeds with relative ease at Molineux and while we would have both been hoping for more of the same, only one of us really got their wish.<\/span><\/p>\n The same eleven that saw off Reading was selected for me as I tried to get that perfect blend of consistency and freshness with the starting line-up, easier said than done. <\/span>Nuno\u2019s side won 3-0 <\/b>as they continued to set the benchmark. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tinkerman to the rescue. When I say tinkerman, I mean me. One of the issues that I always face at halftime when a game is finely poised as this one was is whether to stick or twist. In this instance, I decided to twist. <\/span><\/p>\n Douglas and Doherty came off for Saiss and Morgan Gibbs-White as I went hell for leather with a 3-2-3-2 formation after the break. Almost immediately it worked as Ronan scored only minutes into the second half, however, as you can see, it was ruled out for offside. Rightly, may I add. It was Costa to the rescue as we got the goal we thoroughly deserved which ensured the gap remained at five between Nuno and me.<\/span><\/p>\nWARNING: BLIZZARD<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Tinkerman To The Rescue<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Sometimes Words Aren’t Enough\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n