We got there. And no more.
To borrow a phrase: At the end of the day the result was what mattered. And we got it.
Not without a scare. Not without a period of domination in the first half that we failed miserably to convert into a lead. And not without a period in the second half when a poor Icelandic side took the momentum.
But we won and we should, if nothing else, have put second place and all that back into our own hands.
McCormack again gets pass marks. Hutton showed what we've been missing. Gordon proved that George Burley's "no first team, no Scotland game" mantra is misguided. Fletcher did well up front.
Gary Teale and Gavin Rae coming on? Strange. At least they inspired Captain Barry to drag himself away from the sulks for a warm down. They might also prove that the manager will drag us to second place through luck and not much else. That debate must remain unsolved until September.
None of that, of course, is enough. Yet. Let's be optimistic. A play-off place might well be within reach.
No comments:
Post a Comment