The Bay wrote:As for the game itself, we simply weren't big enough. Stevenage didn't allow us to play, and muscled us off the ball before we could get anything going. Personally I don't think it has much to do with the 4-5-1 - we weren't being allowed the freedom to move like we were against Shrewsbury. Stevenage are the worst side I've seen for a while, but came with a plan.
Doesn't that suggest that we didn't go into the match with a plan? Which is the fault of the manager is it not? Stevenage won the Conference playing exactly as they will have done yesterday i.e. by having a strong defence and by being 'big' so it's not like their 'plan' will have come as any surprise. That's one of Sammy's weaknesses in that he rarely has a plan B, or is too slow to utilise it.