Luton – Not The Way To Win Friends And Admirers
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The subject of game management reared its ugly head away to Sunderland, on Saturday.
It is a subject I’ve discussed before on Vital Luton – is-there-any-difference-in-the-terminology – and a tactic I’m not a fan of.
Yes, I can understand why it happens, points are precious in our quest to secure a play-off place and breaking up the lay disrupts the opposition.
But I still believe it doesn’t do us any favours.
Yesterday, Luton Town failed to take all three points on offer, thanks to a dodgy decision, which was the subject of an earlier article today – another-shocking-referee-costs-luton-dearly-at-sunderland – but, even though our hosts, Sunderland, grabbed a point, it appears we did ourselves no favours when it came to game management:
What a sad club , time wasting in 1st half and subs throwing ball so Safc player can’t do at throw in , pathetic
— Joshua Stokes (@stokesy2006) March 18, 2023
Time wasters. Players laughing when they doin it.
— safc (@JLwest40) March 18, 2023
Now those are just two of the many examples I could have used, but I can’t help thinking they have valid points.
Our league position shows we are the better team so, instead of managing the game with dubious actions, would we not have been better of going for that second gaol that would have broken their hearts?
But, and I’ll ask you a question, if it were us chasing the game and Sunderland were deploying the same tactics, how would you feel?
Once again, your views on the subject matter would be greatly appreciated, please feel free to leave your views in the comment facility beneath this article.
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