Post by insertname on Jun 5, 2022 20:28:24 GMT
There is, quite rightly a lot of talk about Bale, Davies, Hennessy, et….but is it just me or has the real hero gone under the radar here. By that I mean the home record. The odds swung in Ukraine’s favour over night but on paper when you look at our fearsome home record for Ukraine to be favourites seems to be the stuff of mentalist fantasy.
We’ve faced the likes of Belgium, Croatia and the Czech rep at home on the run of results that make up our home record since ROI in 1998 and all left licking their wounds. To expect the Ukraine to dent that home record was a massive and thankless task and the way the game went mirrored that with Wales typically not necessarily being the best side on the pitch but being good enough to get the job done just about. A familiar refrain.
Apart from sheer bloody mindedness by the spectators I’m not sure what creates a home record that immense but whatever it is we need to acknowledge the part played by the supporters who take part in it. Well done to all who went and cheered. There is obviously something about playing at home that really makes up for the occasional gap in quality.
We’ve faced the likes of Belgium, Croatia and the Czech rep at home on the run of results that make up our home record since ROI in 1998 and all left licking their wounds. To expect the Ukraine to dent that home record was a massive and thankless task and the way the game went mirrored that with Wales typically not necessarily being the best side on the pitch but being good enough to get the job done just about. A familiar refrain.
Apart from sheer bloody mindedness by the spectators I’m not sure what creates a home record that immense but whatever it is we need to acknowledge the part played by the supporters who take part in it. Well done to all who went and cheered. There is obviously something about playing at home that really makes up for the occasional gap in quality.
