I thought today was a case of battling through until the floodgates opened. I thought both teams were scrappy, in a good way kind of. A bit wasteful at times but the intent was there and both teams were contributing a lot of graft to try and work something out.
Then one classy set-piece opens the door for us to steamroll them. It was no longer a case of scrapping, we had our tails up and hoo boy did we take our chances today when we got them.
Lath was exceptional. I mean, considering he has struggled with finishing chances this season, he's always been pretty handy as a presence on the pitch, I'm sure most defenders that have gone up against him this season breathe a sigh of relief when he comes off. But the goal and assist from him today were special, a reward for his hard work. The goal especially, just wow.
Glad to see Burgzorg come up with something, too. He's a real mixed bag of tricks, is Burgzorg. I don't know what to expect from him when he plays. Perhaps whilst he was having to stand in for Lath up front we lost something of what he can really bring as an attacker, it's a very different role.
And Azaz, this lad is going from strength to strength this season. It feels like the games where I'm saying "This is the Azaz I want to see every week" are becoming much more frequent. Consistency feels like it's been the difference between him being special and not, and I think he's actually finding that consistency now.