[Exile on Spencer St]

Two away defeats to two Premier league squads by two wonder goals from two international players in one season. Blimey!
Rodak was my MotM, he made some great stops. But agree with comments above that Stanley had little or no forward 'drive' for much of the match. I know they played to contain Boro for the first half but trying to ticky-tacky their way through the middle of a Premier League squad, from the back, is an ambitious strategy. Especially when there can sometimes be little or no movement off the ball. I noticed one incident which summed that up; Davies was tussling for the ball just inside Stanley's half and every other single Stanley player was watching. He won the ball, passed it sideways five yards and then he stood still. At that moment all ten outfield players were motionless - it was like looking at a photo.
In comparison, I thought M'boro used the space and width of their park really well, unlike Stanley who persist in playing in one half of the pitch at a time. Their RB, Fabio, was outstanding but then he had little or no defending to do and spent the day as an extra, and very effective, winger.
Back to reality next week.