Leyton Orient 1 Shrewsbury 0 - Ollie Westbury analysis - video Dailymotion

Leyton Orient 1 Shrewsbury 0 - Ollie Westbury analysis

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00:00As it always feels like the way, I am one of the last to leave here at Brisbane Road,

00:05it's not actually called Brisbane Road anymore, after Shrewsbury have fallen to their first

00:09defeat in four matches. They went four matches unbeaten over the festive period but unfortunately

00:15that has ended in disappointing fashion as they were beaten 1-0 here at Brisbane Road

00:21against Leyton Oran who are in form themselves. So they turned up this morning looking to

00:25build on the 1-1 draw of the Tom Bloxham inspired draw at Blackpool on New Year's

00:32Day. Gareth Ainsworth made four changes to his starting XI, bringing in a couple of fresh

00:39faces, the same back six but aside from that Tom Bloxham was the only one of the front

00:45five to remain in the starting XI. Shrewsbury were good in the first half, it was that they

00:52cancelled each other out, the two sides, Leyton Oran who had been in such good form,

00:57it was the fifth and final game of a really, really busy period but town showed that newfound

01:03resilience that we have seen them have so often over this period in the last couple

01:07of weeks and it was basically a carbon copy of the first half that we saw at the seaside

01:11against Blackpool. Superb performance, defensively very well structured, very well organised

01:18but after the break things changed. Richie Welland obviously got into his players at

01:23half time, they came out rejuvenated and they looked a really, really well oiled machine

01:27they did to be fair, Leyton Oran. They came out slick passing, on the deck movement and

01:33Shrewsbury just really struggled to cope with that. They went 1-0 down, it was a disappointing

01:38way to go 1-0 down just after the hour mark. Jamal Blackman who actually had a pretty good

01:45game again, he takes the pressure off town in really, really important moments so he

01:51did have a good game but unfortunately he was beaten at his near post from a really

01:55narrow angle on this occasion and he'd be disappointed with the way that he conceded

01:59that goal. But he responded from it well, he made another couple of good saves, important

02:04stops but obviously as you're a goalkeeper or a defender it's the mistake that everybody

02:08realises. He's been good in the five games that he's played but that's the first time

02:13since he has come in that he's been involved in a defeat so a disappointing one for him.

02:17From that moment onwards Shrewsbury tried but they never looked like getting back into

02:21the game and if anything the 1-0 probably flattered them slightly. The hosts were pushing

02:29forward and really looking to add to that lead and there was a chance for Josh Coyote

02:32later on but really they ran out of steam and ran out of legs in that second half. So

02:37it was a disappointing end to the Christmas period. Lots of football coming up, Huddersfield

02:41at home next weekend and Shrewsbury will be looking to get back from winning ways.

02:44Gareth Ainsworth, as positive as ever post-match, he says that it doesn't matter what happens

02:48now it's about where they end up at the end of April, not looking too much into the standings.

02:53So let's keep our fingers crossed that they can bounce back well and Huddersfield away.