Plenty of positives but no points at Aberystwyth

A NEW system was put in place for our trip to Aberystwyth with a recall for myself in a new role playing just in between the back four and midfield.
It was a system designed by the manager with the intention of making us hard to break down and hopefully allowing us to get a result from the game. For nearly an hour, it worked.
I don't feel it was a defensive move by the manager as I feel it allowed our other two midfielders to push forward and commit themselves to attack knowing that they had the 'insurance' of me sitting in. Indeed, we started really well and for a spell in the early stages penned the home side in and caused them problems.
The difficulty was always going to be after half time and who got the all important first goal. Aberystwyth got that goal and we quickly went two down a couple of minutes later and in was very much a case of back to the drawing board as we went in search of goals.
We just couldn't get a goal quick enough. If Dave Hayes' header comes back off the bar and one of our lads taps it home with 20 minutes left then I believe we would have got something out the game.
Unfortunately it wasn't to be and we were left to ponder another away defeat. The performance had been a good one with some good football played and excellent work-rate from the lads. With the game being our first with a new system, we coped well and will be better off for that experience if we ever choose to employ that formation again.
This Friday its back to home matters and a Connah's Quay side we have already faced in the League Cup twice and lost both times. In both games we felt we could have gained a result and I don't think you can pay much attention to those results. Friday will be an opportunity to continue our good home form and consolidate our position in the league.
Hopefully with a good crowd at the game to cheer us on, we can do just that.