14-09-2018, 23:11
(This post was last modified: 14-09-2018, 23:35 by Slick_Footwork.)
I got slammed pretty early on in Pardew's reign for calling him a clueless muppet and I'll probably get slammed for what I'm about to say...
But with Darren Moore at helm, we have absolutely NO CHANCE of going up. We're just going to watch the inevitable inconsistent form of win one, lose one, draw one until he gets sacked with us in mid table obscurity (if we're lucky, on that evidence). It's a hiding to nothing. Just a ticking time bomb waiting to explode.
I hope I'm wrong because I loved Darren Moore as a player but it's already obvious that he's not getting the best out of this squad. As for Jones, he's made no difference either.
I missed the Bolton and Norwich games earlier in the season because I was away but I've watched everything since and we've been largely dreadful, the Stoke game being the exception (I'm not counting QPR as that was a gimme). What is apparent to me is that he simply can't see problems and correct them. He has no plan B. Today it was obvious the formation wasn't working, but he didn't tweak it. What did he think was going to happen? The same dross that has failed in away game after away game and continued to fail in the first half today was suddenly going to click?
I've now watched us get massively outplayed against both Forest and Blues and ride our luck to draws. Middlesborough was almost the same, but on this occasion our luck ran out. On all of these occasions, we are the side with better players.
Now don't get me wrong, Moore hasn't been dealt the best hand. We have an aging squad and we haven't invested much. But still, we have players to be playing better football than this. Blues are a very poor Championship side with no game changers, yet we've just made them look outstanding.
The formation is too rigid, we have square pegs in round holes, nothing between the lines. Our midfield is none existent, yet he persists with 3 at the back (none of which have any pace or ability to carry the ball) and a flat 2 up top. The 2 up top never get any service to link up because we are outnumbered in midfield and never get to play through it. Phillips spends most of his time operating at full back so has to beat both their wide midfielder and full back to get on the offensive. It might work at home when teams play deep against us, but it's blatantly obvious that it doesn't work away.
To be honest, I'm already sick of it. Darren Moore obviously has the right footballing principles and it's clear we are 'trying' to play, but the formation is all wrong. The majority of our players have serious limitations on the ball and are being left in the sh*te by his defensive formation. I was cringing ever time any of our centre backs had the ball and tried to play between the lines because they kept giving it away. Dawson and Hegazi in particular looked like they were Blues most dangerous attackers.
This team has a few dashes of quality but we seriously lack bottle, belief and a winning mentality. Moore isn't going to install that belief in the team playing a defensive lineup with 3 centre backs. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if we don't win a game away from home until his inevitable sacking.
But with Darren Moore at helm, we have absolutely NO CHANCE of going up. We're just going to watch the inevitable inconsistent form of win one, lose one, draw one until he gets sacked with us in mid table obscurity (if we're lucky, on that evidence). It's a hiding to nothing. Just a ticking time bomb waiting to explode.
I hope I'm wrong because I loved Darren Moore as a player but it's already obvious that he's not getting the best out of this squad. As for Jones, he's made no difference either.
I missed the Bolton and Norwich games earlier in the season because I was away but I've watched everything since and we've been largely dreadful, the Stoke game being the exception (I'm not counting QPR as that was a gimme). What is apparent to me is that he simply can't see problems and correct them. He has no plan B. Today it was obvious the formation wasn't working, but he didn't tweak it. What did he think was going to happen? The same dross that has failed in away game after away game and continued to fail in the first half today was suddenly going to click?
I've now watched us get massively outplayed against both Forest and Blues and ride our luck to draws. Middlesborough was almost the same, but on this occasion our luck ran out. On all of these occasions, we are the side with better players.
Now don't get me wrong, Moore hasn't been dealt the best hand. We have an aging squad and we haven't invested much. But still, we have players to be playing better football than this. Blues are a very poor Championship side with no game changers, yet we've just made them look outstanding.
The formation is too rigid, we have square pegs in round holes, nothing between the lines. Our midfield is none existent, yet he persists with 3 at the back (none of which have any pace or ability to carry the ball) and a flat 2 up top. The 2 up top never get any service to link up because we are outnumbered in midfield and never get to play through it. Phillips spends most of his time operating at full back so has to beat both their wide midfielder and full back to get on the offensive. It might work at home when teams play deep against us, but it's blatantly obvious that it doesn't work away.
To be honest, I'm already sick of it. Darren Moore obviously has the right footballing principles and it's clear we are 'trying' to play, but the formation is all wrong. The majority of our players have serious limitations on the ball and are being left in the sh*te by his defensive formation. I was cringing ever time any of our centre backs had the ball and tried to play between the lines because they kept giving it away. Dawson and Hegazi in particular looked like they were Blues most dangerous attackers.
This team has a few dashes of quality but we seriously lack bottle, belief and a winning mentality. Moore isn't going to install that belief in the team playing a defensive lineup with 3 centre backs. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if we don't win a game away from home until his inevitable sacking.