[Sir Megson]

And I never thought I'd say this, as I spent most of last season berating his woeful passing, but we're actually missing Fletcher. At least he actually played the ball forward a bit quicker at times. 

Have to agree with this and it definitely feels like the players are struggling with the transition as Fletcher was pretty much an ever present for us since he signed. Was a poor performance from him up at Newcastle for Stoke though, so I feel we had the best of him and let him go at the right time.

However on Saturday I saw at least 2-3 instances of Krychowiak receiving the ball around the halfway line, looking up the pitch for options and throwing his hands in the air in frustration when seeing the only option available up the pitch was Rodriguez with 2 players marking him. 

Now with Livermore being given an extended rest citing Mental Health reasons (impressed with the club for being supportive here, Mental Health is no joke) it's even more important Chadli is given a go as we just don't seem to have an in-form midfielder or winger right now; other than an impressive performance from Burke off the bench at Brighton. The midweek game against Man City is the perfect chance to give these players who haven't featured yet a go and see what they can do. I don't think anyone is expecting us to get past City if they put a strong side out, let's just hope Burke, Chadli et al take the chance if they get it and make a stake for a starting place in the league as well.