13-01-2018, 23:37
No panic, lads. We're still 4 points off the relegation zone (6 points gap on Christmas Day, so not much worse), better off than Newcastle and Brighton and, possibly crucially, our goals deficit is 4 better than 3rd bottom Stoke. The whole bottom 2/3rds of the league is close to the relegation zone - 9th placed Everton are only 7 points clear. In fact it's so tight I'd say the target could be as low as 36 points.
We just need to be as good as or better than the teams below us, the ones above us are relatively unimportant. The really important point is to learn from today and move on quickly. No fancy stuff please - in defence, when it doubt, kick it out!!! We like to play the pressing game, but don't seem to have the composure to combat it when used against us. And we seem to have attacking players who can play well for 30 minutes every 3 games - just not quite good enough as few goals leads to little confidence among them, often choosing the wrong option.
But as I say, there's nothing that can't be sorted with a great deal of application and concentration. Let the teams below us worry about us, because we are good enough to stay out of trouble.
UTT
We just need to be as good as or better than the teams below us, the ones above us are relatively unimportant. The really important point is to learn from today and move on quickly. No fancy stuff please - in defence, when it doubt, kick it out!!! We like to play the pressing game, but don't seem to have the composure to combat it when used against us. And we seem to have attacking players who can play well for 30 minutes every 3 games - just not quite good enough as few goals leads to little confidence among them, often choosing the wrong option.
But as I say, there's nothing that can't be sorted with a great deal of application and concentration. Let the teams below us worry about us, because we are good enough to stay out of trouble.
UTT
Cabbage is still good for you