14-09-2018, 21:42
Can't believe we are still in this, we are utter tripe.
This formation is absolute dross. No forward options because we have 3 at the back, leaving us a body down every time we have the ball. What makes is worse is that all 3 are big centre backs, Bartley especially is getting caught in one on ones and is so slow.
It just doesn't suit the personnel and is square pegs in round holes again.
Despite having 3 centre backs, we can't defend for love nor money. We seem shocking at dealing with balls into the box and Hegazi again daydreaming for the goal. How we have failed to replace Olsson and McAuley - proper defenders.
A simple change of moving Dawson to right back in a 4 and letting Phillips play as a proper winger would make us so much more balanced with the same personnel. It's obvious yet those 2 clueless dimwits can't see it.
Fair play to Phillips, he deserved the goal, only bloke who has turned up. Playing out of position at wing back.
When Barnes isn't on it, we don't seem to have any threat. Rodriguez is time and time again conspicuous by his absence. Only seems to turn up when a penalty is given. Gayle is reasonably lively but we're not able to work the ball between the lines for anyone to thread anything through to him. We just don't seem to have the bottle to play 10 yards higher up the pitch away from home and many of the senior players - namely Brunt and Rodriguez - continue to go missing.
They need a serious kick up the arse and a change of system to get anything from this.
This formation is absolute dross. No forward options because we have 3 at the back, leaving us a body down every time we have the ball. What makes is worse is that all 3 are big centre backs, Bartley especially is getting caught in one on ones and is so slow.
It just doesn't suit the personnel and is square pegs in round holes again.
Despite having 3 centre backs, we can't defend for love nor money. We seem shocking at dealing with balls into the box and Hegazi again daydreaming for the goal. How we have failed to replace Olsson and McAuley - proper defenders.
A simple change of moving Dawson to right back in a 4 and letting Phillips play as a proper winger would make us so much more balanced with the same personnel. It's obvious yet those 2 clueless dimwits can't see it.
Fair play to Phillips, he deserved the goal, only bloke who has turned up. Playing out of position at wing back.
When Barnes isn't on it, we don't seem to have any threat. Rodriguez is time and time again conspicuous by his absence. Only seems to turn up when a penalty is given. Gayle is reasonably lively but we're not able to work the ball between the lines for anyone to thread anything through to him. We just don't seem to have the bottle to play 10 yards higher up the pitch away from home and many of the senior players - namely Brunt and Rodriguez - continue to go missing.
They need a serious kick up the arse and a change of system to get anything from this.