19-09-2020, 15:43
(This post was last modified: 19-09-2020, 15:46 by Slick_Footwork.)
Can't read much into the final result because of the red card.
On a rare positive note, we looked brighter going forward. And that makes me feel better today than after Leciester.
The shortcomings were the same though...
We really need a defender who can head the ball. Every ball into the box looked like it was going to be a goal. 3 centre defenders playing but none asserted themselves.
Really hope Ivanovic still has it because these lot are so namby-pamby at the back.
I'd cut my losses with Bartley. O'Shea isn't strong enough in the air to be a centre half in this division unfortunately. I'd play him full back with the personnel that we have.
We really need to acquire 3 or 4 players with fight, heart and spirit.
I maintain we need a proper sitting midfielder who just sits and protects, senses danger and marshals the opposition players in the 'hole'. I'd sooner have this extra man in midfield rather than an extra defender. Play him behind Livermore and Gallagher and let them both go box to box. Also a proper full back, ideally who can cover both sides. On that evidence, maybe another centre half as well because none of them looked up to par. Not sure why we signed Kipre if he's not good enough to oust those lot...
And then there's the striker situation where we need at least one. But credit to Robinson today, he played well again.
Just worrying because the squad seems really unbalanced with a heavy weighting on wingers / creative midfielders. I'm not sure if the lack of steel is being identified internally as Krov remains the top target when he should probably be 4th or 5th on the list. It's all looking at bit ominous, but at least we showed a bit more than the opening day.
On a rare positive note, we looked brighter going forward. And that makes me feel better today than after Leciester.
The shortcomings were the same though...
We really need a defender who can head the ball. Every ball into the box looked like it was going to be a goal. 3 centre defenders playing but none asserted themselves.
Really hope Ivanovic still has it because these lot are so namby-pamby at the back.
I'd cut my losses with Bartley. O'Shea isn't strong enough in the air to be a centre half in this division unfortunately. I'd play him full back with the personnel that we have.
We really need to acquire 3 or 4 players with fight, heart and spirit.
I maintain we need a proper sitting midfielder who just sits and protects, senses danger and marshals the opposition players in the 'hole'. I'd sooner have this extra man in midfield rather than an extra defender. Play him behind Livermore and Gallagher and let them both go box to box. Also a proper full back, ideally who can cover both sides. On that evidence, maybe another centre half as well because none of them looked up to par. Not sure why we signed Kipre if he's not good enough to oust those lot...
And then there's the striker situation where we need at least one. But credit to Robinson today, he played well again.
Just worrying because the squad seems really unbalanced with a heavy weighting on wingers / creative midfielders. I'm not sure if the lack of steel is being identified internally as Krov remains the top target when he should probably be 4th or 5th on the list. It's all looking at bit ominous, but at least we showed a bit more than the opening day.