09-02-2022, 22:43
We started quite well...
Football was a lot better than we have become accustomed to. Seeing simple things like passing forward to feet that I've not seen for a long time.
Plus the energy and pressing that we saw at the start of the Ismael era was there too.
Unfortunately, the squad does still have limitations and we saw that for their goal. No marking. And for all our toil going forward, we still don't have a player at the club who can pick a pass.
Then the ultimate limitation - or should I say liability - good ol Jake Livermore.
Always good for a pointless sending off.
Hopefully Bruce learns quickly, like Allardyce did, that we really need to get shot of him.
But still, Sheffield United away is one of the toughest tests you will face in this division. Their squad is more closely resembling the side they had in the Prem than ours is. The fact we came and we're on top is an improvement on what we've been seeing. We've got no chance now after Livermore has let everyone down. But at least we started with some intent.
Can't help thinking Snodgrass would've been more effective in that role at the head of the diamond than Reach...
Football was a lot better than we have become accustomed to. Seeing simple things like passing forward to feet that I've not seen for a long time.
Plus the energy and pressing that we saw at the start of the Ismael era was there too.
Unfortunately, the squad does still have limitations and we saw that for their goal. No marking. And for all our toil going forward, we still don't have a player at the club who can pick a pass.
Then the ultimate limitation - or should I say liability - good ol Jake Livermore.
Always good for a pointless sending off.
Hopefully Bruce learns quickly, like Allardyce did, that we really need to get shot of him.
But still, Sheffield United away is one of the toughest tests you will face in this division. Their squad is more closely resembling the side they had in the Prem than ours is. The fact we came and we're on top is an improvement on what we've been seeing. We've got no chance now after Livermore has let everyone down. But at least we started with some intent.
Can't help thinking Snodgrass would've been more effective in that role at the head of the diamond than Reach...