02-11-2022, 12:06
Watched last night after missing the previous two games...
Selection was better than at the weekend, with 4 at the back, Yokuslu back in the middle. Still a few dodgy picks, but better at least.
But the game was like watching paint dry...
Hoofball. No bodies getting forward. Far too much distance between the lines.
Was thankful of the win, but if we continue to play like that I think we're in for a real struggle...
Only real positives were the performance of Yokuslu and Grady when he came on.
The manager needs to work on the relationship between that front 4 because there's too much talent for it to look like a disjointed mess.
Wallace needs to play as a right winger as he's not the type for the inverted role. We must be able to get more out of Grady, Swift, Rogic but they have to be playing together in a balanced side. Searching for the balance between these players is surely better than using Phillips, who has seemed like a shadow of his former self for some time now.
Finally, the manager needs to realise ASAP that Grant up front on his own is like having a man down. Not seen anything from Thomas Asante to suggest he can make the step up at this level either, but at least he puts himself about, controls the ball and lays it off. Grant is very average on the left side of midfield, can't pass, couldn't beat an egg. But at least he can get some shots off from this position which is his forte. He's an oxygen thief up top.
The return of Ajayi and Dike will make a massive difference. But I'd be moving heaven and earth to get a proper striker on board in Jan given Dike's injury record...
Selection was better than at the weekend, with 4 at the back, Yokuslu back in the middle. Still a few dodgy picks, but better at least.
But the game was like watching paint dry...
Hoofball. No bodies getting forward. Far too much distance between the lines.
Was thankful of the win, but if we continue to play like that I think we're in for a real struggle...
Only real positives were the performance of Yokuslu and Grady when he came on.
The manager needs to work on the relationship between that front 4 because there's too much talent for it to look like a disjointed mess.
Wallace needs to play as a right winger as he's not the type for the inverted role. We must be able to get more out of Grady, Swift, Rogic but they have to be playing together in a balanced side. Searching for the balance between these players is surely better than using Phillips, who has seemed like a shadow of his former self for some time now.
Finally, the manager needs to realise ASAP that Grant up front on his own is like having a man down. Not seen anything from Thomas Asante to suggest he can make the step up at this level either, but at least he puts himself about, controls the ball and lays it off. Grant is very average on the left side of midfield, can't pass, couldn't beat an egg. But at least he can get some shots off from this position which is his forte. He's an oxygen thief up top.
The return of Ajayi and Dike will make a massive difference. But I'd be moving heaven and earth to get a proper striker on board in Jan given Dike's injury record...