04-10-2015, 10:10
I've let it settle down a bit now, and i have the following thoughts.
That WAS the worst WBA game I’ve ever seen. I live abroad so i streamed the game at home and even had the luxury of the BT commentary. Whilst the like’s of Robbie Savage and Glen Hoddle are painful the best of times, they were actually spot on in their view’s and said it how it was.
Savage continually commented on how poor we were and how he felt for the fans. And Hoddle mentioned how the players surely can’t enjoy playing that brand of football. Both absolutely spot on.
If you had no idea who the teams were, and which league they were in you would have assumed this was a cup game against a poor league 2 side (WBA) and a Premier league side (Palace), because it was a classic case of defend at all costs and try and get them back at home for a replay to earn a bit of cash! Yes, it was that bad!!!
Not once did we get the ball down and play through midfield. I understand setting up defensively away from home and if that is the case, play 5 in midfield but with 2 wingers as outlets, playing on the correct wing!!! How McManaman doesn’t get a start is beyond me?!? By playing 5 in midfield you can also play Morrison between Yacob and Fletcher in a slightly more advanced role to support the lone striker, which is exactly where every fan wants’ to see him. Surely Pulis can see this?
As for Brunt…well…ill try and be balanced here. He won’t come up against many trickier and more pacey wingers then Zaha so it was always going to be a tough day for him and in general at LB, he has done 'Ok'. But, 'Ok' is not good enough. I feel for him a bit. Great servant, good player in his day, but he is not a full back, and as ive said many times on this forum, he is way past his best and needs to be moved on. I ask the fans this - If Brunt was at another club, would he be a transfer target of ours??? And the answer is of course NO! So why, oh why, does he get a start for us? It’s shocking!
We have an experienced Belgian international specialist left back in our ranks, who can’t get a look in? He was one of our best performers at the start of last season and he has a bit of pace. I know Pulis doesn’t like him – but why not???
Irrelevant of the brand of football we continue to play, and providing we remain outside the relegation Zone, Peace will not get rid of Pulis this season, purely for the fact that the reward at the end of the season (new TV deal money), far outweighs the disgruntlement of the fans that he will have to endure. He will be happy to suffer that until May.
I believe Pulis will keep us up but it will indeed be at the expense of anything that resembles the slightest bit of entertainment.
Would welcome peoples thoughts on the above please.
That WAS the worst WBA game I’ve ever seen. I live abroad so i streamed the game at home and even had the luxury of the BT commentary. Whilst the like’s of Robbie Savage and Glen Hoddle are painful the best of times, they were actually spot on in their view’s and said it how it was.
Savage continually commented on how poor we were and how he felt for the fans. And Hoddle mentioned how the players surely can’t enjoy playing that brand of football. Both absolutely spot on.
If you had no idea who the teams were, and which league they were in you would have assumed this was a cup game against a poor league 2 side (WBA) and a Premier league side (Palace), because it was a classic case of defend at all costs and try and get them back at home for a replay to earn a bit of cash! Yes, it was that bad!!!
Not once did we get the ball down and play through midfield. I understand setting up defensively away from home and if that is the case, play 5 in midfield but with 2 wingers as outlets, playing on the correct wing!!! How McManaman doesn’t get a start is beyond me?!? By playing 5 in midfield you can also play Morrison between Yacob and Fletcher in a slightly more advanced role to support the lone striker, which is exactly where every fan wants’ to see him. Surely Pulis can see this?
As for Brunt…well…ill try and be balanced here. He won’t come up against many trickier and more pacey wingers then Zaha so it was always going to be a tough day for him and in general at LB, he has done 'Ok'. But, 'Ok' is not good enough. I feel for him a bit. Great servant, good player in his day, but he is not a full back, and as ive said many times on this forum, he is way past his best and needs to be moved on. I ask the fans this - If Brunt was at another club, would he be a transfer target of ours??? And the answer is of course NO! So why, oh why, does he get a start for us? It’s shocking!
We have an experienced Belgian international specialist left back in our ranks, who can’t get a look in? He was one of our best performers at the start of last season and he has a bit of pace. I know Pulis doesn’t like him – but why not???
Irrelevant of the brand of football we continue to play, and providing we remain outside the relegation Zone, Peace will not get rid of Pulis this season, purely for the fact that the reward at the end of the season (new TV deal money), far outweighs the disgruntlement of the fans that he will have to endure. He will be happy to suffer that until May.
I believe Pulis will keep us up but it will indeed be at the expense of anything that resembles the slightest bit of entertainment.
Would welcome peoples thoughts on the above please.