21-02-2016, 03:35
I've tried to calm down after that utter tripe, but it's a difficult one to take.
I said after we beat Peterborough that I thought it was a waste because Reading would probably do us, but what was most frustrating was that they were not even a good side by Championship standards.
I've been critical of Pulis' decision to bring Foster straight back in because to be honest, Myhill was looking steady for best part. When Foster returned against Bristol City he looked a bag of nerves yet still played (and made mistakes) in games following. I thought he was at fault for the first 2 goals again today.
But that isn't my biggest frustration, that is TP's reliance on playing square pegs in round holes each and every week.
Brunt isn't a left back, but i'll forgive that because he's done well there for the best part this season.
However, Chester just isn't a right back. The guy never gets past the half way line. Sess IMO never performs on the right wing, for me, his crossing is aimless and he's at his best playing off the striker in the drifting role.
Most frustratingly, Saido isn't number 10. He's one of the best in the league at making runs in behind defenders and finishing first time, but he's absolutely useless at linking play.
IF TP does insist on playing Saido in this role, surely Lambert has to play up top with him. At least he can hold the ball up and lay Saido off. Saido and Rondon are too similar in their efforts to get in behind and we've seen time and time again that they just don't work together.
IMO, the 4-4-2 is a complete waste of time with our personnel anyway. What's the point having 2 centre forwards on the pitch when there's never a midfielder get high enough up the pitch to put them through? Surely we could deploy Saido in his proper out and out striker role with Sess in behind and Pritchard out wide? That would instantly give the team more balance.
As for Rondon, he gets slated at times and it's understandable because he does look useless. But having seen him at Malaga, the guy was a good player; I just don't see him as suitable for getting on the end of big hoofs for 90 minutes.
Frankly, it's becoming tiresome to watch and seems to be getting worse.
I think TP for inheriting a team in the doldrums and keeping us up last year and hopefully he'll do the same this year. But beyond that, I'm in the camp for replacing him in the summer with someone who can take us forward.
We play dross football week in and week out just the 'survive in the Premier League'. With a good cup run, maybe I could accept this; but when we're struggling to get past poor opposition from the lower league, it's just not good enough.
I said after we beat Peterborough that I thought it was a waste because Reading would probably do us, but what was most frustrating was that they were not even a good side by Championship standards.
I've been critical of Pulis' decision to bring Foster straight back in because to be honest, Myhill was looking steady for best part. When Foster returned against Bristol City he looked a bag of nerves yet still played (and made mistakes) in games following. I thought he was at fault for the first 2 goals again today.
But that isn't my biggest frustration, that is TP's reliance on playing square pegs in round holes each and every week.
Brunt isn't a left back, but i'll forgive that because he's done well there for the best part this season.
However, Chester just isn't a right back. The guy never gets past the half way line. Sess IMO never performs on the right wing, for me, his crossing is aimless and he's at his best playing off the striker in the drifting role.
Most frustratingly, Saido isn't number 10. He's one of the best in the league at making runs in behind defenders and finishing first time, but he's absolutely useless at linking play.
IF TP does insist on playing Saido in this role, surely Lambert has to play up top with him. At least he can hold the ball up and lay Saido off. Saido and Rondon are too similar in their efforts to get in behind and we've seen time and time again that they just don't work together.
IMO, the 4-4-2 is a complete waste of time with our personnel anyway. What's the point having 2 centre forwards on the pitch when there's never a midfielder get high enough up the pitch to put them through? Surely we could deploy Saido in his proper out and out striker role with Sess in behind and Pritchard out wide? That would instantly give the team more balance.
As for Rondon, he gets slated at times and it's understandable because he does look useless. But having seen him at Malaga, the guy was a good player; I just don't see him as suitable for getting on the end of big hoofs for 90 minutes.
Frankly, it's becoming tiresome to watch and seems to be getting worse.
I think TP for inheriting a team in the doldrums and keeping us up last year and hopefully he'll do the same this year. But beyond that, I'm in the camp for replacing him in the summer with someone who can take us forward.
We play dross football week in and week out just the 'survive in the Premier League'. With a good cup run, maybe I could accept this; but when we're struggling to get past poor opposition from the lower league, it's just not good enough.