09-05-2016, 22:08
These things tend to even themselves out with football...
Against Watford at home we were the better team and certainly shouldn't have lost the game. Even against West Ham at home we should've been out of sight before they scored really...
However, on the opposite side of the coin, Everton away we got completely out played and come away with 3 points from our only shot. At Stoke away we just about scraped the win by a single goal and they played for most of the game with 9 men and the sending offs were not exactly cut and dry.
Personally I think the position we're in is about right. We've got plenty of guts and determination and very rarely give anyone an easy game, but our quality is really poor.
What's most annoying about Pulis is that there are some performances where we play on the front foot and genuinely don't look a bad side. It feels like we're only a few players away from being top half team... But then you look at his transfer record where he's signed lower league dross like McClean or the likes of Chester and McManaman who are never going to fit his style. It does make you wonder if he'll ever spot those few players we need to push on... His transfer record is more 'misses' than 'hits'.
I do feel that Pulis sometimes gets harsh treatment due to the stigma associated with his time at Stoke. Don't get me wrong, his football is poor, but Irvine and Uncle Roy were hardly expansive - yet they didn't get the same abuse. However, the problem for me isn't the football - it's the fact that despite being given money he's failed to address the quality issue. Part of my thinks it might be worth giving him about season and hope that he attracts another few players in the Jonny Evans quality mould to take us to the next level; but another side thinks he'll just buy more lower league quality like McClean and wouldn't be able to spot a decent attacking midfielder even if he bit him on the ass...
Against Watford at home we were the better team and certainly shouldn't have lost the game. Even against West Ham at home we should've been out of sight before they scored really...
However, on the opposite side of the coin, Everton away we got completely out played and come away with 3 points from our only shot. At Stoke away we just about scraped the win by a single goal and they played for most of the game with 9 men and the sending offs were not exactly cut and dry.
Personally I think the position we're in is about right. We've got plenty of guts and determination and very rarely give anyone an easy game, but our quality is really poor.
What's most annoying about Pulis is that there are some performances where we play on the front foot and genuinely don't look a bad side. It feels like we're only a few players away from being top half team... But then you look at his transfer record where he's signed lower league dross like McClean or the likes of Chester and McManaman who are never going to fit his style. It does make you wonder if he'll ever spot those few players we need to push on... His transfer record is more 'misses' than 'hits'.
I do feel that Pulis sometimes gets harsh treatment due to the stigma associated with his time at Stoke. Don't get me wrong, his football is poor, but Irvine and Uncle Roy were hardly expansive - yet they didn't get the same abuse. However, the problem for me isn't the football - it's the fact that despite being given money he's failed to address the quality issue. Part of my thinks it might be worth giving him about season and hope that he attracts another few players in the Jonny Evans quality mould to take us to the next level; but another side thinks he'll just buy more lower league quality like McClean and wouldn't be able to spot a decent attacking midfielder even if he bit him on the ass...