What's actually wrong with our team?

[pestria]

So it's not Lambert's idea not to play Given, Hutton, Dunne, Warnock, Ireland and Bent? He's really nasty, that Mr Lerner.

Are you saying that Given, Hutton and Ireland would improve the current team?
Or the an unfit Dunne should be playing?

I agree that not finding a way of playing Bent and freezing out Warnock is a mistake.

[Hairbandinho]

Worst midfield i have seen in my lifetime.

The midfield offers neither defence shielding for the back 4, or any creative edge for our strikers.

Bannan, Delph, KEA, N'Zog, Albrighton are all Championship quality, and if you have a Championship quality midfiled, eventually you will end up there as a team!

[PaulWinch again]

Our left back options are truly chronic, which makes us really susceptible to crosses and then we panic. It's an easy route for other teams to attack.

[not3bad]

Bannan, Delph, KEA, N'Zog, Albrighton are all Championship quality, and if you have a Championship quality midfiled, eventually you will end up there as a team!

Though ironically it was N'Zog who saved Wigan from the championship a couple of years back

[paul_e]

I think all of them except Nzogbia can form part of an effective midfield.

Albrighton shouldn't be on there as he's not a central player, he's a genuine winger and should only be played as such.  If we're not going to play then he should be sold.

Kea, Delph and Westwood are all very similar, they are all best suited to playing alongside a big aggressive defensive player that we don't have.

Bannan is slightly different in that we've not really seen him have a run of games in the position he should be playing.  When he came on in an 'inside left' role at the weekend he was great, used the ball well, created chances and made us look a  lot more potent in attack, then we moved him deeper and he faded.

[N'ZMAV]

So it's not Lambert's idea not to play Given, Hutton, Dunne, Warnock, Ireland and Bent? He's really nasty, that Mr Lerner.

Are you saying that Given, Hutton and Ireland would improve the current team?
Or the an unfit Dunne should be playing?

I agree that not finding a way of playing Bent and freezing out Warnock is a mistake.

Warnock was a shambles last season. He is a championship left back.

[N'ZMAV]

I think Bent and Ireland should play.
Herd in midfield until we get a proper midfielder.
N'Zogbia wide.
Vlaar and Baker at the back.
Fuck knows who at left back.

[usav]

I think Bent and Ireland should play.
Herd in midfield until we get a proper midfielder.
N'Zogbia wide.
Vlaar and Baker at the back.
Fuck knows who at left back.

Warnock.

[VILLA MOLE]

I think Bent and Ireland should play.
Herd in midfield until we get a proper midfielder.
N'Zogbia wide.
Vlaar and Baker at the back.
Fuck knows who at left back.

Warnock.

training cone

[Legion]

Bib.

[pestria]

So it's not Lambert's idea not to play Given, Hutton, Dunne, Warnock, Ireland and Bent? He's really nasty, that Mr Lerner.

Are you saying that Given, Hutton and Ireland would improve the current team?
Or the an unfit Dunne should be playing?

I agree that not finding a way of playing Bent and freezing out Warnock is a mistake.

Warnock was a shambles last season. He is a championship left back.

He might have been a shambles at left back last season, but was ok in midfield and at least has some decent seasons on his CV - which makes him potentially useful.

[Keeno]

No width. No experience. No leadership.