The team seems far too nervous. Even when we are playing well, all of the players seem on edge and when they get a chance on goal and seem to shit their pants. When we went down tonight, we immediately switched to desperate long ball tactics, when what we needed was an experienced player to explain to the team that there was plenty of time left and the correct tactic was to get the ball on the floor and play football against what was a poor Bolton team.
The substitutions didn't help. They smacked of desperation, and only heightened the sense of doom throughout the team.
The fans don't help, and I feel we have more chance of picking up a couple of vital points away from home.
If I was Manager, I would hire a lapdancing club, and take the whole team out on the town to let what hair the team has left down, and get them all laid to release some of the tension. That's probably why I'm not Manager though!
No doubt now, we are deep in trouble, because I can see Bolton kicking on, and with the team in turmoil like tonight, I can only see the odd battling draw between now and the end of the season.
BTW, McCleish obviously has to go, but to do that now would be accepting definite relegation, as the last thing this team needs now is more desperate knee jerk reactions.
