Lambert in or out? Poll reset with majority 'in', 7th May

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If we keep playing the front four that we are now, then we will be within a shout of out scoring all but a few sides in this league.

We have played with pace and width in the past one and a half games and looked a lot better for it. We must get Dunne back asap and Clark a rest to have a re-think.

[eastie]

Lambert should be sacked on results alone.
His formations, tactics, team selections have all been bewildering at times as has his failure to getvthe team to defend properly never mind his transfer activity.

Just to add regarding sources that greg has seen the full e mail and knows where it came from - lambert should have gone a month ago and i fear the damage has now already been done sadly.

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I think it has taken him until half-way through the Newcastle game to realise what his best attacking options are.

[eastie]

I think it has taken him until half-way through the Newcastle game to realise what his best attacking options are.

Nzogbia finding form has been very good for us , he looks as if he has rediscovered his zest recently. 
I would play him in a free role behind weimann and benteke with a midfield  of delph westwood and sylla, bring in baker at left back and dunne in place of clark if all fit .

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It has been key.

The thing about a front four of Gabby, Charlie, Andi and Benteke, is that it has it all. Andi and Gabby are disciplined enough to play wide to assist the full backs, but then you look at what they offer going forward; pace, power, industry, flair, width and muscle.

I think having Gabby wide and drifting in stretches the opposition both in terms of how deep they must defend but also across the pitch too giving a bit more space in the middle.

If we have any chance, and we do, then Lambert has to keep these four on the pitch more often than not. If Bent and Dawkins can assist, then more the better.

[eastie]

It has been key.

The thing about a front four of Gabby, Charlie, Andi and Benteke, is that it has it all. Andi and Gabby are disciplined enough to play wide to assist the full backs, but then you look at what they offer going forward; pace, power, industry, flair, width and muscle.

I think having Gabby wide and drifting in stretches the opposition both in terms of how deep they must defend but also across the pitch too giving a bit more space in the middle.

If we have any chance, and we do, then Lambert has to keep these four on the pitch more often than not. If Bent and Dawkins can assist, then more the better.

Id be tempted to use gabby as an impact sub and add the extra man in midfield to help protect the defence - delph recently has looked decent and alongside westwood and sylla may provide more protection.

The thong with a front four is we will always have a chance of goals but will always look weak in midfield as on saturday - its getting that fine balance right.

[eastie]

Looks like the gap is closing in the poll. Is this new votes or people changing their minds?

Maybe you need to see what the weather is doing before deciding which way you will vote today dc5?
You were in , you were out , you were in again - maybe you shake it all about?

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I thought we did reasonably well in the midfield yesterday. Everton did not create a great deal and in the end it was us who carved out the only other gilt edge chance of the game with Andi deciding he would murder the football when he should have scored.

Delph has done well, but even though he has not impressed, I feel KEA gives us a better option as he has more knowhow. I wouldn't be adverse to seeing them play together, but then I think Sylla needs a chance.

There are only a few sides who would have come back from 3-1 down and Everton are one of them, West Ham et al are not.

[eastie]

I thought we did reasonably well in the midfield yesterday. Everton did not create a great deal and in the end it was us who carved out the only other gilt edge chance of the game with Andi deciding he would murder the football when he should have scored.

Delph has done well, but even though he has not impressed, I feel KEA gives us a better option as he has more knowhow. I wouldn't be adverse to seeing them play together, but then I think Sylla needs a chance.

There are only a few sides who would have come back from 3-1 down and Everton are one of them, West Ham et al are not.

Kea did look better on saturday than for a while - lets hope he rediscovers some form as have nzog and delph.

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I think its the pace of the game with KEA more than any lack of quality.

[Damo70]

I thought we did reasonably well in the midfield yesterday. Everton did not create a great deal and in the end it was us who carved out the only other gilt edge chance of the game with Andi deciding he would murder the football when he should have scored.

Delph has done well, but even though he has not impressed, I feel KEA gives us a better option as he has more knowhow. I wouldn't be adverse to seeing them play together, but then I think Sylla needs a chance.

There are only a few sides who would have come back from 3-1 down and Everton are one of them, West Ham et al are not.

Very true. Not many teams could score two or more goals against us to change the game. Only the like of Everton. Or Manchester United. Or Albion. Or Southampton. Or Millwall.

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The three sides who have done it are not the others I would class with West Ham, Man United and Everton are top four sides and the Albion are comfortably top half.

If Bent had have score on around 50 minutes at Southampton to make it two nil, we'd have strolled the game.

[Brend'Watkins]

When was the last time we strolled a game? We don't stroll games.

[mrfuse]

I thought we did reasonably well in the midfield yesterday. Everton did not create a great deal and in the end it was us who carved out the only other gilt edge chance of the game with Andi deciding he would murder the football when he should have scored.

Delph has done well, but even though he has not impressed, I feel KEA gives us a better option as he has more knowhow. I wouldn't be adverse to seeing them play together, but then I think Sylla needs a chance.

There are only a few sides who would have come back from 3-1 down and Everton are one of them, West Ham et al are not.

Kea did look better on saturday than for a while - lets hope he rediscovers some form as have nzog and delph.

Not sure what games you were watching but KEA was absolutely awful. I felt like we were playing with 10 men, It was like he was jet lagged, 10 seconds behind everyone else.
When he got the ball he was so slow at doing anything with it that he kept giving them the ball back.

My only surprise was that he wasn't subbed at halftime.

[Drummond]

When was the last time we strolled a game? We don't stroll games.

Wimbledon many moons ago... :-)