Are we a boring outfit?

[Rudy Can't Fail]

It's such a fine line sometimes though, as early goals change games and draws teams out which then suits us.

It can also work the other way. I almost wanted Sunderland to score yesterday just to get us to wake up, come out ourselves and actually turn up.
Right now, 'boring' flatters us. I don't believe it's the lack of ability of the players, more the lack of a leader on the pitch and the general lack of tactics. Obviously confidence isn't at it's highest but as you say, it's a fine line and one solid performance can see us back on track, playing to our real potential. Yesterday was a massive opportunity lost to do just that.

[aj2k77]

Wouldn't it be nice to have good results over the Christmas period for a change? I can't remember the last time we did, don't we normally have horror fixtures around December and New year?

[SoccerHQ]

We have a very good run over xmas....Stoke, Palace, Swansea, Sunderland. We really should be looking for 8 points at least from that but we won't get that with the "performance" yesterday.

[not3bad]

Back to back 0-0 draws over Christmas would be a big improvement and much improved result wise over last year.  And the answer to the OP's question would be a resounding "yes".

[villa `cross the mersey]

It's such a fine line sometimes though, as early goals change games and draws teams out which then suits us.

It can also work the other way. I almost wanted Sunderland to score yesterday just to get us to wake up, come out ourselves and actually turn up.
Right now, 'boring' flatters us. I don't believe it's the lack of ability of the players, more the lack of a leader on the pitch and the general lack of tactics. Obviously confidence isn't at it's highest but as you say, it's a fine line and one solid performance can see us back on track, playing to our real potential. Yesterday was a massive opportunity lost to do just that.

Decent summary - I just didn`t get why Benteke was apparantly so disinterested - if he is injured then dont play him.

[Jon Crofts]

I wouldn't say boring, unexciting, uninspiring, sometimes one dimensional yes, boring no.  We simply don't have the players with the flair or the experience to take control of a game, change things and play an expansive game.

[Tony Erdington]

Don't blame the manager , doing his best, don't blame the players their doing their best. but when the market is such that a team that spends £107 million and not in the top 4, then I think its safe to say, we are lagging behind. you can not expect bargain buys to compete with, the multi million pound players.

our future aint so Bright Mr Lerner.

[Monty]

We must have the most 0-0s of any team so far this season. I must say, it's not what I expected this season to be - either in terms of lack of goals scored or in terms of an almost superabundance of clean sheets.

[Dante Lavelli]

I think it could get more boring too as there is a gap forming between 10th and 9th so essentially we'll be battling for a tenth place finish at best unless we go on a massive run.

That doesn't sound massively exciting although a safe tenth is definitely progress compared to previous years.

[Matt Collins]

I think you'd have to say we've been pretty boring this season

We need more creative players to become more interesting, regardless of formation.

[Toronto Villa]

At the end of the season I will be happy with a boring 9th or 10th finish and a very solid position to build again from in 2014/2015. When you consider we will be sans Ireland, and most likely Given, Bent, Hutton, N'Zogbia by then it will be as stable a position as almost any club in the league. The litmus test will then what we do beyond that because going into year three and the club very much built by Lambert there will be much more expectation of better results and performances, and a significant upturn in our fortunes at home.

[eastie]

At the end of the season I will be happy with a boring 9th or 10th finish and a very solid position to build again from in 2014/2015. When you consider we will be sans Ireland, and most likely Given, Bent, Hutton, N'Zogbia by then it will be as stable a position as almost any club in the league. The litmus test will then what we do beyond that because going into year three and the club very much built by Lambert there will be much more expectation of better results and performances, and a significant upturn in our fortunes at home.

I think next year is the final year of his contract - will be interesting to see if the club wait until then or offer him a new deal in the summer - I would prefer them to wait and see where we are in another year .

[TimTheVillain]

Put another way, does anyone get an adrenaline rush while driving to a match these days because I don't - in fact, many games I go to purely because I have a ST!

Is that a boring outfit ? I dunno ... for me, it's more sort of 'lacking in as much interest' as it once did.

"It" being 'going to home matches'.

[JUAN PABLO]

I heard Rodney Marsh today . He said Fulham will be ok as their are another absolute 7 shite teams in the league .  We will be ok

[Toronto Villa]

At the end of the season I will be happy with a boring 9th or 10th finish and a very solid position to build again from in 2014/2015. When you consider we will be sans Ireland, and most likely Given, Bent, Hutton, N'Zogbia by then it will be as stable a position as almost any club in the league. The litmus test will then what we do beyond that because going into year three and the club very much built by Lambert there will be much more expectation of better results and performances, and a significant upturn in our fortunes at home.

I think next year is the final year of his contract - will be interesting to see if the club wait until then or offer him a new deal in the summer - I would prefer them to wait and see where we are in another year .

Lambert has already said it doesn't bother him at all about his own contract. It's about the team. I'm sure the board, having made the investment in this decision and the direction of the club will want to keep Lambert and Lambert will want to stay. I cannot imagine for one second there is an appetite for more upheaval or change in the manager position outside of a massive downturn in our fortunes which would force it.