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Offline TonyD

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #495 on: November 10, 2019, 04:31:03 PM »
I think it depends on what players are bought in January and if Dean can change the formation.

Online ChicagoLion

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #496 on: November 10, 2019, 04:32:56 PM »
Losing games from winning positions.
Confidence beginning to ebb.
We don’t have a striker for this level and unless that changes we are in deep shit.

Offline Risso

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #497 on: November 10, 2019, 04:39:01 PM »
Wesley seems to have two settings - best player on the pitch or absent.

Not buying another striker was a mistake.

I don't think we'll be experiencing a comedy relegation like the last time we went down, I think we'll be one of those sides people think try to play good stuff but ultimately fail.

Genuine question but when has Wesley been the best player on the pitch?

Offline pauliewalnuts

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #498 on: November 10, 2019, 04:42:37 PM »
Wesley seems to have two settings - best player on the pitch or absent.

Not buying another striker was a mistake.

I don't think we'll be experiencing a comedy relegation like the last time we went down, I think we'll be one of those sides people think try to play good stuff but ultimately fail.

Genuine question but when has Wesley been the best player on the pitch?

Everton

Offline Three Spires Villa

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #499 on: November 10, 2019, 04:54:04 PM »
I’m concerned after today

Offline SoccerHQ

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #500 on: November 10, 2019, 04:58:43 PM »
Newcastle is really huge in the context of our season.

Win that and we could pick up the odd surprise draw in the next four fixtues. Don't and we could very well not win until December 21st so would more than likely be in bottom 3 by then.

Offline TheMalandro

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #501 on: November 10, 2019, 05:00:02 PM »
It's going how I expected so far, a few highs and lots of disappointments.

I'm positive there will be three teams below us, at least.

Offline Luke8

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #502 on: November 10, 2019, 05:07:06 PM »
I don’t think we will go down. Can understand people that are worried though.

We are just so naive and make too many poor decisions - particularly in both boxes. Both the players and the coaching staff that is. Just today, Luiz should be taking the yellow for bring Adama down for the second goal and the system Smith has us playing was just so open it was asking for trouble, especially in the first half.

Offline LukeJames

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #503 on: November 10, 2019, 05:07:50 PM »
Im genuinly not worried, I've seen more than eno7gh to suggest we will stay up comfortably.

Offline mallo

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #504 on: November 10, 2019, 05:08:36 PM »
Southampton and Norwich are goners for me, so we just need to beat 1 more team, but the lack of goals and threat is a big worry for me - I'd expect us to buy in Jan.

Offline SoccerHQ

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #505 on: November 10, 2019, 05:13:53 PM »
Southampton and Norwich are goners for me, so we just need to beat 1 more team, but the lack of goals and threat is a big worry for me - I'd expect us to buy in Jan.

Lack of goals? Weren't we the highest scorers just a few weeks back?

We just don't have the proven forward quality to trouble the best defences in the league. Wolves have a very good defensive structure, it's only twice this season they've conceded more than one goal in a league game.

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #506 on: November 10, 2019, 05:33:09 PM »
Looking at the next five, yes. I'm starting to. If we don't get three points against Newcastle, things could start getting really tough.

Offline AsTallAsLions

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #507 on: November 10, 2019, 05:35:12 PM »
Said at the start of the season we'd survive but only barely, finishing 16th or 17th. Not overly worried as I haven't seen anything to change that for better or worse.

That said I think even finishing 17th requires 1 or 2 quality signings in January. A striker is a must. I expect the owners, Suso and Smith will all be on the same page there.

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #508 on: November 10, 2019, 05:39:57 PM »
Yeh, lets just buy a striker in January, easy.

Offline AsTallAsLions

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #509 on: November 10, 2019, 05:46:32 PM »
Yeh, lets just buy a striker in January, easy.


Is football supposed to be easy? I must have missed the memo.

 


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