Quote from: PaulWinch again on January 12, 2020, 09:50:31 PMI think my main concern is the shear lack off tactical ability. This is a genuine question. How many games have we won after going behind? I worry that Dean can’t positively change a game.One. Brighton. After they went down to ten men. While I agree with the broad point and it’s quite clearly not a good thing, I don’t think it’s untypical of teams in this part of the table. I’ve only had a very quick glance, so apologies if this is wrong, but I believe that none of Norwich, Bournemouth, Watford, West Ham or Burnley have won a single game after going behind.
I think my main concern is the shear lack off tactical ability. This is a genuine question. How many games have we won after going behind? I worry that Dean can’t positively change a game.
having no strikers is a massive problem but for me its not the biggestbiggest problem is the fact that the whole team but the midfield in particular treat the ball like a hot coal, cant control it, cant pass it, rabbits in headlights when they have it, hide away from it, pass it backwards for safety to often, have no confidence on the ball at all, its like we are a bunch of amatures, embarrassing to watchwe can bring in a great striker but it still doesn't get us over that problem
To me, apart from the next 3 games, there isn't a run of fixtures that will allow us to get on a good run which is a concern. Newcastle away in March is between Leicester, Chelsea, Wolves, Liverpool and Man United. The 'easy' looking games are against in form teams like Southampton and Sheff Utd. We have to hope we can get results v Spurs and Arsenal at home (and maybe Wolves) otherwise it's hard to see us getting 20 points from the last 16.
Oh for those heady days of 10 wins in a row, we can't string 10 passes in a row these days.As many others have pointed out, these next 3 league games are everything, 6 points has to be the absolute bare minimum, I'd prefer 7 and but absolutely over the moon with 9. Imagine that, 3 wins on the trot.
Quote from: Jon Crofts on January 14, 2020, 04:20:01 PMOh for those heady days of 10 wins in a row, we can't string 10 passes in a row these days.As many others have pointed out, these next 3 league games are everything, 6 points has to be the absolute bare minimum, I'd prefer 7 and but absolutely over the moon with 9. Imagine that, 3 wins on the trot.I wonder when we last did that in the top division.