Very good in second half but our record signing shouldnt be going off with cramp after 70 mins. Our pre season was obviously a shambles.
He showed 2 things in that game - 1 he can see and weight a forward pass better than anyone at the club, even in a crap first half he was the one that created 2-3 half chances and 2. that when he battles he is a very, very useful player. For 15 minutes second half he was the best player out there for us, and stepped up. See that more often much of the worry about him will go away.
Cramp after 70 minutes?! His lack of fitness is a disgrace.
What’s happened with our fitness and running? I thought our stats last season were near the top and this season it’s right at the bottom?Again is this another change in personal at the club having influence?
Quote from: Ian. on November 06, 2021, 09:31:19 AMWhat’s happened with our fitness and running? I thought our stats last season were near the top and this season it’s right at the bottom?Again is this another change in personal at the club having influence?Think a lot of people are thinking that. If you look at the difference from last season then the two big differences are ratboy leaving and the changeover in staff. We had a core of players who came up with the original coaches and prospered under them. Now we have the new guys, with new ideas, and maybe the players don't trust their methods or don't like their methods. The amount of times a change in coaches has caused a team to go backwards is well documented.
Quote from: Ian. on November 06, 2021, 09:31:19 AMWhat’s happened with our fitness and running? I thought our stats last season were near the top and this season it’s right at the bottom?Again is this another change in personal at the club having influence?I think its because our pressing is all over the place. I noticed yesterday that, especially in the first half, our lads were running around like dogs chasing a ball. When we then get some possession of the ball we are mentally and physically fucked from running around with no discipline.
Quote from: LukeJames on November 06, 2021, 09:34:49 AMQuote from: Ian. on November 06, 2021, 09:31:19 AMWhat’s happened with our fitness and running? I thought our stats last season were near the top and this season it’s right at the bottom?Again is this another change in personal at the club having influence?I think its because our pressing is all over the place. I noticed yesterday that, especially in the first half, our lads were running around like dogs chasing a ball. When we then get some possession of the ball we are mentally and physically fucked from running around with no discipline.Buendia is a case in point. He spent most of last night chasing down backpasses to their goalie in the vain hope of a 1 in a 1,000 goalkeeping error. He must've been knackered just from doing that and it had zero point.
Quote from: Risso on November 06, 2021, 09:16:20 AMCramp after 70 minutes?! His lack of fitness is a disgrace.Alright Flinstone