Are you worried?

[Proposition Joe]

Updating my status to: relieved / cautiously optimistic.

I think Bailey is showing signs that he could suddenly explode into life and be the player he was last season.

[kipeye]

It's interesting to see players performing so much better when in their favoured positions. It is also nice to see a team that didn't flood the midfield against us. I don't think many will make that mistake.

[usav]

So with the 4 dropped points (2 each against Palace and Bournemouth) we would be 4th.  That's without really playing great so far this season.

After Saturday, the next two games will be really tough: Forest away and City at home.

[Demitri_C]

We've had 4 disappointing draws.  Win 2 of those and we'd be 6th, win 3 and we're level with Arsenal and Chelsea.

It's all fine margins in a tight division (except Liverpool) - most worrying is the best team we have beaten (position wise) is Fulham.

For me Reuben its not just the results its the performances as well. We have been well below par most of the season. If we were at least playing well i would feel abit more optimistic than what i currently do

IMO our 2 best matches were Arsenal and Bayern and we lost one of those. The others have been largely poor or OK.

Agree with that.

I think our best two league performances was yeaterday and fulham. Arsenal was good but we lost and got punished for dreadful finishing

[Accent Guy]

So with the 4 dropped points (2 each against Palace and Bournemouth) we would be 4th.  That's without really playing great so far this season.

Yeh if we won games that we didn't, we'd be higher. Same as the other teams in the league.

[paul_e]

The problem in the poor run, in my opinion, was that our confidence took a battering by us conceding early. 4 games in the run we were behind within the first 20minutes. When you're also struggling to take the chances you create going behind early is the absolute worst thing that can happen, to have it happen every other game just killed our confidence.

[Brazilian Villain]

After Saturday, the next two games will be really tough: Forest away and City at home.

Mightn't be the worst time to play Forest, let's see how they get on against Yanited.

[Demitri_C]

I think the most worrying thing for me is the defence. Looking at the table between the top 11 sides we are only side that has -GD. Think that is telling of where  are biggest issue in the side is.

[Rigadon]

I think the most worrying thing for me is the defence. Looking at the table between the top 11 sides we are only side that has -GD. Think that is telling of where  are biggest issue in the side is.

Letting goals in and not scoring enough?  I think you're onto something there! 

[Demitri_C]

I think the most worrying thing for me is the defence. Looking at the table between the top 11 sides we are only side that has -GD. Think that is telling of where  are biggest issue in the side is.

Letting goals in and not scoring enough?  I think you're onto something there!

Which ones the bigger issue out of the two in your opinion?

[Rigadon]

My opinion is that there are gaps in our first team down our right hand side. A dominant, reliable centre half, a top right back and a right winger.  Plus we seem to miss chances in games at key stages.
Put all that together and you get an inconsistent side who can be devastatingly brilliant one week, and average the next.  If we can put out stupid mistakes (usually early in games or right at the end of them), take more chances when they arise, we have no reason to be worried about anything.