by Sutekh » 17 Dec 2017 10:10
by Hound » 17 Dec 2017 11:14
by windermereROYAL » 17 Dec 2017 11:23
by Snowball » 17 Dec 2017 11:42
by Snowflake Royal » 17 Dec 2017 14:08
by Y21 » 17 Dec 2017 21:19
by Elm Park Kid » 17 Dec 2017 21:57
Y21 As a club, we need to be pushing on and moving forward. So far, this season has been backwards. I do not understand Stam. Why did he change the team again on Saturday? Why did he bring Blackett back in? It's almost like he gets us safe using a team he doesn't want, and then goes back to the team he wants. If that carries on, he can feck off.
I don't get it. If your system and style isn't working, why not change it? To me, it seems to me that he is determined to play the game his way, even if it is to the detriment of the team. The only time he'll change it to a more direct and attacking way is when we are struggling at the arse end of the table. I think his ego is the biggest threat to our team this season. He needs to be more flexible and perhaps more open to playing the game in different ways.
by muirinho » 17 Dec 2017 23:03
Elm Park KidY21 As a club, we need to be pushing on and moving forward. So far, this season has been backwards. I do not understand Stam. Why did he change the team again on Saturday? Why did he bring Blackett back in? It's almost like he gets us safe using a team he doesn't want, and then goes back to the team he wants. If that carries on, he can feck off.
I don't get it. If your system and style isn't working, why not change it? To me, it seems to me that he is determined to play the game his way, even if it is to the detriment of the team. The only time he'll change it to a more direct and attacking way is when we are struggling at the arse end of the table. I think his ego is the biggest threat to our team this season. He needs to be more flexible and perhaps more open to playing the game in different ways.
In my opinion spending £7.5m on Aluko was a big mistake. They could have picked up decent left back for that and had some stability in defence.
by AthleticoSpizz » 17 Dec 2017 23:29
by Snowflake Royal » 17 Dec 2017 23:48
AthleticoSpizz The prevalent criticism (at this moment in time) can only be the exclusion of Jon Dadi from the starting line-up.
As an aside...how much do we reckon £7.5m Sone is worth on the open market right now?
by Hound » 18 Dec 2017 06:35
by tidus_mi2 » 18 Dec 2017 09:38
by John Smith » 18 Dec 2017 09:39
Snowball My first thought is that there's something fundamentally wrong with the defence (or game management).
I expected us to start with a rock-solid, stingy defence and build from there.
We have let in 28 goals in 22 games. Had we been on 22 from 22 we might well have
half a dozen more wins.
Remember last season, despite a remarkable win percentage we got absolutely TONKED
a fair few times
7-1 Norwich
5-0 Fulham
4-1 Newcastle
4-1 Brentford
3-0 Preston
23-3 in just five games WTF! (and 4-0 at Man U) (27-3 in six)
Frankly, I can't see a massive difference in set-up this season (at the back)
but I am presuming that we ARE doing something different. Yes we can get
beat, but we don't look like shipping 4s, 5s, 7...
For me McShane, though a good servant, doesn't look like a top-six CB any more, Ilori, despite having class, is ATM, still not right, Blackett is very patchy and rarely works at LB; Gunter, tho' maybe worth his place overall would not get in many sides for his RB defensive work.
We also haven't quite worked out who our DM is. My God I wish we had Leighterwood as he was in our promotion year. With that one change, IMO we would be top six.
I think we need a stronger defence, an imperious one, where we concede well less than a goal a game average. I think if we really shut out other sides we would regularly win 2-0, but (tho' that's obvious) I think then we would be "amazing" going forward because we have skills and pace with Barrow, Aluko, Bacuna and would dramatically IMPROVE in attack from confidence alone.
Predicting the second half is very hard. It depends a lot on January. Yes Hugill would be nice, but I'd rather see a Moore-class CB to play alongside him, a terrifying fullback or two, and a DM who is JVDB on his best days (but every game)
I think, overall, if we creep up the table, don't ship any 4s, 5s, 6s and finish maybe 8th, I would back us for automatic next year
by Hound » 18 Dec 2017 09:55
by Snowball » 18 Dec 2017 10:00
by Coppells Lost Coat » 18 Dec 2017 13:02
by Elm Park Kid » 18 Dec 2017 15:22
Hound Not sure we’ll be signing another LB - maybe a loan. But we have 3 players inc Gunts who can play there. Obita hopefully back for next year
Aluko didn’t cost 7.5m. Thought that had been made pretty clear. However do agree his signing wasn’t really necessary and would have been better to keep the money for a striker. Still, he’s a good player.
by Hound » 18 Dec 2017 17:38
by royalp-we » 18 Dec 2017 20:15
by bcubed » 19 Dec 2017 13:29