10 Sep 2017 14:32:55
Sick of hearing people say it takes time for players to bed in they are professional sportsman and should be able to do the job that they are being payed very good money and as for the we have had a hard start to the season and 4 or 5 points would have been a about right because we have played teams from the top 4 this type of thinking is what has this club from moving forward over the past 20 30 years . why is it OK to get a draw against a top 4 club why is 4 or 5 points from the first 4 games ok it's about time we set are sights higher and stop making excuses for the players and the management it's about time we started winning against these top clubs and stop being easily pleased.
10 Sep 2017 14:54:13
Have to agree with you Skylark, we were dreadful yesterday but the only person I blame is Koeman. We essentially played with seven defenders and I lost count of the sideways or backward passes. The four players who are not defending are isolated and end up having to come back for the ball. I know I am not a manager but having watched football for 71 years I know good basic football strategy from bad and ours is worse than bad. I hope that Koeman has learned something from the Chelsea and Spurs games, give Kenny a chance and put Viasic and Lookman on the wings to give us more speed.
10 Sep 2017 14:57:32
That's why you have managers it's called managing, and a brand new team takes time.
10 Sep 2017 15:23:22
I agree with the opening post, i'm not expecting us to win any major trophies in the near future but at home we should be performing much better than that, regardless of how long the squad has been together. I can understamd why Kev Mirallas is fruatrated, he one of the only players we have who can score a goal, yet he is never on the pitch, and, the few occasions he is given a game, he always seems to be made the scapegoat by Koeman for an abject display by the whole team. If we can get him in on one flank and Lookman/ Vlasic on the other, it will put some pace and goal threat on the pitch. I think Thursday the perfect opportunity to try this out, hope Ronnie thinks the same. I still think there is too much quality in fhe squad for this to continue. COYB.
10 Sep 2017 15:28:09
Yes I know that but we are talking about strategy and having a balanced side and having seven players who are essentially defenders is not going to beat sides like Chelsea and Spurs. we have the players who can beat the likes of Spurs, Koeman just has to play them.
10 Sep 2017 16:17:42
Agree with skylark and mike. It doesn't matter how much that starting line up has to gel it will never be effective as there is no balance. Full backs are both exposed with no one in front of them, also no width or pace going forward. The front 3 are completely isolated.