Ouch! Difficult to see how we'll get the results we need in the remainder of the season if we aren't able to have and keep possession. This isn't about slick tactical formations. This is about basic pass, move, tackle, shoot stuff. Every player in our squad should be able to do that. When we come to the slick tactical formations piece, we are self-limiting. The absence of any significant height and strength in our forward line actually dictates the way we have to play. I would suggest the spreadsheet weighting should go to 'pass completion rate' (preferably going forwards) and 'tackles won'! I admire the ambition to play fast-flowing attractive attacking football but I think we have to do some simpler things consistently better first. No easy answers without fundamental changes to approach I think.
And no point feeling sorry for ourselves. We still have a few more days to get players in and out. It's easy to knock. We are a very low point granted but we are not down. It's January we are not down and we have good players in the squad. Come on guys I know we feel bad but keep behind the lads.
What do we do now? Are we going under? What did we do wrong? I thought we had it sorted **** the other day Maybe we're just garbage Can't we try again? No-one told me this was Innsbruck
Switch styles,mix it up, try not to be so predictable. It’s worrying when the basics go wrong though,it’s hard to create pressure when it’s seemingly difficult to string 3 passes together at times. We know we need to cut out the stupid mistakes at the back but it’s hard to see how without serious recruitment. For me we also need a focus for the attack. We need to see the owners step up to the mark this week, we all know it’s mainly their fault we are in the **** we are, let’s see if they are willing to try and rectify the situation. We need to pull together though, if anyone looks at this board for instance they must despair to see the OTT personal attacks, and by that I don’t mean constructive criticism.
I just want to see progress. Just when I think there is a sign of it, it's illusory. Completely baffled how we turn out these Jekyll and Hyde performances. It's not about age or experience, it's about being able to execute the basic skills of football consistently - why can't we do that? These are professionals.
