We effectively played with a midfield 5 that made both Fulham and Brighton look like Real Madrid and Barcelona.
You have to ask questions about those players and the combinations because there was something pretty badly wrong.
You can't fault the defence because in both games it was like Rouke's drift at times. The defensive shield in front of them had holes in it so the opposition in both games were getting chance after chance. Great defending and a bit of luck kept them both at bay.
All of that midfield 5 are a bit powderpuff frankly, all pretty bad in the air so we are ridiculously weak at set pieces, most pretty weak in the tackle and none a remotely dominating presence.
I'll feel sorry for Eze, he's just not used to the relentless physicality of the premier league and it's sapping his confidence. Everyone's clamored for him to play in an advanced midfield role but he looked lost today, he did nothing defensively or offensively.
Jairo too was a passenger most of the time. He harries but he's not much of a ball winner, we were totally dominated in the centre of the pitch and he was chasing shadows half the time.
Andros and Jordan tried hard but again they are not natural defenders. They put in a shift for sure but tackling is not really their game and offensively though they tried the opposition were never going to have sleepless nights about how to stop those two.
Luka was the only one putting his foot in but he needs more support defensively, he can't be a one man shield.
Obviously we have a lot of players out, we miss Schluppy, and Jimmy Mac and we were instantly improved when McCarthy came on and of course Wilf changes everything. We can be a stronger side with the players we have but the weaknesses the team showed this week need to be taken on board big time.
A lot of people were clamoring for Jairo in midfield and Eze in a number 10 position, i think this week has shown that that is a long way from the answer and we need to look at different combinations going forward.
You have to ask questions about those players and the combinations because there was something pretty badly wrong.
You can't fault the defence because in both games it was like Rouke's drift at times. The defensive shield in front of them had holes in it so the opposition in both games were getting chance after chance. Great defending and a bit of luck kept them both at bay.
All of that midfield 5 are a bit powderpuff frankly, all pretty bad in the air so we are ridiculously weak at set pieces, most pretty weak in the tackle and none a remotely dominating presence.
I'll feel sorry for Eze, he's just not used to the relentless physicality of the premier league and it's sapping his confidence. Everyone's clamored for him to play in an advanced midfield role but he looked lost today, he did nothing defensively or offensively.
Jairo too was a passenger most of the time. He harries but he's not much of a ball winner, we were totally dominated in the centre of the pitch and he was chasing shadows half the time.
Andros and Jordan tried hard but again they are not natural defenders. They put in a shift for sure but tackling is not really their game and offensively though they tried the opposition were never going to have sleepless nights about how to stop those two.
Luka was the only one putting his foot in but he needs more support defensively, he can't be a one man shield.
Obviously we have a lot of players out, we miss Schluppy, and Jimmy Mac and we were instantly improved when McCarthy came on and of course Wilf changes everything. We can be a stronger side with the players we have but the weaknesses the team showed this week need to be taken on board big time.
A lot of people were clamoring for Jairo in midfield and Eze in a number 10 position, i think this week has shown that that is a long way from the answer and we need to look at different combinations going forward.
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