2023/24 Sean Dyche

The blame culture of losing the ball is the main reason why no players are taking risks. Safe option will only lead to slow build up, and slow build up will inevitably create an even bigger problem to score when the opponent had time to set up a defensive shape.

Vicious cycle is killing us.

Crap players playing is what's killing us. Crap players with a crap manager.
 
It's very difficult to beat most Premiership teams nowadays without clever tactics
We don't do clever tactics
We don't have good enough players either
 


The problem is we are a deeply unbalanced side, I can't understand how under Moyes we had less money, yet had a much more balanced side. After a as a creative midfielder, Pienaar and Baines working together on the left. Carsley, Neville and Felaini as defensive midfielders. Under Martinez you had Barry who was comfortable on the ball, McCarthy who could run and Barkley was better then. Plus players like Mirallas and Gerry on the wing, add to that Coleman who helped out. The problem yesterday is you had a 38 year old Ashley Young playing at right back, Mickey at left back, hes a good defender, not that great at attacking. Danjuma would of been ok on the left, if we had Lucas Digne, McNeil would of been good on the right if Coleman was there. The problem was we had no creativity on the wings or the centre. Gueye is an alright DM, but he needs a player whose comfortable in possession, good at passing or an engine in midfield. He had Onana who was completely anonymous, I don't know what he does, Doucore is never in control of the ball, and loses it all the time. What's the point of playing long balls to Beto then DCL is they have nobody to knock the ball on to. The failure to bring in someone who is actually comfortable on the ball has cost us.
Because it took Moyes a few seasons to build that balance.

He got the time to do that, but things have changed now and managers don't get time as with a few bad results, panic sets in, the manager gets fired and we start the whole cycle off again.

I'm not saying we should keep / fire Dyche, but we just seem to keep getting stuck in this rut of hiring and firing, then we all moan about the balance of the side as if the two things aren't connected
 
Our passing is very uncomfortable and uncontrolled, it’s pass and get it up field as fast as hell and lose it. Been like that since Benitez
Our players look like they have no time on the ball where the oppo could stop and make a cup of tea

Our centre backs being the best passers of the ball is very telling.

If you look at our midfield, none of them game pick up the ball from the CBs comfortably so what happens? Has to go long.

Our number 10/Box to Box is Doucoure who is Carlton Palmer with a shot on him.

Onana, Gana, and Doucoure have to play due to their physical attributes. Which then leaves Garner out who is the only footballer in that midfield.
 

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