Simplistic outlook that doesn´t really mean much or offer any kind of solution.
Get it to Lukaku quicker... Sound, great gameplan. That will sort it out.
Typical pundits who are removed from the game, typical media who like to make issues black or white to keep it simple for the masses and typical of the majority of football fans to pick up this stuff and start quoting it as if its somewhat insightful or posit as their own critique. This is nothing but soundbites really, no more insightful than a Lawro pre-match prediction.
Its not about getting it to one player in particular faster, its about creating attacking situations where we have space or a man advantage from where strikers or other players can make runs and try and exploit the gaps and then can be found with some decent final third passing. This isn´t happening as the players confidence is shot and they can regularly be seen choosing to go back when you can see clearly there is another option, which is the fault of the player....or can see there seems to be no option. The latter is more common I think, and that points to the movement of the front line but also to the defensive tactics of the oppo.
Personally think its just craziness to suggest the team is sent out with some instruction to pass it back and around the defence. We didnt do that last season, and it wouldnt be the basis of the type of style Martinez favours.
I can´t for the life of me say exactly what is wrong overall....I´d be inclined to say a mixture of many factors and the snowballing effect of low confidence over a season.....but these simplistic criticisisms that don´t really say anything don´t help.
