Well back from game and tbh I thought the majority of the side was under par today and not at there best!.
We tried to keep the ball and things, be patient etc but same old story, a lack of cutting edge in the final third.
With the way Martinez wants us to play, we have to have willing players who are prepared to work really hard off the ball to find space for us to be able to move the ball well, and in midfield it was seriously lacking for me, especially from Osman and Barkley imparticular for me!.
Osman's an odd one for me cos although he didn't play that badly, he didn't do anything great today either?!. And Barkley, for all his great touches and drive, he doesn't do enough to find space in the attacking third so we can give a progressive, forward pass enough, if he worked on that then he would be **** hot cos he's a powerfull kid and as got brilliant feet at times!.
I think as the season goes on we will start to play better and hopefully a lot faster when we move the ball as it was all a bit too slow for me today, we didn't penetrate West Brom with pace enough, too many side ways passes and nothing going forward quick enough due to a lack of movement, but as the season goes on, I think that will come.
If, and it's a big IF, we have some cash left, we need to make maybe 2 signings, wether they be loans or what, but we probably need more pace out wide and some creativity in midfield. We definitely need something a bit more in CM. I thought Felli did his job pretty well today, he had a few dodgy moments but all in all, he did well for me but Ossie was neither here or there, he didn't play really bad but he didn't really give a lot either and I feel we need more than what he can give us in there. Tbh, we really need Gibbo back asap!.
Lets go get a nice good result midweek and kick on at Cardiff and get are season up and running!.