We've conceded less goals than 14 ( yes 14 ) other teams so far this season.
We've even conceded 2 less than Liverpool.
If folks can't see where the problem lies then this sport ain't for you.
Stop slagging the manager and voice your concern to the people that are badly letting him (& the team ) down by not getting him the tools to do the job.
Pretty embarrassing this tbh.
In fairness I’m someone that balances between giving him time and wanting on him gone on a game to game basis now which isn’t ideal. You’re exactly right though.
The problem here isn’t the manager but on the other side a more experienced and better manager would probably get a slight bit of a better tune out of some players, such as Maupay who’s not been used to his strengths at all for example.
The problem is clear as day though, the forwards can’t finish consistently at all. That’s legitimately the only problem we have that keeps us from being decent, not challenging for Europe or anything but comfortably mid table.
Despite what keeps getting repeated we do create chances and a lot of them are good ones and that’s while being awful at set pieces and never crossing it because there’s no target. Even though he’s fit I’ve no confidence in Calvert Lewin playing consistently for us but if he does we would honestly look like a totally different side, all we need for the way we play is a target to give it to and hold it, even if Simms can do that and not score he’ll be a massive asset.
Our keeper is good, our centre halves are really good, full backs are promising although I’m not sold on Mykolenko going forward at all, our midfield is the best it’s been in probably a decade honestly, it’s really just our forwards that massively let the team down.
If we could bring in a creative player, preferably a winger but a 10 also works, and a finisher then we’d absolutely turn this team around and Lampard could do decently well and stabilise us, I’m just not sure we can. I’d look to sell Mina, Doucoure, Keane, Davies and probably Holgate this window to raise any sort of funds if it meant we could gamble on squad depth and get 2/3 good attack minded players in.
If possible buy Coady permanently and 2 more PL loans, as well as another international one. Do that and Lampard will keep his job and even thrive, if he doesn’t get creative or attacking players in though I don’t think he makes it through January, on one hand he’ll be unlucky but it’s a results business and the manager is always the one that bites the bullet.
If we’re getting Elanga get him in this week, the sooner the reinforcements comes, the sooner we can hopefully get back on track and the sooner Lampard’s job is secure.