2018/19 Marco Silva - New Poll Added

[ijjysmith]

We are and should be beating them. It's frustrating that we didn't.

But City SHOULD beat Palace and Leicester too, shouldn't they...

If only we had the same problems as City.

 

[BlueToff]

Kind of. Whenever we were down, he bought on attackers...all these reactive subs...the highline and both side back are too far up the field leaving them exposed.

Oh, after the goal, definitely. As I've said, that was crap. Agree there.

But the goal itself was a mistake. It actually came when we'd started to play a bit - not well enough - but at least taken the front foot.

 

[nsno-chris]

Please, enlighten us to what you think his Plan A was and how did LCFC take it away. I'm dying to hear this astute criticism of Silva's tactics.

They beat us with relative ease

The end

 

[brieverton]

So if we're giving him more time, what are the red lines?
Does he get his full contract, 3 windows, or if the poor form continues for the next few months, is that enough?

He isn't immune from the sack. He needs to arrest this slump, but even then we'd have to be in danger of the drop come March which seems quite unlikely barring a total collapse in results.

He has almost everything in his favour most notably we can't afford in a psychological sense for him to fail. Its practically impossible to conceive Moshiri would want to pay him off and pay potential compensation for anyone else either. I would dread to think of the implications if they had to consider it anytime soon.

If we are stuck in a similar position this time next year having brought in another 3 or 4 signings at least then it's a reasonable discussion at that stage. That's around the time they would be looking for him to extend his contract if they wanted him to stay and if they don't, well.

 

[BlueToff]

Where the tactics directly responsible for the goal, no. Should we have made a tactical change at half time, yes. Could that have then put Leicester once back foot and averted the scenario, possibly. Quite telling that Puel made a change at half time which worked beneficial for their team. And Leicester deserved no credit because they were absolutely appalling as well

The same at Brighton, they swamped our midfield and we were getting overrun. He left 3 at the back and allowed the midfield to be dominated.

It’s up to him to see these things and address them. It’s what he gets paid the dollar to do.

I agree entirely, as I've said, his subs were crap. I won't disagree with you on Brighton either.

It's been poor recently. But it doesn't mean we sack him. Because we've seen good and bad so far this season, and I don't see what viable alternative is good enough to warrant scrapping it all after a few months and one transfer window, purely because we're 11th...

 

[BlueToff]

If only we had the same problems as City.

Obviously, would love to be anywhere near them. The point is, crap teams sometimes beat teams who are good. So it's no surprise to see crap teams draw with or beat a team that is slightly less crap than them...

 

[chuffy]

That would be Frank arneson

Frank Arnesen??

The bloke who left Spurs some 8 years prior, after spending about 30 mins with us

It was Franco Baldini

 

[messymascot]

It's overall quality we lack not the tactics. We had enough possession to win the game but so few efforts on target. If we had an out and out goalscorer in that team we get at least a draw. Striker is needed but I would rather wait until the summer and get the right man than panic buy now and risk another Niasse or Tosun.

 

[Wat Tyler]

I don't want him sacked cause it just makes the club and fans look bad but being honest... does anyone genuinely expect him to turn this around and make us competitive by this time next season ? I just can't see it happening. He seems like a nice enough guy but he also seems like a bit of a wet blanket, can you honestly imagine him giving some rip roaring half time talk ? or players being inspired by his words ? Maybe its language barrier but he's just seems so timid.

I don’t care what the media think of us, I am more worried about the perception of our team. Be honest, if you weren’t a blue and you watched us ship SIX at home to Spurs, capitulate to Brighton tamely, and get outplayed-at home, by Watford, what would you think? I’d be calling them for what they are: a garbage, clueless side.

I really really, don’t enjoy watching us. That’s another myth, that we play exciting football so we are all happy now. It is horrible most of the time, that Leicester game was excruciating.

 

[CRIMHEAD]

Kind of. Whenever we were down, he bought on attackers...all these reactive subs...the highline and both side back are too far up the field leaving them exposed.

Whoa. Wait a second. LCFC had about ZERO chances. They had 40% possession and didn't even complete 70% of their passes.

Are you suggesting the goal we conceded was because we had too high of a line? Keane was BEHIND the center circle, Zouma was even deeper, which is how we got anywhere near Vardy when he scored. If anything they weren't high enough.

Honestly, where do most team's backlines play when the ball is in the other team's zone? AT LEAST that high, and that's literally every team in the league.

 

[ijjysmith]

Obviously, would love to be anywhere near them. The point is, crap teams sometimes beat teams who are good. So it's no surprise to see crap teams draw with or beat a team that is slightly less crap than them...

We’re a crap team. We never beat the good teams.

 

[Frang]

Well did you say the same thing when we went to Stamford Bridge, and were the first team to completely negate Jorginho, with Spurs then trying exactly the same thing to similar effect - well, better, because they have better players - a few weeks later?

Or what about when we created three sitters at Anfield, just to miss them all? Or what about when we did the same at Emirates? Or when it clicked v Burnley the other day?

Those games mentioned resulted In a single point

Well in Marco lad

 

[Wat Tyler]

Well did you say the same thing when we went to Stamford Bridge, and were the first team to completely negate Jorginho, with Spurs then trying exactly the same thing to similar effect - well, better, because they have better players - a few weeks later?

Or what about when we created three sitters at Anfield, just to miss them all? Or what about when we did the same at Emirates? Or when it clicked v Burnley the other day?

When’s the parade for the “getting a solitary point in three games at Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea, while smashing a relegation zone side’ Cup”?

(Don’t think it’s as good as a Zenith Data System Cup)

 

[Frang]

Frank Arnesen??

The bloke who left Spurs some 8 years prior, after spending about 30 mins with us

It was Franco Baldini

I stand corrected. Not EU fais with former spurs ditectors

 

[nsno-chris]

I agree entirely, as I've said, his subs were crap. I won't disagree with you on Brighton either.

It's been poor recently. But it doesn't mean we sack him. Because we've seen good and bad so far this season, and I don't see what viable alternative is good enough to warrant scrapping it all after a few months and one transfer window, purely because we're 11th...

I don’t want him sacked, i want him to be held accountable for his poor decisions and learn from them. The problem seems to be, he isn’t.

And the team that we seen at Wolves and Bournemouth away is not what’s on offer now. That was a fast paced energetic team that was harrassing and closing the opposition down, actually give us a bit of “oh wow this could be good”. Unfortunately it’s disappeared, it’s an abject side that seems to be going through the motions; which is worrying because it follows the same patterns as both hull and Watford