Some of the other teams have enough quality in their side to play PL but have been underperforming.
We don't even have the quality in our side to make a couple of passes together in the attacking third. Our football model for many years is based on punting ball up front to a lone striker to lose possession. For some time we had players like Lukaku and Fellaini who benefited in that model.
- Our best full back is a 35 year old who managed to get us 3 points through a fluke goal against a side like Leeds. Our other FBs are piss poor in one aspect of the game or another. Really want Patterson to improve his defensive game.
- We cannot win FKs in attacking areas, or penalties (because we never have players threatening in those areas) and only rely on 1970s tactics of headers at setpieces.
- Our CMs can't wait to shift the ball to the most convenient option sideways.
- We've developed a culture of discouraging players with flair or spark (Deulofeu, Gordon, Barkley, Bernard, James) cos they are mavericks or have bad attitude yet will put up with likes of Holgate and Davies for almost a decade for contributing F-all
- We love to fill our CM with DMs that are physical and can put a tackle over someone who priortises creativity over tackling