Ernie
Player Valuation: £15m
Possibly, I honestly don't know anymore
I look at some of that squad and I'm convinced we should be playing better football
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Possibly, I honestly don't know anymore
I look at some of that squad and I'm convinced we should be playing better football
This is something that doesn't get talked about nearly enough. Yes, the club need a more dynamic midfielder and a keeper and a striker, but the big leap always comes from a change in the players' mentality. It sounds tautological, but winning does require winners.
GwladysBlue
Player Valuation: £70m
Made the same point a while ago, I don't think this is all down to the players and the manager has to accept the major responsibility for what we've witnessed. Yes the squad's a year older and some players are looking worse for wear (Jagielka and Barry), but we should be playing a hell of a lot better. The football has been pretty poor.
When push high up and utilise lukakus strength and play off him then we do play some good stuff and the signs are there.
But they keep dropping deep and then there's a massive void between the team and rom, he hasn't got the ability to hold it up and it comes back.
4-4-2 - how we ended the last game we won 3-0?
We were well on top in the first half. As usual we didn't capitalise and, when we finally did score, the players ALL fell asleep for 5 minutes.
Barry is the issue but, we had no other decent option yesterday.
Anyone questioning why we're off for Schneiderlin is deluded if they think we're gonna do anything with Barry starting games.
His role now has to be coming on in the final 10 minutes, or going off after 55/60 in the odd game he does start.
(I'm not entirely blaming Barry btw, but it's just an example in a key area of the pitch).
GwladysBlue
Player Valuation: £70m
We were playing three at the back, with wingbacks in Coleman and Baines. It didn't work.
Yes we were on top, but I never felt like we were going to score in the first half.
We were much better when Deulofeu came on and then as usual we collapse, like the cowards they are.
Jags..class
Player Valuation: £70m
If it was just down to the manger who can build a winning team from garbage then we would have the likes of West brom and hull at the top of the league, instead it teams with quality players. Most of our players are crap and don't care.
I'm pretty sure everyone said last season " A decent manager would have this squad of players challenging for a top four finish "
Roll on a year and they now turn on the players, you couldn't make it up.
Koeman deserves time but he is not winning me over at the minute.
I know it was supposed to be 3 at the back with wing backs but from where I was watching it was deffo more 4-4-2 with Holgate right back and Coleman right wing because a lot of the time Holgate was pushed right up like you would expect a full back to be when bombing on. Not once did I see him close to Williams and Mori like you usually would with a back 3.
That's why 1st half I thought it was just a complete waste of a position because Coleman would get into good positions but can't cross ( and by the looks of it neither can Holgate lol ) and a more conventional winger would have been much better
We looked absolutely toothless first half.
AaronTheBlue
Player Valuation: £60m
Weve improved from last season but there is only so much he can do with this team.
Needs a clear out and support by bringing In His TOP targets not his second or third choices.
Needs a clear out and support by bringing In His TOP targets not his second or third choices.
Erm...... you crying about the crying is going to stop it.
Anyway, he has this window to bring players in who will play to his system. Let's see how he does.
hktoffee
Birds of a feather flock together
Do we have CM other than DM? You don't mean Cleverley lol mate?
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