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This is true. If there’s a solitary thing this team should be, it’s solid.
Thoroughly depressing watching us atm.
They're scared, as they know they're onto a hiding to nothing with his tactics and formations
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Great Dane
Player Valuation: £15m
I was firmly in the "keep Koeman" camp, but there are just no signs of things looking better. I can live with not getting results and being unlucky, but the tactics are so wrong and the effort is just not there. With all the talent available the buck stops with the manager and he is not doing his job. So get rid of him!
Azzurri
Player Valuation: £70m
I think the tough start may have done him a favour in a way, as it gives him an excuse.
Aside from the tough aways we've scraped past Stoke, got lucky against Bournemouth and should have lost 6-0 to Spurs. In the Europa League we've looked poor against Slovakian farmers, got bailed out by a Sigurdsson wonder goal against Hadjuk then looked horrendous in a 3-0 defeat to Atalanta and drew at home to some kebab house employees.
Truly dreadful. I think last season was largely positive, and he may have been let down in the transfer window with wanting another forward and centre back, but the tactics have been indefensible.
No wingers, at least 3 number 10s on the pitch at any one point, 2 holding midfielders at home to no marks, a defence who look worse than anything under Martinez and no plan whatsoever.
I personally wouldn't sack him now, because it'd be premature. But at the same time I don't see how this situation will get much better until at least January, at which point our season could well be over. Unless we're in a relegation battle.
Aside from the tough aways we've scraped past Stoke, got lucky against Bournemouth and should have lost 6-0 to Spurs. In the Europa League we've looked poor against Slovakian farmers, got bailed out by a Sigurdsson wonder goal against Hadjuk then looked horrendous in a 3-0 defeat to Atalanta and drew at home to some kebab house employees.
Truly dreadful. I think last season was largely positive, and he may have been let down in the transfer window with wanting another forward and centre back, but the tactics have been indefensible.
No wingers, at least 3 number 10s on the pitch at any one point, 2 holding midfielders at home to no marks, a defence who look worse than anything under Martinez and no plan whatsoever.
I personally wouldn't sack him now, because it'd be premature. But at the same time I don't see how this situation will get much better until at least January, at which point our season could well be over. Unless we're in a relegation battle.
..I can't work him out, I just can't see what he's trying to do. The decision to play Sandro up front was a systematic error yet he says the team 'were scared to play football'. It's difficult to play football without somebody effective up top. We played football when DCL came on.
We played better when Sigurdsson played alongside the striker. Great touch for the Vlasic goal and pass opening up an opportunity for Kenny. It's not rocket science to play the fella where he's most effective.
Vlasic comes in on the left wing when he should've been direct replacement for Davies. He scored his goal attacking centrally, even if he hit a lovely cross for the DCL sitter. Lookman was the obvious choice wide left. Square pegs, round holes.
Bizarre.
We played better when Sigurdsson played alongside the striker. Great touch for the Vlasic goal and pass opening up an opportunity for Kenny. It's not rocket science to play the fella where he's most effective.
Vlasic comes in on the left wing when he should've been direct replacement for Davies. He scored his goal attacking centrally, even if he hit a lovely cross for the DCL sitter. Lookman was the obvious choice wide left. Square pegs, round holes.
Bizarre.
funkygibson
Player Valuation: £5m
It's a good point you make about commentators observations. Ian darke and Trevor Francis have maybe only seen us play about 3 times this season and they pick up on too many no. 10s and no width.
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