The squad looks very exciting. The biggest things now are fitness and mentality. Fitness is obvious, we did run out of steam and you have to be at 100% all year like Ipswich were to pull it off. Mentality last season was so up and down week to week. People saying our minds were on the cup at Birmingham away, if that was the reason for that shambolic performance (with a decent 11 out!) then that is a huge worry. We were battered by them in every department all because we had a big game coming up, that sort of attitude will see the bubble burst in April. New staff and fresh faces should help that, but it does concern me
I don’t think physical fitness is a problem. Against Man U most of out team were fine even at end of extra time, much fitter than them. Last few games were more psychological really as mentally for players, and fans, it was a bit of the case of after the lord mayors show.