Doug thinks it’s down to coaching and not the players. I certainly think the coaching is a big factor in players looking clueless and the types of mistakes getting made, but the performance levels fluctuating so much between or even within games is a bigger issue for me.
There is always one team each season that shits the bed when nobody expects it, that’s CCFC this season.
Millwall away is a loss - they’ll just bully us and wait for the mistake.
Correct, I think we were heading for real bother which is why something had to be done to try and correct it. It will always be the right decision to me but we've done that bit to death.
What?? We've just drawn with and outplayed the the top placed team twice in 2 games with an utter novice at the helm and that is your conclusion? Burnley make everyone look sh!t, even themselves - concluding we are a mile off the top 6 after losing away there is a other massive overreaction. Backline isn't an easy fix but sort that and we should fly.
If Lampard has put his foot down on having certain staff in place that’s a good thing. My concern is these players just cannot be trusted, so January is critical.
Ah, so it's a fair assumption that he's not been fully fit at any point which explains a lot.
Yes there is about 6-8 teams that are dreadful this season.
I take your point but my point is that teams that concede on average 2 goals per match don’t finish in the top 6.
Our block of games that take us into the new year will be the marker. There are some winnable fixtures in there, you'd hope we can get more than a point a game... If not we're bang in trouble.
Nice of them to keep us company.
Da Silvas positioning last night was the same as the SU first goal. Sky commentary said as a full back or wing back you should never be beaten on the inside. We all new we were weak in that area and Robins didn't address it, teams know it. Collins could have saved the first goal but mixed himself up again. If you can't improve either of those players then the coaches are part of the problem as well as the players. I do think your right with the bigger issue comment, defence is headless when caught in transitions and don't know how to react.
The trouble is I don't think they're being coached.
the thing is were never going to be perfect, you've got to see this new manager as a new start, not the fact that we've lost 8 so far, he cant be judged on how the season has gone so far.
Spot on. It’s the laziest form of analysis on here.
Some players don't have the capacity to take it and absorb what they are being asked to do. That's why they never reach the higher levels, I think we have 3 or 4 at the moment that haven't worked out. The issue is that they play all in the same area and side of the pitch. The new guy needs to bring a defensive coach with him as we need more input to fix it. Bidders must play Saturday he's not the quickest but he can defend better than Da Saliva.
Indeed. And they wont have first hand knowledge of what they are taking on until 2 or 3 games in, plus experimentation matches. It could well be beyond Christmas when they realise what's needed, hopefully not too late for the transfer window. Then the arguments with DK who thinks we have a decent 'deck' and wont sanction any more recruits.
Us included
Let's not forget that on Saturday we played against 10 men for over half of the game. When it was 11 vs 11, I felt that Sheff Utd looked like scoring every time they came forward. We gave them the complimentary 2 goals as per and I believe they would have gone on and got a couple more. Just my opinion of course.
Yeah, that's fair - we are not averaging anything like 2 goals a game but that is splitting hairs (it might be the mode?). 4 games in a row is it?
