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Submitted by moore2come on Mon, 07/11/2016 - 02:27

So as we go into yet another effing International break, what's that the 3rd since the season started?, we are firmly rooted in the bottom half of the table. Certainly not what I expected when I saw the fixture list back in July. Sure the string of games we now looking at seemed daunting ( I have us to pick up just 1 point from the next 4 games from my July predictions) but coming of the back of last 8 games where I predicted we'd pick up 19 points it wasn't gonna be panic button pressing time!
Well that's gone out the window and tbh I expect us to be rooted in the bottom 3 by the time we entertain Burnley mid December. Clearly my predictions aren't worth shit so who knows, we could pick up 12 points + a SF in the EFL Cup if we turn over Manure twice in the space of 4 days, both at OT. But let's be honest, the way we're playing, there's buckley's of that happening.
We've conceded an astonishing 16 goals in those 8 games, been on the receiving end of 3 hidings and look as likely to score now as when CC was playing!
The players need to take a damn hard look at themselves in the next couple of weeks and even if it means rattling a few ego's point out individual errors and demand better. Half look like they'd rather be on holiday still and the rest seem to be regressing to the bad old days of Sam. Noble can't go forwards, Adrian's flapping around like a seagull, Kouyate's probably wondering why he's now at the back, the front 3 are playing as if they've never met each other before, there seems to be an increase of headless chicken's now that we've moved from the chicken run. Passes astray, runs down blind alleys, shots to terrorise the birds in the sky, it's been a very poor start to the season.
What's the solution? Buggered if I know, but these players are better than they're showing and they need to not only realise that but get it into their heads that hard work is the only way out of this malaise and their efforts have fallen well short of expectations, from fans, the boss, their team mates and the opposition who probably can't believe how easy they're having it at the moment. Off field distractions should not be a concern for the players. They need to concentrate 1 game at a time and improve drastically. There's no-one too good to go down

mcbikeman's picture

say it the spuds looked very good against the gooners yesterday and getting a point from that match would be a bonus for us right now....no noble so I expect kouyate to be moved into midfield alongside obiang because if he plays nordveidt we would be dead in the water before the match even starts....so prob back 3 of Collins reid ogbonna cressy and Antonio as wingbacks and after that your guess is as good as mine...

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andycarrollstyle's picture

Back three of Kouyate, Ogbonna and Collins, then either Pxford or Fernandes to partner Obiang in midfield

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andycarrollstyle's picture

Looks like Cresswell has earnt a call up to the Englnd squad to clean their boots. No Antonio this time round. He must have missed a spot on Southgates plimsols and failed to impress

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