I'm beginning to wonder if Howe wants out.... just seems like he's doing everything wrong on purpose at this point. Barnes right! Joelinton left! Gordon right! Then the subs made everything significantly worse.... it's all getting a bit strange.. he was doing so well now everything is so wrong.
I'm not so sure about that. But to be fair to him, if he read the comments on this forum then you couldn't blame him.
One or two players being off the pace I can understand. And then you work with them in training, or shuffle the pack if they are still not on it. But it's the general vibe of the lacklustre performances that has changed. Even when we struggled with injuries last season, there was still a determination to win. Just not the squad depth or quality on the pitch to compete, at times. But this season, something feels off. The style has changed and energy is lacking. We have a near full strength first 11, but it doesn't feel like it.