our shape is absolutely awfull. 5players in a line. no one looking for the lay off. we dont deserve anything playing like this.
Why are Lennon and Bale still on the wrong wings? We need them beating players and putting the ball into the box.
AVb has gone down in my estimation after the last two games. Our shape now is non-existant. and the vertonghan sub into cm against norwich caused our defeat.
I haven't seen any of it yet chaps. Score line is shocking, and again we seem clueless from what you guys have mentioned so far. The midfield is a mess at the moment, IMO. I said we'd get turned over playing this if we're not careful, so i can't say I'm surprised at all. At least Swansea have equalised against Chelsea.
It strikes me that if Plan A isn't working, AVB has no Plan B. he just seems baffled as to why his plans aren't working, starts making haphazard substitutions, and to be honest, looks like little boy lost!..
if our midfiled is the same next weekend: Thud - siggy ----Dempsey we will get turned over vs Arsenals Arteta - ??? Cazorla
This is like watching us at the end of last season. Awful, disjointed performance with no leadership and no shape. Mystifying subs, totally toothless up front and a mess in the midfield. Totally deserved win for Wigan, but I thought that Atkinson was absolutely ****ing useless today. Got tons of decisions wrong for both sides, didn't deal with timewasting at set-pieces, indicating that he'd add more on (though we wouldn't have scored anyway), then failed to do so. Frequently standing in the way of play too, which is just amateurish.
That, and the fact that there are too many players who have been utter ****e this season. The team needs a kick up the ****ing arse. 1 injury to dembele and we don't pose any threat. It's totally ridiculous and says a lot about the capability and quality in the depth of the squad.
I only saw the last 25 minutes and I don't think we made their keep work at all. We were slow and sloppy with the ball. Huddlestone was poor, bale and lennon seemed to be out of position for lots of it and adebayor seemed isolated.