I think it is the manner in which we played in those games, compared to the manner we play in others, such as last night, Palace, Prague away etc that frustrates the fans.
I really don't understand how, in one game, our midfield players will make good forward runs, including into the box, making us look like a good attacking side, when we get games like last night when midfielders only offer the man on the ball an option to pass square or backwards.
Are they playing to order, or are they just being too cautious?
The guy who scored for Hapoel, was regularly in space between our back four and the midfield. He didn't always receive the ball, but he at least offered a forward pass option, in a more central position, when Hapoel were trying to build an attack.
I also noticed that Hapoel often had four across the front, when they had possession, looking for quick, early runs from deep to exploit the space. They got behind Cedric a few times in the first half, doing this.
In our case, it is generally one of the forwards dropping back into that area, further reducing our attacking options, as our midfielders don't generally run beyond them.
We are capable of playing good, quick attacking football. We just need to do it more often.
