I can't see them changing approach just to accommodate O'Nien in midfield. Plus, people generally prefer to watch passing football. While we all loved it under Reid, I remember fans of other teams saying we weren't much better than Wimbledon to watch.
We also dont have the players to go more direct
Nobody suggested just carrying on, infact @Scout73 quite literally said we need to move it quicker. But attempting to overhaul the style of play mid season when you have recruited for a certain style is not possible at a high level.
We've played the majority of this season without what might be described as a specialist holding midfielder. We've won plenty of games. Neil and Ekwah can both play the role if required. If we don't bring one in, I imagine we'll carry on as we have been. If we do bring one in, all well and good.
Yep we do need to bring in a CDM but we shouldnt overhaul the tactics. We need to move the ball quicker through the lines, you do that by keeping possession thrn waiting for the right time to find the feet of our forwards
Yes 'Rome burns' while we are sat level on points with the playoffs. I'd hate to see how you react to an actual bad season. Fanbase really needs to calm down and see how the end of the window plays out, there's barely any movement across the PL or Championship yet, as is always the case.
Noone has said we are happy with the performances, just dont need to radically change the system n style of play
Stop being so dramatic man. Point out where I said I was happy? I have said multiple times on multiple threads that we need to move the ball quicker, I wanted a coach that had a track record of a quicker style of play, I think we should've been more active in the market both in the summer and in this window. But frankly my opinion or any fans opinion on the playing side of things does not matter at all. I trust the club to get it right because in my view they've done a lot more positive than negative.
What do you think has 'gone wrong' / changed on the pitch from last year? TBF stats could show that not a lot has changed, but on the eye test I feel like the last 3 months we have been quite poor to watch and way less creative going forwards from last season or even at times at the start of this one. Could be totally wrong with this mind but just how it feels watching us to me
Think we are making too many safe passes this season, this is slowing attacks dwn n allowing teams to get players behind the ball
Cheers, makes sense. Been a major problem with full backs this season, I like Hume, but felt like Huggins was on the verge of replacing him as first choice RB, the goal against Watford is something you just wouldnt see from Hume. Alese has also looked a bit hesitant to push forward (still early days for him mind).
