I’m inclined to agree with you. I think if we took just half the chances we’ve squandered this season we’d be 16th-12th and Walter would still be here. Walter wasn’t the answer but I also refuse to believe he was the defining problem as to why we are bottom of the table. The same players have played two games under Dawson as interim and two under the new coach and look just as ****. Same defensive mistakes, same piss-poor finishing and decision-making in the final third, no physicality, no leadership on the pitch, nobody taking ownership and grabbing the game by the scruff of the neck etc. I said before Walter got the boot that this would be the case and I don’t want to say ‘I told you so’ but… The players are just not good enough regardless of who the gaffer is.
Palmer completely took the game by the scruff of the neck against Watford. Shame he was so absent on Saturday.
Thats how it is I like palmer But having him as our best player is a worry Hes not good enough to be a teams best player in the championship and i dont mean to be critical of him Hed be a great player for us if we had a good team
I don’t blame him though, on this occasion. I watched him before kick off, all the Coventry mascot kids were crowding around him wanting his attention. He is clearly still well regarded down there.
Thankfully a lot are loans that can be ****ed off by next summer. Of the players we signed permanently in the summer, which ones are that bad? Millar, Belloumi and Hughes are good players. Palmer’s decent on his day. Mehlem’s not done much but he only cost six figures and there would be teams in Germany that would gladly take him off us. The worst one is Giles who is contracted until 2027.
I think that’s why we managed to get him for a decent fee. Can probably get away with it at stronger teams but we haven’t got anybody else so he has to be an 8 or 9 out of 10 every week.
Slater is bang out of form but I’d stick him left wing as we haven’t got anyone else and it might help get the best out of Giles.
Longmans a good player to have for the squad playing the way it seems Selles wants to, very willing and pretty good at doing the dirty parts of the position and if he were to play consistently, I'm sure he would chip in with some goals too. I've also noticed a really good on field attitude in terms of trying to encourage others around him.
Longman is probably the closest we have to a game changer in terms of a moment. Just before they equalised he probably should’ve scored. He cut inside and if he’d lifted it a bit more we’d have been 2-0 up. It was his kind of situation too, 1v1 with space to cut in and shoot
If Longman's the answer we're in serious trouble. Nothing against the guy, he always gives his best, the problem is, that's not very good.
I’m not sure the last few posts suggested he needs dropping or not Syd, it was more to do with Newcastle’s post about him been the closest we have to a game changer
