I've just had a read around,.....phew that was depressing......the players cannot take all the blame......the coaching just doesn't seem up to it. Cleverley is looking more like Rooney MK2.....the players don't seem to know how to play under him.....or don't want to try to.....somethings got to change.....and we cannot wait until January. We cannot claim to be a small fish in a big pond anymore.....we're actually one of the bigger fish in this pond.
Tom Cleverley certainly not making any excuses - two steps forward against Blackpool and three steps back today is the phrase that jumps out of it. He mentions the impact of low confidence on the young players in particular who’ve yet to convince themselves they have a right to play at this level. Also, breaks bad news at least to me - Xavier Amaechi requires surgery and will be out until Christmas. That’s very bad news as I think he’s probably the best signing we’ve made this summer.
Talking of referees, I’m just filling in a few minutes watching a recording of Middlesbrough v bottom team Sheffield United. NB having come down from a higher division is no guarantee of success. Finn Azaz now at Southampton of course but Whittaker looking good in a central No10 role. But - a Sheffield United player has just gone airborne with an extended straight leg and caught an opponent on the shin. A real flashback to the 1970’s He could have severed his leg never mind broken it but luckily did neither. Yellow card. What gane are they watching?
