That's a 'meh' performance encapsulated. Some passes, a couple of half chances, a possible penalty, and a lot of sterile possession.
The problem for me is there seems to be a lack of confidence. For a team that want to play that tiki-taki type football, our passing is very average. Ignoring some of the more blatant bad passing, we seem to simply put the ball half a yard behind a running winger, forcing them to check back, collect and find the defenders are between them and the goal. Decision making is quite often poor, or at best, opting for an easy pass that goes nowhere.
I guess we all knew when the window closed we hadn't got enough players in, and up front we are desperately short of options. So we continue to be mediocre. Maybe a win would get the players to strut a little. A couple of injuries and we're in trouble.
The problem for me is there seems to be a lack of confidence. For a team that want to play that tiki-taki type football, our passing is very average. Ignoring some of the more blatant bad passing, we seem to simply put the ball half a yard behind a running winger, forcing them to check back, collect and find the defenders are between them and the goal. Decision making is quite often poor, or at best, opting for an easy pass that goes nowhere.
I guess we all knew when the window closed we hadn't got enough players in, and up front we are desperately short of options. So we continue to be mediocre. Maybe a win would get the players to strut a little. A couple of injuries and we're in trouble.