The sooner we stop playing 2 up top the better in my opinion. We just don't have the numbers in midfield to control things or to open up spaces when the defence are sat deep. O'neil has to start on Friday, I'd play either Johnson or Tettey alongside him, Howson as the CAM. For me our strikers are failing because we are using the wrong system.
That's not to take away from how desperately unlucky we have been of late with keeper performances, every team tends to think keepers play well against them but Norwich really do seem to take the biscuit in this regard. There must be 10 games a season where the keeper makes 3 or more outstanding saves! It's just unbelievable!
And 23, you always say how you should get to share your opinion yet every time someone mentions Grabban you jump down their throat then get all offended because we offer reasons why we don't rate him. My issue with him is that he offers very little to the team as a whole in the build up which is fair enough, he was brought here to score goals. But he isn't scoring. He is barely getting into the right areas by you own admission (He only had 1 chance this game, which he fluffed). I was listening to the RN commentary (And watching a stream) and they called out the fact that Grabban had been caught offside about 5 times, so I really don't know what you were getting at earlier when trying to defend him on that point. You realise the only reason we spend so much time pointing out Grabban's short comings is because you so vehemently defend him when ever his name comes up (And sometimes when it doesn't!).
He is by no means the main issue, as I said, I think the formation is our problem and the only reason I can see for Adam's not wanting to play 4-5-1 is it'll be seen as negative and be associated with last seasons football, though that is ludicrous. Redmond has improved but he still isn't providing enough. Tettey and Johnson have both dropped from their early season form, Howson should be played as a CAM and not a CM, Martin needs to be moved to RB and Jos should be given an extended stay in the team. I'd also suggest giving Garrido a go in the team. Olsson has done nothing particularly wrong but Garrido does have a great cross and when we are spending a lot of time trying to break down teams, a good early cross can make the difference. Lots of areas need improving and most of them are issues that had been pointed out while we were winning games. Now we aren't and those issues are showing up more clearly.
That's not to take away from how desperately unlucky we have been of late with keeper performances, every team tends to think keepers play well against them but Norwich really do seem to take the biscuit in this regard. There must be 10 games a season where the keeper makes 3 or more outstanding saves! It's just unbelievable!
And 23, you always say how you should get to share your opinion yet every time someone mentions Grabban you jump down their throat then get all offended because we offer reasons why we don't rate him. My issue with him is that he offers very little to the team as a whole in the build up which is fair enough, he was brought here to score goals. But he isn't scoring. He is barely getting into the right areas by you own admission (He only had 1 chance this game, which he fluffed). I was listening to the RN commentary (And watching a stream) and they called out the fact that Grabban had been caught offside about 5 times, so I really don't know what you were getting at earlier when trying to defend him on that point. You realise the only reason we spend so much time pointing out Grabban's short comings is because you so vehemently defend him when ever his name comes up (And sometimes when it doesn't!).
He is by no means the main issue, as I said, I think the formation is our problem and the only reason I can see for Adam's not wanting to play 4-5-1 is it'll be seen as negative and be associated with last seasons football, though that is ludicrous. Redmond has improved but he still isn't providing enough. Tettey and Johnson have both dropped from their early season form, Howson should be played as a CAM and not a CM, Martin needs to be moved to RB and Jos should be given an extended stay in the team. I'd also suggest giving Garrido a go in the team. Olsson has done nothing particularly wrong but Garrido does have a great cross and when we are spending a lot of time trying to break down teams, a good early cross can make the difference. Lots of areas need improving and most of them are issues that had been pointed out while we were winning games. Now we aren't and those issues are showing up more clearly.
