same old story, don't know what to do with the ball going forward, gets given away and back down the other end. Couldn't fault effort but we are a million miles behind teams like southampton. Whatever new manager spirit we had has just gone...
Yep, just our luck. The ball hit Nedum whilst he was kneeling on the floor in an offside position, and then bounced back and was put in the net. In all fairness, if it hadn't hit him it would have gone out of play, so can't really complain.
We're just not good enough. I liked the look of Karate-Zarate who looked like he wanted to make something happen every time he had the ball. But it's the midfield that is so poor for me. You have to have a midfield that can keep the ball and control the tempo of the game, slowing things down or speeding things up where necessary. Our midfield lacks decent ball control, support for each other, awareness, cohesion and the ability to make that telling pass. Even on the deck the ball moves so quickly through the midfield it is as though every attempt on goal is a kick-and-rush. From that it is no wonder that Austin, for example, has little support once he's in possession because the ball is always coming up too quickly for the midfield in particular to push up as a unit; all you can hope for is a knock-down or a defensive error that somebody gets on the end of. We bang on about how poor we are in defence, which is true. But, again, it is because the midfield isn't doing its job, and possession is often and easily surrendered in the opposition's half, that the defence is put under so much pressure. Even the best defences will crack more often if the midfield in front of them is this poor.
I should also add that I've changed my mind and believe that we should make a permanent managerial appointment sooner rather than later. This team is in a downward spiral and the only hope is for a new manager, with his own new coaching staff, to come breezing in and instil a bit of confidence and belief into this ragtag bunch.
We really deserved something out of this game, at least a point - really bad luck at the end to give away the goal, then have our equalizer chalked off.
I think if the transfer window were open there's not one player in todays team that I wouldnt try to replace.
