It makes fuck all difference if you don't do anything with it.
I seriously think you're just trolling now!
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I seriously think you're just trolling now!
Yes, I even said in the match thread at half time that we needed to score another goal, as we’d might end up conceding and then we’d start panicking. Guess what happened…
I remember a similar discussion was around when Potter was rumoured to be our next manager before/after Nuno (can’t remember exactly). Brighton couldn’t finish for shit despite having a high xG. And people said it’s the players not the manager. But after Potter was replaced, that problem was fixed. I don’t fully agree that it’s solely on the players.
What different pattern? We scored a goal from a cross. It’s what we’ve done last season.
I think you’re overestimating the influence a captain has on the field. If it’s collective sloppiness what is that player going to do?
Uhh no? Leicester’s biggest chances came after transitions.
I’m not sure it has something to do with me when there are lots of other fans who say the same thing as I do. Like, say I’m not "open-minded", what about the others, are they not open-minded aswell? And what about you? Are you open-minded to the fact that maybe some issues we’ve had last season persist this season aswell?
Not ones that lead to such an easy goal otherwise everybody would be conceding at least one dumbly defended goal a game.
I would say he has got a pretty big job to do in the next 10 games, people are underestimating how difficult our start is based on the way we are playing.
Also, if we get pumped by the gooners (which is likely at this point) things will turn really sour.
The problem is, there is no positional discipline, this is why I said it's gung-ho football which leaves us wide open (hence conceding 61 goals last season) and that DOES point to a system issue, the system encourages players to take stupid risks which sometimes pays off but mostly just costs us.
Yes agreed. No way would we be seeing players like Ruben, Saliba, VVD be rushing out like that in the manner Romero did when your team is 1 up and there's absolutely no reason to abandon your position. I could somewhat understand it if it was 0-0 and there was an urgency to regain possession but we're fucking winning.
I feel we are complacent and somewhat arrogant when we are leading and in control of a game. Trying to walk the ball into the net, Vicario getting bored and coming out about 30 yards heading the ball randomly, Romero deciding "ah this is boring i'll just wonder off out of position".
It's been absolutely shocking.
We need to consider two things when weighing up our transfer window so far.
Firstly, our form after the first 10 games last season, in light of no European or Domestic cup distraction, proved our squad is woefully short of where it needs to be.
Secondly, our financial wealth alongside our position as the the club in the most advantageous position regarding ffp restrictions meant that we were in an incredibly strong position to address our deficiencies and go full on to finally sign the quality of player our ticket prices justify.
With that in mind, how can any serious fan keep a straight face and claim this has been a successful, ambitious transfer window.
Yeah because I’m saying this based off one game. We have been awful for the last ten months. If you can’t see that then you are part of the problem too.
I get the feeling the misguided, delusional enthusiasm at the start of last season is already starting to be revealed for exactly what it was.
The tide seems to be turning already. Once that happens, it rarely comes back.
How am I part of the problem?? It’s hardly up to me who we have as manager. Ur calling for a change of manager right at the start of a season? Il play ur game, who do we appoint one game in?
You are part of the problem, because you are a donki!
Well good for u Mr Oridginality. Your the guy at the party who tells a air bomb of a joke after someone tells a good one.
I'm not even sure that's our target any more mate. Finishing 4th just raises expectations among the fans again and heaps the pressure on the board to deliver top signings.
In and around the minor European places seems to be our destination these days. None of our signings scream Champions League ambition....Not one.
I don't think we will ever get anywhere when we have our wide forwards (Sonny and Johnson) being so tame like they were last night - whats the point of inverting your full backs when they are better than the Wingers?
the amount of money the stadium is earning us these day, just staying the Premier League is good enough to be a successful business!
No doubt Ange will take the fall for the shortcomings but is he really being given all the tools he needs to succeed? It took us a season to replace Kane and now it looks like Sonny is done ( Obviously thats a bit of a knee jerk reaction) however after last season we should have had someone ready to challenge him but we ended up with Timo Werner cause he was cheap!
Agreed, there is giving players freedom and then there is suicidal lack of discipline.
He has to find a middle ground or he will find himself out of a job imo
I’m calling for his head based off the last ten months of football. Not the first game of the season. He’s one dimensional and has no clue how to organise us defensively. We have a brilliant back 4 but we still let stupid goals in and get carved open at ease. Give it to someone like carrick.
I can't help but agree with this as well. Although I will say, Ange signed off on Werner which is shocking to me.
The only reason I could justify him doing that is if he was told "it's this or nothing"
How’s Carrick doing again? One minute it’s Inzaghi now we go to Carrick. Ul be chanting for Ole next.
Carrick finished 8th and had one of the worse defences of the top 10 in the championship
