Don't want to be rude but please explain the science behind your prediction. We have played 15% of the season, made poor decisions in the market and have adopted a playing style that capitulates away from home without much effort from the opposition and we park the bus at home conceding 75% of the possession. It's just voodoo to say we will come good - how? Will AS change tactics? What have you seen that I haven't and I've been to all home/away games this season. Blind optimism and hoping for the best will just see us down by Xmas - we need a change of approach or manager if he's insistent on sticking with the 9-0-1 formation. It's time the optimists actually tell us why they are so confident we aren't L1 fodder - I'm struggling to find positives even though I desperately want to. I just see someone who's jumped at the chance to take on a big role having successive oh **** moments.
Andy , does have incredible powers so Im not going to cross him...
I am really worried about stubbs. He seems like a man feeling the pressure. If he is, its self made-even more worrying. If he isnt, then he needs to get results and performances because right now the actual football is so dire that the few decent results must all come about because of Andys voodoo. And, while I believe in Andy's power, I dont think I have the ability to last a season like last years again.
The tantalising thing about the current squad is that there is some sort of potential there. Its very hard to see because he keeps changing his tactics and squad. Secondly, we keep being pushed back so far and consequently overrun its embarrassing. There were times in each championship season when the midfield was totally demolished and perhaps stubbs thinks its a waste to commit them to high during periods of pressure. Problem is that that means we are stuck with what we had V Bristol.
we can go on looking for nuggets of reason and things that might work, but, there is currently too much evidence and experience in the 7 games (dont forget the 5 conceded v Morcambe) to suggest Stubbs is really struggling to know what to do with the players he has brought.
-- Edited by ian on Monday 12th of September 2016 09:48:36 AM
