Lush Vlad

I have had this view all season and for last season, when some didn’t buy the injuries excuse. He just isn’t showing anything that makes me think he can turn it around, though. Played what, 18 games league and cup? Nearly halfway through the season. Mostly been uninspiring or crap performances and looked a shadow of our former selves. We never seem to be able to find consistency or play two halves remotely the same. We now have a strong bench. But usually look worse once subs are made. Forest, Wolves and Bournemouth being the main ones that stand out in my mind as actually working or improving our chances. Too many players look out of form and all. It isn’t a coincidence IMO. I don’t see why so many players would be below their levels all at the same time/all season.

Mr Creosote?

Do we have to appoint someone similar to Steve Bruce for a couple of years if Howe goes

How would it be fun? You actually paid attention to the football his sides play or his last however many jobs? The man’s an utter prick and past it.

We looked far more of a threat with Hall and Barnes linking up. Barnes actually releases it to Hall and would sometimes look to shift the ball quickly. I thought they linked up well. Gordon, for all his pace. Often slows the play down and often ignores Hall’s overlap so that he can cut back into traffic.

I suppose I don’t have faith that he will turn it around nor do I think he’d be the man for the rebuild if we sold a big name. That second half I’ve seen too many times this season. Last season he had genuine reasons and I backed him all the way. I did this season up until the last 10-15 mins there. I had deja vu watching that half. It’s just the same old shit and I don’t see how he can suddenly change our fortunes round when he clearly isn’t learning or adapting. Even if we win our next 3. We have some tough games after that. So it doesn’t mean we’re back on track all of a sudden. I’m usually wrong with my football opinions (and betting). So I hope I’m wrong. I’m just not sure what giving him the season and another transfer window achieves. Feel proper sad about it all, TBH. Love Howe and what he’s done. But I just feel like he’s taken us as far as he can.

I’m now at the point where I think with no additions. It is worth giving someone else a go. Fresh ideas, a different style of play, clean slate for certain players etc. If we do have money for January and Howe is still heavily involved in transfers. Then I’m not sure I’d trust him with those decisions or would I want ‘Howe’ players bought in. As I’m now at the point where I don’t have any confidence that he will turn it around here. Which has made me more sad than the defeat.

Pains me to say it. But he’s not got long left here. This second half has been like most of the season. You can count on one hand the amount of decent performances and most of them have been from a decent spell or half and not a complete performance. That was an absolutely pathetic second half and once again. The subs make us worse.

Not going to get a better chance than that.

After a good first half overall. This is abject stuff. Subs have somehow made us worse again.

Honestly. Can’t get over how fucking soft we have been at the back. It’s embarrassing.

We really cannot defend. Shambolic all game.

It’s off Livescore and their one seems incredibly stingey. So I’d imagine it is higher. Wasn’t really the point I was making. More that it was sloppy from us, ruthless great finishes from them and we’ve had the better of it chances wise.

Sloppy defending from us. But just seen they have an xG of 0.13 and have bagged 2. We’re only 0.89. But then Isak’s chance wasn’t even a shot. So won’t be accounted for. Really need to press on and win this.

Strange game. Best away half all season. Wasteful with some chances and openings. Great finishes from them, but terrible, weak as piss defending/errors in the middle. Should be ahead for sure. I’d take Joelinton off. Looks miles off it.

Made up for it the fucker

Schar’s passing has been so iffy this season.

Pull the fucking trigger FFS. Chelsea all over again. Stop fucking about and JUST PUT IT IN THE NET

That’s fine. But if Tonali isn’t good to start and Willock is injured. Then we can’t do that. Joelinton played there against Palace and was at fault for their goal. So not an exact science.

Nice comeback. Wasn’t like we were playing badly, anyway. Hall is going to get isolated a lot by the looks of it, though.

Hall has had a rough couple of games defensively and he’s in for another hard day here.

Schar doing his best to get out the way of the ball.

Oh well

Didn’t they go off with cramp/tightness? Did we know they needed rotating or they were going to perhaps get a slight niggle before they played the Liverpool game? Damned, either way. Imagine if we started Murphy, Longstaff and Barnes on Wednesday and didn’t get a result

Meltdown when Longstaff started against Arsenal and we won. Meltdown when Murphy was brought in against Liverpool. Best performance of the season and unlucky not to win. Hopefully more of the same today. I really don’t like the look of our right hand side. But I think it’s probably best to at least wait until we’ve kicked off before we collectively piss the bed. In Howe we (sort of) trust