Sibierski

Looking back on the corner and I really don’t know what he’s doing. His movement just doesn’t track the ball, goes backwards when ball is an outswinger, then instead of trying to then put Soucek off when he will at that stage he’s lost the flight of the ball and fucked up, just stays rooted and watches it all. Proper amateur stuff. Can be mitigated with he’s a back up, but that’s still crap, if you can’t rely upon your back ups. Going to be jokes next season when Hall gets an injury, and Kelly is so crap, Burn is picked over him at LB

Howe needs to have some balls and make some changes after that awful 2nd half and get a response from the whole squad at the weekend. Needs to turn a pathetic display into something the players and him can show everyone is not their norm. Big calls made, Gordon dropped. Probably say one of midfield 3 dropped too, with Tonali in as the central guy. I’d have Bruno / Joelinton either side of him personally. Defence has to stay the same as limited options there. Don’t bounce back with a win this weekend, it will start to feel it’s all on the cups for Howe to remain here next season.

Not even 18 months, and he’s comfortably already 3rd choice LB and 5th choice CB. Woeful signing, and will be a big weight for seasons to come. We’d be better off getting £5m+ for him, and subsidising his wages with that to balance a minimum net 0 return.

That Gordon miss the crucial one for me. Gift at 0-1, missed. We can’t keep missing gifts like that, on top of chucking in cheap goals, and expect consistency. Just so indifferent, nothing like the 22-23 season where we would gobble up the gifts, then shut up shop. Defo some air of players have ran their distance, but not sure what refresh we can do, when most of the ones who will leave are not even playing (Trips / Wilson / Almiron / Lascelles), and the ones we do bring in have been shit / untested.

Being mugged off at home If this doesn’t get a response at weekend, we’re fucked as a season.

5 goals conceded at home to West Ham is some going this calendar year.

Even Barnes, came on, involved first 5 mins and disappeared ever since. Far too many passengers this 2nd half. Which is unlike us, as we’re usually better 2nd half when needing a result.

This has been so unbelievably and laughably shit this 2nd half. Lost all composure and shape, proper shite stuff. Like WTF. Plenty of time to get back into game and we’ve gone into hyper shit our pants mode.

Our midfield is too often this season just a sieve. Have no control for games, and we’re not good enough to win end to end games consistently.

Gordon needs dropping next game. Needs a kick up the backside, as you can’t be turning in those performances and still start, especially when squad is at full fitness near enough.

We’ve not changed shape at all have we? Just moved people around, if anything to positions they’re weaker in.

Have we even got Isak involved 2nd half?

Was meaning for the Bowen chance afterwards, Kelly was unchallenged and headed it straight to them tamely

Kelly’s headers are so pathetic man. Like he’s scared of the ball.

Not following the run of AWB. Fuck me, out midfield is SO SO SHIT

Joelinton is any contact away from a yellow

Trippier / Tonali / Wilson / Barnes all subs on eventually for Tino, Joelinton, Gordon, Longstaff.

Pack up and go home everyone. We’ve lost this.

It’s so frustrating, as it’s the one area of his game he needs to improve to go to next level and he is showing no signs of it.

Gordon man! Got to be a better finisher ffs, have some technique man. So bad.

This is my worse fear this season, trying to break down sides when 1-0 down. But we did it against Forest, so just need a lucky break.

Longstaff ffs. That’s what I hate about him, needs to take multiple touches so draws in a foul, rather then just playing it first time that Tonali does.

We need a new set piece coach. Shit attacking them, and poor at doing basics when defending. Not even good corner their goal, as Soucek in no way should be stooping down to header that far out unmarked.

Kelly so fucking shit man. Stuck with him for another 4 1/2 years on his shit deal. Fuck me.

Just a select few. Approaching December, 78 minutes of football played, currently injured (unavailable for 10 of 14 games since arriving). Hindsight a wonderful thing, but we’ve had a right touch not dropping £80m+ on him and Guehi