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Yes, but how much of that is design and how much a result of Locadia not working out? If he had worked out (or worked out sooner - added to allow for him to potentially work out for us still) we may have used various other tactics, picking up points in games where the solid defence/strong in the...

I have an issue with the idea of plan a, b etc with football. I think the approach and tactical complexities of competing team games don't really allow for plans and more a variety of approaches and tactics etc. I'm not claiming we have a plan b or to know what that plan b is. I'm providing a...

One of the cliches of team criticism is 'there's no plan b' (A bizarre criticism that I personally feel is a big indicator that people don't really understand football tactics - and I say that as someone who doesn't claim to know a lot about football tactics, so that isn't borne out of a sense...

I suspect the definition of gilt-edged would be different depending on ones perspective, too. Some wanting to defend Locadia might point to Gross's penalty against Fulham, or Knockaert against Liverpool that he screwed wide. Others wanting to criticise him would probably argue penalties don't...

I think that's a generally fair comment. I can see that it isn't currently working out for him with us, but I can't really bring myself to write him off the way it feels so many people are. When we have Andone and Murray able to to score, it feels like it is too much of a risk for a team like us...

Players on rich veins of form can have bad misses. A player that is low on confidence and in and out of the team is even more likely to have them. Sure, it was a golden opportunity, but what concerns me more than his miss is that with 62% possession, it was our only decent opportunity. He missed...