Let's play a Just 17 style quiz...
Ryan was criticised for being too small. He has made some fantastic saves this season, and is possibly our player our of the season so far. Is Ryan:
a) Not as good as everyone thought.
b) Having a rough spell but likely to improve
c) Not to blame
d) Unsure...
This is my worry. It all feels a bit pedestrian. We need a bit more guts, a few more ideas, some energy. We're sleepwalking a little. Propper is undoubtably an elegant player but i wonder whether we'd be more suited to giving Kayal a real go in the next few games. We need SOMETHING.
Jesus Christ. The staff need to start doing something in training ASAP. The players can defend but they are CLEARLY not being set-up properly. We're throwing away goals and it makes a total ****ing mockery of our ultra defensive tactics.
We'd gotten rather complacent early on about the effectiveness of the team as a defensive unit. We're still conceding far too many 'soft' goals.
But for me, the real issue with our defence, and I include Propper and Stephens in this, is that they contribute so very little to our attacking...