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Uncle Peter · 23-09-2010, 13:44

Should have won it no question, several of the players in last night's team are full internationals but it highlights a few serious issues which seem to be affecting the confidence of the whole squad:

1. In general the young/fringe players aren't good enough and in the face of being repeatedly "bigged up" on the club website/forums etc some appear to believe they're better than they actually are. Not the manager's fault but based on last nights comments playing down the better performers this is not going to do any favours for their confidence especially if they're to be called upon to fill in for injuries later in the season (IF he is still there).

2. Manager isn't good enough: desparate long-ball tactics foisted upon a team who have had possession football drilled into them season after season by the previous hierarchy, not just last night but this applies to all of the performances to date.

3. The lowering of standards, expectations and ambition which seems to be the key feature of the many interview's he's given to date: is not acceptable whether he likes the squad he's inherited or not. Perhaps the manager should direct more energy into coaching and managing the team than blabbing to the media.

4. Also, failing to defend Torres against Ferguson's ridiculous cheating allegation over the weekend is inexcusable. Seems he'd rather just bend over and take it from his best mate. Nice guy maybe but gutless and being gutless gets you nowhere at the top of the game.

23-09-2010, 13:44	#342
Uncle Peter 81-82-83-84 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: on holiday by mistake Age: 55 Services: Vivid 200, Full House, V6 x2 Posts: 5,977	Re: Football Season 2010/2011 Should have won it no question, several of the players in last night's team are full internationals but it highlights a few serious issues which seem to be affecting the confidence of the whole squad: 1. In general the young/fringe players aren't good enough and in the face of being repeatedly "bigged up" on the club website/forums etc some appear to believe they're better than they actually are. Not the manager's fault but based on last nights comments playing down the better performers this is not going to do any favours for their confidence especially if they're to be called upon to fill in for injuries later in the season (IF he is still there). 2. Manager isn't good enough: desparate long-ball tactics foisted upon a team who have had possession football drilled into them season after season by the previous hierarchy, not just last night but this applies to all of the performances to date. 3. The lowering of standards, expectations and ambition which seems to be the key feature of the many interview's he's given to date: is not acceptable whether he likes the squad he's inherited or not. Perhaps the manager should direct more energy into coaching and managing the team than blabbing to the media. 4. Also, failing to defend Torres against Ferguson's ridiculous cheating allegation over the weekend is inexcusable. Seems he'd rather just bend over and take it from his best mate. Nice guy maybe but gutless and being gutless gets you nowhere at the top of the game.