Russybcool wrote:
We are a poor team in a very poor league. We have lost 13 games and still find ourselves with a slim chance of automatics. One note tactics are not helping. We play the same home and away, with zero plan B. Look at their 3rd (I think it was) to see how disjointed our defence were defending on nearly the half way line. Our defence to a man is appalling (7 clean sheets), we have a goalkeeper situation that baffles the shit out of me (Kelly would be nowhere near the team if McG was still around) and a strike force that more often than not go missing. I mean when our "top scorer" scored more goals on loan than he did for us speaks volumes.
I said at the beginning of the season we would not go up. I still stand by this, that is why I don't shit the bed. My expectations were low and if they are bettered then brilliant. But let's be honest we would need a massive overhaul to get us competitive in league 1.
I disagree that we're a poor team. I think we are actually a pretty good team and play exceptional football at times, which teams in the leagues above would be envious of. We have some brillaint players at our disposable, that walk into every team in this league.
We have problems though and that is defensively. You've got Williams and Harvie playing key roles in the back 3, neither of which are natural centre backs. While Harvie had been doing well there, his performances have fallen off a cliff. We've been calling for Williams to be dropped for weeks, yet for some reason the manager wants to persist with him over Norman. I don't get it, but there must be a reason.
There is also probably an issue tactically, with us being so desperate to win (evident by our lack of draws), that we leave ourselves wide open, which does not help an already weak defence.
I feel we're way too close to the end of the season to see any significant changes to this and I think our form will continue as is and our problems persisting. As wins gets even more critical, we're going to be even more desperate to push up the field. You just wait until Walsall counter in the 88th minute to snatch a win or draw.