He'll be so good once he jacks in the cruyff turns outside our own area. If you're having to go to that extreme, the pass isn't there and the ball goes long to the new striker to hopefully holdup.
I think you need to see some promise to stick with a manager. Having 10 good games in 100 and setting up for the season with 1 centre half shows ineptitude that isn't worth persevering with.
I disagree that was one of our best games. They had so many clear chances it was silly.
I agree certain players let Jack do the hard work for them. It's an easy option giving it to him because he's brave and shows for it all the time, be nice if a few others could help him out.
We did get thumped for 70 mins and they missed about 4 golden chances though.
We also will need a new striker or we'll be fighting with one arm behind our back.
What positions would guarantee we stay up if the manager refuses to play anything other than an incredibly attacking 433 do you think?
A striker and two fantastic central midfielders I'd guess. Jack can stay wide.
A new winger with Jack moving back to CM is an option but there's issues with having him in there and no McGinn who gets through a lot of work.
I wonder if Purslow sees it how you do. I do think pressure builds on Smith if we bring in two or three starting players in January, he must deliver more.
This is correct.
It's remarkable how he can be in the wrong place so often. 99% of balls that goes forward or into the box, you just know he's going to be anywhere but there. If he is there like the El Ghazi cross right to him at 0-0 v Southampton, you know he's going to either scuff it.
And he almost got tackled twice and scuffed about three.
It's a valid point about Heaton's distribution, it's not great, but I don't care. I think he's absolutely fantastic, Champions League level goalkeeper.
Like I said, I don't want to see how bad it gets for them to get involved.
I didn't expect that Southampton performance from us at all. If we repeat it v Norwich and Watford we are losing both in a similar fashion. It'll be a grim grim season going forward.