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Slight exaggeration but I agree. It wasn't me who said it was a balanced squad, Lampard brought it up & made a point of it at his press conference. "I think the balance of the squad is good, looking positionally. It’s important to have a balanced squad. I have worked with balanced squads and...

The underlying data suggests otherwise but regardless, what was the point in appointing a new head coach then? We'd have been midtable regardless imo. Do you really expect King to let Lampard overhaul the entire squad?

Nobody is ignoring that but it's literally his job to get more out of the players. We are not a one man team, he says himself it's a good squad & a balanced squad. We're not seeing much/any improvement at all against the poorest teams in the league.

But Lampard has been appointed to get the best out of the existing squad. He even said it himself: "I will come in with my ideas and put one step in front of the other and help the players get better and better very quickly. I think the quality is there in the squad." He couldn't have asked for...

Really strange move for him that.

100%. I called it before the game, it was painfully obvious. We've seen the same in the previous 1.5 games but still did the same again. Whilst he's immensely frustrating, BTA should have started with pace & direct running to give them something different to think about.

Agreed but likewise I'd be very surprised if King has told him he can overhaul the entire squad like some are claiming is needed.

Which goes completely against the model of a successful football club that King supposedly wants to recreate. You don't bring in a new manager/head coach to then rip up everything assembled previously. The whole point is they get more out of the team than the previous incumbent & have a...

Absolutely fucking shite again

Good god

Well.. I've said before it's better to be lucky than good & we won't get much more good fortune than we've had in both games vs this lot.

Well... 2nd half can't be any worse I guess.

It's far worse than that. Going forward pretty similar but for our gifts though Derby would never have scored. We are incredibly fortunate to only be 1 down here.

It's so naïve tactically. Absolutely zero surprise they are killing us down the flanks.

Ours or theirs?

Lucky lucky, absolutely all over the shop.

Not the best options but probably BTA. Direct runner allowing Rudoni a bit more freedom.

Good to see Simms finally given a chance. Not keen on Rudoni being shuffled wide again though.

Yes... The thread has gotten conflated. We were talking about some experience being highlighted as a necessity, not another CM (although there is an argument for both).

Oh 100% mate, I know that better than most believe me!