Both.On an individual basis, what’s the problem? Think it could be a different answer throughout the squad.
Relieved to get off the pitch as per.The most they looked together yesterday was having a laugh and a joke after losing
That's the difference between having players on less lucrative contracts who will bust a gut for a pay rise or a move elsewhere as opposed to players earning more on longer deals who know they are on easy street for the next 3/4 yearsApplication 100%
These are talented players as shown last season / at previous clubs
Il say until im blue in the face, there are a lot of players in this squad not playing at 100% of what they're capable of
Sheaf is a decent player , great players don't play at Championship level.I don’t think in the main it’s a lack of ability, I think it’s a mix of application, attitude and frustration
by way of example, Kitch looked good yesterday so he can play, and if he concentrates and applies himself to the task at hand he is probably our best centre half, but his attitude has been an issue (and time out the team may have helped)…
Eccles has a good game every seven or eight, but again has an attitude and believes he deserves a starting berth and being one of the longer standing members of the squad doesn’t help - he also makes most mistakes because of a lack of concentration, such as the pass that led to the Cardiff goal..
Sheaf, great player but frustrated I feel at what is around him and what has been going on at the club - I believe other players are making him look bad and the best players will also naturally drop their level if they don’t have players around them at the same level (also see MVE)
there are examples all over the squad of players who have ability and are definitely good enough for a promotion push, but just aren’t performing, and this is where a good manager comes in, and / or you would hope a ‘performance director’ - there needs to be a change in mindset, a bit like when apparently a season or so ago the team had a big sit down and aired all their issues
Are they "talented players"? Seriously?Application 100%
These are talented players as shown last season / at previous clubs
Il say until im blue in the face, there are a lot of players in this squad not playing at 100% of what they're capable of
Collins, Dasilva, Latibeaudiere, Torp.
They’d go on my ability list.
Problem is, consistency is part of talent. Any player can get good once every 6-7 games but good players are doing it on a consistent basis. Torp is a classic example. Can look like a world beater at times. They may be talented players, but are they consistent and therefore 'good' players.Application 100%
These are talented players as shown last season / at previous clubs
Il say until im blue in the face, there are a lot of players in this squad not playing at 100% of what they're capable of
The midfield is definitely an issue. We need better thereIt is so clearly a lack of ability that I'm baffled by the responses here.
The players defended really well for 90 minutes yesterday, but we had to defend for that long because we don't have anywhere near the quality of a team like Norwich to be able to actually take the game to them. So we had to give up possession and wait for a mistake to score. When Sheaf went off we had zero midfielders on the pitch who could be trusted to keep the ball and find a teammate.
Its application and its got worse since Lampard arrived. The culture at the club has completely gone.
I’m not sure you can blame Lampard for losing the culture, Robins arguably destroyed what he had built with his decisions in respect of backroom / coaching staff, and again particularly the decision to part ways with AV.
Lampard can’t be expected to build / rebuild a culture in a couple of months, that’s ridiculous - judge him once he’s built his own team, back room and on the pitch, if it still hasn’t got better then by all means moan
He’s got his own backroom team. His remit was to get more from the players we’ve got. He’s failed. It’s absolute insanity for a club with our finances to throw money at a manager and head of recruitment who have shown nothing but terrible judgement in the transfer market in the hope it’ll turn around.
He’s been in the job just over a month…
We’ve lost 3 games, two of which being WBA and Norwich… what are you talking about?And?
If you’re heading for London and spend an hour driving North are the passengers not allowed to complain until you’re in Scotland?
We’ve lost 3 games, two of which being WBA and Norwich… what are you talking about?
You think Torp lacks ability?Collins, Dasilva, Latibeaudiere, Torp.
They’d go on my ability list.
You think Torp lacks ability?
Its application and its got worse since Lampard arrived. The culture at the club has completely gone.
For the love of god take up meditation my manWe’ve played the bottom four. I don’t know how much I can keep repeating this tbh. The results are poor. The football is even worse. If you’re happy then fair enough but I think it’s garbage.
You think Torp lacks ability?
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