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I don't know. It's kind of my default fear and all but the manner in which we're playing suggests that there is something happening outside of the pitch. We're not that bad really, it's just the players are treating each other as if they've never played together before. Solve the conflict or issue or whatever it is and things will start clicking again.

If Silva hadn't been injured after 3 minutes we would have strolled it last night - he conducts the orchestra and we look absolutely clueless without him

The defensive unit is playing like shit, all of them, & because of that, the system the Count is playing makes it much worse because the idea is that the back 4 are supposed to do the lion's share of defending in that area, whilst the rest press further up, which we don't do very well.

They are not supposed to be exposed like that very often, because we are supposed to have the ball, & then press the oppo into either booting it away or losing it. But we can't do it properly & it ends up with our defenders in 1v1 situations with runners also coming at them, & they are not coping.

Spot on Ted, but why is Pellers standing and watching and doing fuck all.Get behind the ball and fecking wait, Don't be trying to play all the fucking time, teams are scoring 2 from 4, we are scoring the same or less from loads, surely these players could nick a goal in a more cautious on the break set up, not permanently but while it is sorted. Mind you , nothing is dropping for us, got a feeling things will change on Sunday.