Douglas Higginbottom wrote:Twas always going to be this sort of game and the patience game needs to be played with a little more pace. Lampard for me could be the match winner but who he comes on for would be the question as we are getting very little decent balls into the box.
When a side plays like this, so static, so deep, if we're not inspired to pass & move properly then it should be 3 passes & a shot over & over. Sooner or later one would either go in, or they would have to change it to stop us taking shots.
There was no purpose whatsoever to that half. We have just wasted 45 mins of the season. All those quality players & the outcome in terms of chances, is no better than Joe Royle's team would have produced vs the same tactic.
The players & the Count need to earn their wages here. We have lost all of the clever play we have seen in recent games. All playing in front of them.