by Im_Spartacus » Sun Oct 25, 2009 6:48 pm
I think the blame for today lies squarely on the shoulders of the players.
There is enough experience in that team that situations like their second goal simply should not happen, and no amount of tactics can resolve something as basic as organisation. This should have been something we have learned by now, but clearly their second goal today, United's winner, Villa's goal, just 3 goals off the top of my head have cost us 4/6 points due to a lack of concentration and attention to detail by those organising the defence, and dopey fuckers like Richards and Lescott falling asleep / and / or panicking. Take this idiocy out of our game, and we could easily be top of the league.
I think Hughes should be within his rights to expect better from his players in such situations, particularly given the quality of the players who are tasked with organising these things on the pitch.
I think Lescott is going to be very very lucky not to be spending much of this season on the bench, as I would be extremely tempted to either bring Vinny or Nedum when fit, or even get the chequebook again in January if Lescott doesnt buck up sharpish. There is settling in, and there is being downright shit, and unfortunately the feller is having a mare.
