chinapig

Football, bloody hell!

I imagine the pressure of playing at a packed Mem must be in tents.

That's the Championship for you. Not subtle maybe but can be bloody exciting.

Quite right. £10m obvs.

We now seem to have a squad where everybody pulls together. Not a 'maverick' in sight.

Did anybody predict 4 points from Reading and Wolves away? Proud of the team.

Interesting that LJ said he considered playing Smith at right back but went with Zak. If he had gone with Smith he would have been criticised for not backing our young players. No point talking about a pathway to the first team then blocking it.

Indeed, which is exactly what has said himself.

Having lost Tammy we were almost bound to be weaker in attack so it was vital we tightened up defensively, which we seem to have done.

Tactical clarity certainly but totally predictable yet as with Brum and Brentford we had no idea how to counter it. LJ reminds me increasingly of Millen, highly qualified but somewhat hapless when faced with practice rather than theory.

There is a problem with a lack of variety in the squad imo. So we end up subbing lightweight players who don't like a physical battle with more of the same.

I think this is exactly it but it turns into passive performances. How about Pochettino style double training sessions to get them fit enough to maintain the tempo?

It amazes me that a coach cannot see the glaringly obvious. I was equally surprised when he said recently what great options we have in midfield.

Utterly inexplicable tactics and performance. At half time at Brum we were sitting pretty then LJ seems to have decided to drop the energetic style and since then has apparently deliberately surrendered the initiative to the opposition. Baffling and I hope we get an explanation as to why this is thought to be a good idea.

Why did the high pressing, quick tempo style get abandoned after a game and a half?

The Waghorn who was dismissed on here as not good enough for us? 3 goals in the last 2 games.

Seem to have adopted 'rope a dope' tactics. Sit back, surrender midfield and hope to land a sucker punch.

And second half at Brum. We have suddenly become a passive team for some reason.

They stole a whore from Plymouth? Stealing a ground pales into insignificance by comparison.

Yes, we are too easily overpowered or bypassed. Some power in there would help but no sign LJ thinks so. Seems to me we have just got used to not picking up points away and I'm not confident we have the wherewithal on or off the pitch to change things.

Be fair, he was right. Things like that don't happen to them.

Unfair. I think you will find they are world famous.

Sounds like a village green to me. Has a rare species of newt been found yet?

Counter arguments: 1. Their owner is considerably richer than Bournemouth's. 2. They both have crap stadiums. 3. Er, that's it. You win then.