dmayne7

Awful start. For once we actually do need to slow the pace down to get some control. Hamza's positioning is all over the place

So weird that he's only just turned 20 yet he seems to have got worse as the season's gone on. A noticeable decline after the red against Coventry. As though he been told he can't make any more mistakes or just playing with loads of fear. He was mixing it up earlier in the season and there were signs of something seriously special. Hope he can rediscover that spark

He keeps saying that. Not like he's doing it a bit to protect the players as some good man management. Clearly they need a rocket if they aren't doing what they're meant to be doing, as that would actually be good man management, since the soft approach hasn't worked. I think he's genuinely pleased with how we're approaching games and that would be backed up by his refusal to change things up. It's either that the players aren't doing what he wants but he's saying that publicly as that's how he'll get the best out of them (in which case he's got that completely wrong). Or, they are playing how he wants and he needs to improve massively in tactics, team selection and game management. Maybe a little of both but in all scenarios he is largely culpable.

Was obviously going to happen but still a kick in the teeth for lower league teams. The FA is so weak

I've softened to him but only in small doses. Phenomenal player but he talks as though his way is the only way and anything that doesn't align with that is wrong, yet you'd have to say the standard of golf throughout the field is far better than in his day.

That's what happens when you don't give the tailor enough time to finish it

I'd agree with that if you didn't have a manager who is constantly saying how pleased he is with the performances to the players. Shows that they're being stifled and whilst they have to do better, we won't win games playing in this manner

Quality. It's like Brendan all over again. Let's be fine with things being abject currently because he did ok in the past (hasn't actually achieved anything unlike Brenda). You're saying we should dismiss the context of the situation and then use your own hypothetical context? If we'd been in this situation with some patchy form here and there but with the same turgid displays and sheer arrogance from the manager, then the general feeling wouldn't be half as positive as you make out and still the same people calling for him to be sacked regardless (as it always is). Lest we forget he has the most expensive squad in the history of this league so to not be streets ahead is something in itself. Like it or not, the last 10 games, we've been in genuine relegation form. As in, that points average would currently see us in the relegation zone. It's not a sticky patch, it's a worrying decline. I thought the style of play was meant to get better and we'd be more fluent? It's gone completely the opposite way. Of course that didn't mean we'd be winning every game and at this stage, the result is all that matters (shame they've been dire) but parodies to Rodgers team where the fall was coming a mile off. Sadly, he's also lost tonnes of credibility in the last few months too. Describing last night as having 0% disappointment with the performance is laughable and has happened way to often this year. Not changing the system or style of play in any way for 50 games does not show a manager that needs to learn, but one that simply won't. Crying about the fixture pile and never rotating the squad. Talk of creating a culture to proud of and then giving Hamza the armband after yet another time breaking the law/disgusting behaviour. Sorry, but where's the integrity or humility? Of course sacking him at this stage is pointless and would achieve nothing but it's not just the form, it's what the trend indicates. Unfortunately, the only posts you ever make are slagging other people off for having such extreme opinions, yet you do the exact same. People in glass houses eh? Fine to disagree but I don't think you can call people insufferable or embarrassing for expressing valid concerns? Don't forgot this poll was also straight after last night so hot heads and I think the poll is more about who's fed up with Enzo, rather than that he definitely deserves the sack. You've come in the next day spewing vitriol and hatred...

I've been quite dismissive of how much modern managers obsess over tactics, forgetting that it's a very small part of the game, or at least the impact is less than they think. Then I had a think about the biggest elements that are mostly down to coaching; defensive setup and set pieces. Defensive setup: Was looking at it last night and I genuinely don't know what Enzo is trying to do. We don't press the ball at all which seems strange for a team that wants to dominate the ball and should be superior to every other team in this league. We're extremely passive but we're also not well organised. The right hand side is always an issue given the setup but there are also many gaps all over the pitch and playing through the lines is very simple. Look at the organisation of Plymouth and Millwall by comparison. We should be much more aggressive but if not, there's no reason we can't be incredibly difficult to break down given the players don't need the same levels of concentration as the opposition. Set pieces: What needs to be said? This is all about drilling the players and yes, it requires them to take responsibility but neither seems to happen. The delivery is often poor but there's been plenty in the right area but we don't even look like getting first contact, let alone scoring. Defensively, the same vulnerabilities remain. For me these are the 2 most tangible things where it comes down to coaching (attacking can be far more free flowing) and we look amateurish. Enzo is looking like an utterly awful coach at the moment

Would be fast paced football at least

Pretty much everyone not clapping or booing. The claps looked like they were in response to a player fronting up (no surprise that was Justin) and another apologising. At least I hope that's what it was. Average salary of those playing must have been 10-20 times more than Plymouth

Voted out but there's no way it's happening now. 5 games earlier and it should have happened. Pointless anyway. Top hasn't got the balls to sack him

More arrogant than Brenda and that's saying something.

We don't even send on an extra striker. Actually, scrap that, we don't even put more players in front of the ball

This is probably worse than Rodgers at the end. Players genuinely not bothered about attacking.

It's not very original but for some reason it made me laugh out loud

Why do we have so many players back?! Take a risk

Cannon's getting ready

We don't even press the ball

No point in playing 2 strikers anyway because they'd just be standing around watching the ball passed back and forth

Daka

They're doubling up on the wingers so if we switch play quickly we'll have an overload. Don't worry, we'll do it in twice as many passes as needed

Difficult chance but needed to get it on target

Time wasting is on another level because they're not even in danger of being called out on it

Wrong thread