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I think we find ourselves in a similar situation to the 12/13 season. We were very inconsistent and only managed 2 wins in the last 13 games.
Despite our shocking run of form, we still had something to play for right to the very end when Knocky banged in that goal against Forest to secure a play off spot.
It’s the same this year imo, we could crawl our way to the end of the season and still finish 7th. Mainly because that’s our level, but also because our competition are just as inconsistent.
We’re in a transitional period, our owners and fans need to be patient and allow Puel to build on his philosophy.
Think Albrighton is key here. He hasn't played RWB for a long time and could be targeted as a weak link, however he rarely lets us down in big games.
Lets fuching win this lads.
A Silva and Iborra partnership in the league would get overrun. Neither are that great defensively, which is why James came on because Swansea were starting to take control.
Imo in the summer we need another ball winner/box to box to challenge for Ndidi’s spot. Both James/Iborra should be back up for Silva as neither have the qualities we require to replace Ndidi.
We are very inconsistent .
But it’s easy to forget we’re still in a transition period. If we can sign the right players to fit Puel’s system (such as attacking full backs and a number 10) in the summer then we have a bright future ahead.
We stopped pressing in the second half and sat back. It’s happening quite frequently under Puel.
Maybe we’re becoming over confident after dominating teams for such a long period that we think we can ease off.
Apart from that there’s more positives than negatives to be taken from this game.
Just a thought but with King gone most likely for good, maybe Puel is thinking about keeping Mendy?
We do need another energetic midfielder as back up for Wilf imo.
Also we know Puel loves youngsters so maybe he’ll give Cabbage a chance to prove himself in the summer.
Him and Amartey need to go out on loan next season. Sign two quality full backs and then Chilwell/Amartey can replace Simpson/Fuchs the following season if they’ve progressed.