But if this a repeat LEAVE IT ALONE.
I haven't posted in a long time but the first half of the season duh, I was surprised with and happy. But as usual push comes to shove and were in the same predicament again due to the complete lack of seeing what the problem is with our team. WE CANNOT DEFEND & NO PASSION AND FIGHT.
First to the back four, none of them are good enough in my opinion, we need a whole new back four. Then we get to the topic of the thread, which is why the the back four stand out. Take tactics out of it, at so many times this season the back four have been guilty of ball watching, I've lost count of the times metersaker has left a player track behind him run towards the ball miss it and boom goal, and he is one of the players to get high praise this season, koscielny the amount of stupid and rash errors out of panic because of being out of position and not reading the play. Sagna for me is just a joke as a defender, he seems no have no clue as to where to be whether to challenge a player or not, on numerous occasions this season he has literally just stopped all together player goes past and he just watches. He is constantly far too high up the pitch and his attacking play is the only decent attribute, and even that isn't the best. And when it comes to tracking back after losing the ball lazy. Gibbs has been the best of the bunch for me but again always too far up the pitch and caught out so many times because of this. Vermaelan has lost whatever he had for a shirt period and as a player to be club captain bewilders me.
Which brings me to the question of tactics. What the hell is going on on the training ground, why hasn't even Steve bould seen the clear issues? Are the the tactics for the full backs to attack wide and defend narrow? To not man mark, at any stage? For midfielder not to cover when left/right backs push forward? To basically set out a tactic for the defence that those player aren't capable of fulfilling. The Steve bould issue bugs me because he's working with those guys day in day out and it seems to have got worse, the mind boggles that someone like him allows those defensive tactics go on with the defends at our disposal. If it's all from wenger than how can you be a yes man to this?
But....the thing that has really wound me up most is the attitude of the players, and whether this stems from management I'm not sure, but think so......The players are capable....problem is....only when they want to be.
Look at some of our performances over the last few years, we've proved more than capable of beating anyone on the night. The second half of the man city game last week pissed me off more than anything, why? Because where was that fight against chelsea? Against Liverpool? And again on Sunday? The player when focused and ready to fight are capable of beating anyone and they've shown that. But why can't they be bothered in other games? The players need to fight for pride if nothing else, and at really important times it's as if they don't bother.
It's a conundrum because we know the tactics are wrong, but the player can pull them off against the best opposition when motivated, but we crumble under pressure when most important. Do the players need to pull their socks up? Yes, big time. But it's the mangers and coaching staffs job to motivate them to do it, and they're not achieving it.
It worries me that someone like Bouldy can be in his position and the defence hasn't been addressed, and the player attitudes really aren't what they should be.
Where is the management of the TEAM???????
Good to post again, hope all well and the mods got off their high horses with their vanity threads
