It's not so much that teams have sussed us out

[GreasyChipBeattie]

it's more that we've stopped doing what has brought us so much success in the past.
Not having JOC marauding down the left doesn't help, but to be fair, there was a lot less of that happening before he got injured.
Stevens is ineffective, Fleck a shadow of his former self.
Berge looks really comfortable on the ball and Burke s lightening fast, but that isn't our game.
If we are looking t go toe to toe with 90% of the Prem teams this season, forget it.
We just don't have the players to be able to do so.
I can't see 2 or 3 top level signings happening in the last few hours of the TW so why not go back to what we do best?
What's the worst that could happen? We lose 4 on the spin and only score one goal?

 

[Champagneblade]

I'd agree with this.

I'd be tempted to shove Enda in at LCB and see if Lowe can provide some more pace on the left to add impetus.

I also wouldn't be against resting Baldock for the occasional game to see if Bogle to give something down the right too.

I don't quite understand why Chris has been so hasty to drop Norwood so soon after signing a new deal. Everything we do is so slow. At least he can switch play quickly and takes decent set pieces. Whether you play Berge DCM or RCM I'm not fussed but I fail to see how Lundstram gets in ahead of his duo, no matter which roles they perform. He simply doesn't have enough quality and there is no composure or end product.

Got to be back to Fleck, Norwood and Berge next match. Brewster plus AN Other up front.

There were 30 minutes in the second half where the team was insipid. That's not us.

Need to pull our socks up now. We're 8 point down on last seasons fixtures if you equate Leeds to Norwich.

 

[pommpey]

I don't quite understand why Chris has been so hasty to drop Norwood so soon after signing a new deal. Everything we do is so slow. At least he can switch play quickly and takes decent set pieces.

Mate, I disagree respectfully. Norwood's set pieces have been smelly-bobbar for too long

pommpey

 

[coaxingstar71]

Mate, I disagree respectfully. Norwood's set pieces have been smelly-bobbar for too long

pommpey

Lundstram's have been double-smelly-bobbar.

 

[Champagneblade]

Mate, I disagree respectfully. Norwood's set pieces have been smelly-bobbar for too long

pommpey

Agree he's not been on it as much this season with them. But we know he is a good crosser and can whip in a men's ball. Apart from one on Billy's head, I'm not seeing the same danger from Lunny.

There's just something missing from that midfield as it was yesterday. Maybe it's not Norwood and it's Brooks. Either way it needs a reshuffle for me anyway.

 

[Fulwood Blade]

We need to alter the midfield and quickly.

A team revolves around it's midfield - it isn't going to to do it with Osborn and Lundstram in the centre of it all. It would of course work hard and probably give 100%, but a team simply has to have players that can affect a game.

Norwood simply has to come back in - Fleck has to discover (somehow and that's over to CW) his past form and Berge (for now) has to play RCM.

We MUST have good action from the wing backs and Lowe probably needs to be seen to see if he is any good.

As above put Stevens at LCB - he filled in for JOC well in the promotion year and did well (this was around the time of West Brom away).

Baldock stays for now for me - but we simply have to get the OLD methods working.

We simply have to get old habits working again.

UTB

 

[Sean Thornton]

Agree he's not been on it as much this season with them. But we know he is a good crosser and can whip in a men's ball. Apart from one on Billy's head, I'm not seeing the same danger from Lunny.

There's just something missing from that midfield as it was yesterday. Maybe it's not Norwood and it's Brooks. Either way it needs a reshuffle for me anyway.

Brooks? Did he play last season?

 

[Whiston Blade]

Brooks? Did he play last season?

Played 9 games according to the PL website.

 

[Sean Thornton]

Played 9 games according to the PL website.

Not for us he didn’t so we couldn’t be missing him this season.

 

[Whiston Blade]

Not for us he didn’t so we couldn’t be missing him this season.

That goes without saying.

 

[Sean Thornton]

That goes without saying.

See the post l replied to. #5

 

[hidesbehindapseudonym]

The worst that can happen is we go the entire season without a win.