ayrshire_blue
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Bit strange posting this on the back of a 6-1 victory at the weekend but that's been a good few games now where teams have been given the opportunity to take goals off us (Spurs did). On Saturday we could very very easily have been down 3-0 before we scored.
In Monchengladbach we had Joe Hart to thank for keeping us in the game at times. Spurs thumped us and before that West ham went up 1-0 after Moses was allowed to run at our defence and shoot.
What I'm getting is that against better quality opposition we can't be so reliant on them missing chances or Joe Hart being outstanding each time.
Looking at our first few fixtures of the season; I can barely remember either WBA, Chelsea, Everton, Watford or Palace having a single chance against us. We dominated possession and looked a difficult side to break down.
So what's changed? We look sometimes as if we're diving in all over the place. It's schoolboy stuff. All composure in defending from the midfield and back has gone awol.
We've got the derby in a few weeks and while the rags are absolute turd, they will take advantage going forward. It's the only reason they're so high in the league table this far is that they've been pretty clinical in making the most of their chances.
We can't allow it to be an end to end sort of game. It's not what we do best. Of course, Hart will need to make some saves throughout the season and we can't limit every team to not having a single chance against us but we can't keep giving away so many or we'll get punished again.
How many times recently have the opposition been able to run through or midfield and attack us in numbers, at times outnumbering our defensive line? What's causing it? It's almost like the Keegan era at times.
In Monchengladbach we had Joe Hart to thank for keeping us in the game at times. Spurs thumped us and before that West ham went up 1-0 after Moses was allowed to run at our defence and shoot.
What I'm getting is that against better quality opposition we can't be so reliant on them missing chances or Joe Hart being outstanding each time.
Looking at our first few fixtures of the season; I can barely remember either WBA, Chelsea, Everton, Watford or Palace having a single chance against us. We dominated possession and looked a difficult side to break down.
So what's changed? We look sometimes as if we're diving in all over the place. It's schoolboy stuff. All composure in defending from the midfield and back has gone awol.
We've got the derby in a few weeks and while the rags are absolute turd, they will take advantage going forward. It's the only reason they're so high in the league table this far is that they've been pretty clinical in making the most of their chances.
We can't allow it to be an end to end sort of game. It's not what we do best. Of course, Hart will need to make some saves throughout the season and we can't limit every team to not having a single chance against us but we can't keep giving away so many or we'll get punished again.
How many times recently have the opposition been able to run through or midfield and attack us in numbers, at times outnumbering our defensive line? What's causing it? It's almost like the Keegan era at times.