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Even by our long chequered crazy history that was completely barmy. I know we got the three points but im not sure if that performance was a good or bad thing for our confidence. I mean if you can't relax, control and enjoy a game when you're 5-1 up when can you?? It should have been simple and Fulham should have been shit scared of trying to pull it back for fear of getting totally humiliated. Instead they could have easily drawn if not won it! Our non existent midfield, pressing, closing players down and composure was absolutely criminal. It was schoolboy stuff. That game, in spite of our five goals will have given every single one of our future opponents a huge lift. I mean we're not going to score five goals every game are we, but we sure look like conceding five. It's baffling. How do we sort it out? I have no idea but we absolutely have to.
 
heslops barnet said:
Why doesn’t Pep and his coaching staff not instill some discipline in our midfield & defence
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His philosophy has always been by keeping possession the opposition can't hurt you.

Now we have a group of players that aren't anywhere near as technically gifted as what we previously had seasons gone by.

If anything we are our own worst enemy, we can't keep possession for long periods of time anymore and give the ball away so carelessly in dangerous areas.

Pep is too stubborn to change it.
 
hertsblue said:
We look badly coached. Awful transitions, defending, players unfit and no shape/press to our team anymore. Perhaps the players have stopped listening to Pep, though I wish they would stop listening to what ever he says at every half time with our constant 2nd half collapses. Even after a lucky 4th then 5th we still did the usual total collapse today. Other managers now out thinking Pep?
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I smell a plant
 
coolcity said:
Excellent post. All the ones slating him on here probably never actually listen to what he says. They certainly never have any answers, all we get is "drop him, sell him, never play him again" without actually realising that we would be in a far worse position without most of the players they're slating.

Any news on Khusanov? I think he would really strengthen us if he could get a run and find a place in the side. I'm assuming he's still injured.
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I like Khusonov asa defender . I think Peps reluctance to play him is that he is a bit raw and rash and probably more that he isnt as good on the ball as Nunes or the others for instance.....

But its got to be worth a go to have him on as he is a very good defender in the basics and one on ones
 
SWPISHOME said:
His philosophy has always been by keeping possession the opposition can't hurt you.

Now we have a group of players that aren't anywhere near as technically gifted as what we previously had seasons gone by.

If anything we are our own worst enemy, we can't keep possession for long periods of time anymore and give the ball away so carelessly in dangerous areas.

Pep is too stubborn to change it.
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Pep can't win.

People on here were moaning that the possession based football was boring and no fun any more.

Now there's moaning that we don't play possession football.
 
coolcity said:
There was a point late on in the game where we were coming under a lot of pressure but Savinho ran up the pitch with the ball from our penalty box instead of just punting it out in panic like most of our actual defenders were doing, but nobody seems to have noticed that.
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I noticed it, tried to take it to the corner flag from our D.

I'm not a fan of his, but I didn't think he did much wrong tonight for a change.
 
paulchapo said:
Even by our long chequered crazy history that was completely barmy. I know we got the three points but im not sure if that performance was a good or bad thing for our confidence. I mean if you can't relax, control and enjoy a game when you're 5-1 up when can you?? It should have been simple and Fulham should have been shit scared of trying to pull it back for fear of getting totally humiliated. Instead they could have easily drawn if not won it! Our non existent midfield, pressing, closing players down and composure was absolutely criminal. It was schoolboy stuff. That game, in spite of our five goals will have given every single one of our future opponents a huge lift. I mean we're not going to score five goals every game are we, but we sure look like conceding five. It's baffling. How do we sort it out? I have no idea but we absolutely have to.
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It was a headshaker. We went from joyous Poznan in the stands to biting our nails off in the space of 20 minutes. Bonkers game.

At least we won the 2 games though. Regardless of the problems we have which are clear, we are winning when last year we were losing.
 
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