'Hughes team' has actually made us worse.....

[Marvin]

You bring 4 new players into the team and it will take time for them all to adapt

That's what I am hoping anyway

Was a blow to miss out on Santa Cruz, but Bojinov sounds like he's about a month away.

The defensive midfielders i.e. Zabeleta and De Jong are not really working as we don't seem to be able to retain possession in the opponents half away from home

 

[K.Reeves right foot]

You bring 4 new players into the team and it will take time for them all to adapt

That's what I am hoping anyway

Was a blow to miss out on Santa Cruz, but Bojinov sounds like he's about a month away.

The defensive midfielders i.e. Zabeleta and De Jong are not really working as we don't seem to be able to retain possession in the opponents half away from home

2 defensive midfielders is just unnecessary unless at least 1 of them can also move forward and add an attacking threat. Neither have shown they can do this.

 

[Corky]

The Brazil model that Scolari carried on with to win the 2002 world cup had 2 DM.

All we need is Cafu and Carlos to turn the clock back ten years and join us...

 

[kippaxblue76]

The Brazil model that Scolari carried on with to win the 2002 world cup had 2 DM.

All we need is Cafu and Carlos to turn the clock back ten years and join us...

This system with 2 DM's can work if your fullbacks can get forward and provide the width, the players have not got used to the system yet it takes time for the new players to gel with the ones already here, we just need to be patient, i will be backing the team all the way then lets see where we are at the end of the season.

 

[PowderBlue]

The Brazil model that Scolari carried on with to win the 2002 world cup had 2 DM.

All we need is Cafu and Carlos to turn the clock back ten years and join us...

Aye but brazilians and the word defensive arent easy bedfellows.

 

[GoForGlory]

Thats the really odd thing on paper this team is much stronger than last seasons and yet looks like it will end up double figures less in points.

Doubt it...maybe I'm optimistic but I think we'll get only about 5-8 points less than last season. That's still not good enough with this backing though.

 

[The Fat el Hombre]

Whilst I think his buys have been good, there is an argument that they have made us worse! We are still shocking away from home, and we never ever outplay teams like we did earlier on, pompey, stoke etc. Our goal thread has dried up completely since he implemented 'his team.'

For me, the deployment of 2 defensive midfielders has resulted in a lack of attacking threat. Also the lack of a real target man makes 2 defensive midfielders even more negative...
But I do agree, it does seem to have got worse, even Ireland is a pale immitation of his earleir form....Baffling

I agree