What I think our problem is is the fact that our reputation has grown faster than our team. We are now known to the footballing world as mega-rich city, therefore they expect us to be some sort of amazing team. It seems to me that teams are playing city and aiming to just stop us scoring and hopefully getting one on the break, and this is down to the fact that we are now the richest club in the world. We cannot perform against teams because they are just out to stop us scoring, the same as they do with chelsea, liverpool etc. But the "top four" are further along their process than us, with their team they can play against your scrappy teams and get a result because they're filled with quality match winning players. Thats why we perform so well when you see teams come to attack us ie. Hull, Pompey, Liverpool (althought we lost). We need to give Hughes time to build our squad in order to have the quality players that have the ability to break down these teams because at the moment we just haven't got the squad. In my opinion I think we need to let Hughes finish his fight to get us in the top ten this year, because no doubt he will, and then let him get our squad together in the summer ready to break down the like of bolton etc.
So all in all give Hughes time.
So all in all give Hughes time.