If our shiteness was entirely down to lack of effort, then I might draw some comfort from what you say. Yes, we will probably try quite hard tomorrow.
Unfortunately however, I don't think that lack of effort has much to do with how crap we are playing. Of course, it plays a part and Kolarov's strolling about on Wednesday, for example, did us no favours. But that's not why we lost.
We lost, because they way we play usually, is shite. We are too slow, too passive, we pass the ball around pointlessly and endlessly in front of 11 defenders, no-one runs in behind, an then we give the ball away. We then survive, or often not, a fast dynamic and direct break from the opposition, waltzing throw our midfield and through on our goal. We eventually get the ball back, or pick it out of net, and then we repeat our bore-fest tactics until we give the ball away again.
Occasionally, moments of individual brilliance save us. And sometimes if the opposition are crap, we may break through. But if they are not, we rarely do, and we usually succumb to them on the break if they have quality.
We can expect this tomorrow I think. We'll huff and puff but ultimately create very little and they will hurt us at our end.
I am just hoping West Ham will beat the scum.
