What's the problem(s)?

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

All the problems come from not being able to get the 2nd goal when leading - and in my opinion thats because we only have one natural, instinctive finisher in the squad and he now spends as much time injured as he does playing - with the number of chances we create in every game, the answer surely is getting another instinctive striker in? If we go 2 or 3 up, the games over

We stopped playing once we scored. From that point on until 80 mins we were shite. Just like last week for much of the game and just like much of the the second half of the Wolves game. The players need to fucking buckle down and sort it out because it’s not been anywhere near good enough so far.

 

[Blu1]

No striker replacement for aguero in 2 seasons now. Jesus is not going to be our main striker

No silva replacement ie creative player

No fern replacement.
midfield is more an issue than defence. We are so slow & weak in the middle of the park.

The game has changed younger, stronger players with much more skill are coming through now. Our midfield gets bullied

 

[GRB]

We were so spoilt with Kun, Tevez, Balo and Dzeko. So so spoilt.

“Only this”

 

[vin]

Embarrassing how many chances we miss. Fucking appalling from the forwards

 

[Citycity76]

Jesus is not a CF

Sterling is not a CF

Simple

 

[Tevez City]

Maybe its the 3 amigos ( Txiki, Ferran & Pep )

But I think Pep have ruined his best formula after the centurion season.

 

[s1ty m]

Replacing generationally great players with mediocrity.

Dear God can people not see Mahrez, Rodri, Torres, et al, for the mediocrity that they are?

2012 title game, starting line-up:

Hart
Zabs Komps Lescott Clichy
Nasri Yaya Barry David
Tevez Kun

The likes of De Jong, Dzeko and Balotelli to come on.

Honestly, they'd wipe the floor with the current team. Ederson and KDB would get in, Laporte for Lescott too. Although Ederson is turning into Christ knows what.

That's progress then? No, we've bought badly and it's plain as day.

 

[Withnail]

The first 45 minutes at Wolves were very impressive and give me real hope for this season. The pressing and intensity were excellent, however those levels have dropped a lot since then and our performances look jaded and lack energy.

Losing Jesus does not help, but Bernardo needs to be restored to the team.

 

[wolviedinho]

Problems:

Covid- Squad & Financial implications.

No preseason-Unacceptable level(20 min spell after that ran ragged).

Recruitment- Need time and team is struggling.

Older players - Midfield is shot now fern is older and no forward has been a nightmare.

FFP- We ate unable to spend what is needed to buy the very best. Min we need a top forward, Silva replacement, combative cm and a lb.

Var & The system- We are up against it and due to our poor performances it is highlighted the corruption even more.

Solutions:

The club need to find a way to be able to purchasing the very best players. I don’t care how they do it but if we want to be the best we have to buy the best or we need to completely shake up the scouting network and find the players this way as I have no idea what the scouts do.

In summary: Can all of the above happen? Probably not but the fitness needs sorted ASAP.

 

[Mike N]

How have we managed to lose such quality, and personality, and replace them with lesser players? We’ve completely ignored our main issue, not converting the dozens of chances per game, and instead focused on

Replacing generationally great players with mediocrity.

Dear God can people not see Mahrez, Rodri, Torres, et al, for the mediocrity that they are?

2012 title game, starting line-up:

Hart
Zabs Komps Lescott Clichy
Nasri Yaya Barry David
Tevez Kun

The likes of De Jong, Dzeko and Balotelli to come on.

Honestly, they'd wipe the floor with the current team. Ederson and KDB would get in, Laporte for Lescott too. Although Ederson is turning into Christ knows what.

That's progress then? No, we've bought badly and it's plain as day.

our once very strong squad is now very average when you get beyond 15