(12-09-2020, 08:29 PM)Paplane Wrote: Ive said all along he needs wins. Maybe another defeat and a draw in the next couple of games and  he might be toast. I dont like it but that's the way it is. We didn't deserve to lose today.

(12-09-2020, 08:14 PM)Madforit Wrote: To be honest I`ve given up caring if Lamouchi gets the sack, I really cannot see him turning this around, I don't think he knows how to, I`m starting to think that maybe he has lost the dressing room with his tactics or lack of them, his tinkering with the team, poor decision making will and continually over looking certain players that are more than capable to get into this team.

I hope that he leaves or is given the boot, he is here because the owner believed that he was the right man for the job, that is certainly looking unlikely, he is far too defensive and he worries far too much about the opposition, and he sets up to get nick a point with his dour football, he has been found out by opposing teams and their managers counter his style of football by getting stuck into our team from the kick off, we only seem to react when we go behind, and usually as we appear to be getting on top and seem capable of winning the game, he then either doesn't go for the throat to kill off the game and prefers to sit back inviting trouble and we usually manage to get the draw or we capitulate.


For me personally the next four games are important games for the club and Lamouchi, he either changes it around asap or he will see the supporters turn on him and vent anger and hostility towards him and want him gone, I fear he can see the mistakes and is too stubborn in his ways to correct it, so the next four games will either see him turn this around or he will be gone.

(12-09-2020, 08:07 PM)Paplane Wrote: Cheer up you miserable lot. We need to bed in. Freeman looked promising, Colback rusty, Grabban missed a couple. Gabriel a young lad making his league debut. On another day we'd be going home with a point.

Im keeping the faith.

(12-09-2020, 10:18 PM)Madforit Wrote: I just don't think he has learnt anything, he talks a good job

(12-09-2020, 10:26 PM)Tricky Wrote: Does sitting so deep and trying to play out from the back now inspire a certain amount of trepidation from the players? I have noticed that most sides will now do a high press against us, which means stifling our progression forwards, stopping us from making forward runs or even sideways passes. We are now having to revert to the long punt forward, from our CB's and are effectively bypassing our midfield. We are being forced into making stupid errors along our back line.

I have now had time to calm down a bit and try to make some sense out of what happened today. We do look like we are behind, when it comes to pre-season. Has Sabri misjudged just what was needed? We did play with a number of players who have barely featured over the past 6, 8, 10, 12 months so there is rustiness in some legs and minds. Hopefully, they will sharpen up and give us a much greater attacking threat. But we have got to ditch this defensive let the opposition have the ball and hit them on the break tactic, because we have been found out and it is no longer effective. Even when it was effective, we squandered our chances, two of them less than 10 yards out and a virtual open goal!!!

Sabri has got to start getting ruthless with certain players now. He has the majority of the cover he needs.  If they aren't performing, they need to be dropped. I am not just implying the likes of Carvalho or Ribero, but the likes of Figuredo, Worrall, Grabban, Yates, his 'pet players'. He needs to come up with a more attacking dimensional tactic now he has more attack minded players in the squad. There is an old adage in football and that is, the best form of defence is to attack. Sabri needs to learn this and adopt it otherwise it is going to be a long hard season and he will be unemployed before we get to Christmas!