Here's my main frustration

[@owlstalk]

We're into the new season now

We've had a couple of good results, some average ones and some bad ones

But forget the actual results for a moment. 

Let's have a look at the squad, the formation, tactics, approach, and the starting eleven

What is it?

I'm struggling to say what our style is (apart from playing from the back), I have no idea what our formation is, I don't know what our starting eleven should be.

That's my main concern/frustration

It's like we are into the season but playing around with the starting lineup and formations like it's the start of pre-season

That's the main frustration for me.

Not the results but the lack of understanding

[Southie_Owl]

Performances are the worry.  If you put in good performances then results will come.  Put in average to inept performances and winning games is a difficult thing to do, as we have leant since that Christmas party 

[RichieB]

Don't know, but we've had 7 shots on target in the last 3 games combined. Not good enough is it really. 

[GMOwl72]

……we go again next week……….

[Screen Door Slams]

Quite frankly we look a f***in mess , the team shape is horrible and unfortunately we are stuck with it as DM has based his recruitment specifically around this formation.

 

Paul Warne had Lewis Wing playing out of his skin...................................he looks totally lost under DM.

[CalmJimmers]

Just a bad day at the office.

 

Again.

 

For the third week running.

 

Absolutely not just here to make up the numbers though.

[FreshOwl]

You can’t have a settled squad with inconsistent performances every week. Also the fact this group are new so more likely to bring in new faces who are untested 

Edited September 18, 2021 by FreshOwl

[sternlad]

Haven’t seen the match, but what position did Hutchinson play in the end?

[@owlstalk]

2 minutes ago, RichieB said:

Don't know, but we've had 7 shots on target in the last 3 games combined. Not good enough is it really. 

Nowhere near 
We should be having that per game

[Spondon Owl]

3 minutes ago, @owlstalk said:

We're into the new season now

We've had a couple of good results, some average ones and some bad ones

But forget the actual results for a moment. 

Let's have a look at the squad, the formation, tactics, approach, and the starting eleven

What is it?

I'm struggling to say what our style is (apart from playing from the back), I have no idea what our formation is, I don't know what our starting eleven should be.

That's my main concern/frustration

It's like we are into the season but playing around with the starting lineup and formations like it's the start of pre-season

That's the main frustration for me.

Not the results but the lack of understanding

Were agreeing on a lot recently. This is weird.

 

I'm really concerned by the amount of times we could have crossed but have Gregory to cross to. They knew we were coming down the middle and stopped us. It was far, far too easy for them to pack the middle.

[OneManBand]

2 minutes ago, GMOwl72 said:

……we go again next week……….

fkn hate that saying.

[TheEnchanter]

When people talk of the team 'gelling' it's actually talked about with the basic thought that each game you have, each result, each week you will definitively get better. You will work out which tactics are best. You will work out what players should be played as a priority over others. 

 

However, in reality... it isn't a simple linear process. Each week opponents change, line ups change, formation changes, factors change. It might take months and months. It might take a year to gel into a good side. It might never happen! 

 

[@owlstalk]

4 minutes ago, Southie_Owl said:

Performances are the worry.  

But performances come from all the things I mentioned

It's a bit weird currently as we just have no settled idea of what team we are

[quinnssweetshop]

It is Moore's inability to force change in a game. The tactical decisions being made are appalling and if it continues under the stewardship of a respected professional manager, yet again.... then there are many that will question the chansiri role in team decisions.

[WalthamOwl]

Doesn’t look like the players have a clue what their jobs in the team are. 

[@owlstalk]

Just now, WalthamOwl said:

Doesn’t look like the players have a clue what their jobs in the team are. 

This is what I'm saying

 

[Paul..]

Why was Wing in the squad? Awful again when he came on, are we contracted to play him as part of his loan? Byers has shown a hell of a lot more than Wing has.

 

The only consolation from that match is that Berahino looked really good, proper player.

 

[Maddogbob]

Tbf I thought we ran out of steam. Blew our load first half. It nearly worked.

 

Don't like the formation.

 

Don't like our main striker, he's not mobile enough. For the formation.

 

Wing looks like Izzy brown.

 

Bannan is overplaying the ball.

 

The keeper isn't an upgrade.

 

Hunt urrghh not sure.

 

Behrinio isn't fit

 

Theo looks like a rabbit in headlights.

 

Love our number 7, can watch him all day.

 

 

Edited September 18, 2021 by Maddogbob

[Mike Hunt]

2 minutes ago, WalthamOwl said:

Doesn’t look like the players have a clue what their jobs in the team are. 

That’s because the manager is clueless 

[Road Runner]

Donny fans say he has no plan B

 

We currently don’t have a Plan A

 

The tactics are shocking, Gregory is isolated all game, we dare not cross and the ball is constantly sideways or playing in defence with it.

 

It’s extremely worrying, reminds me of the Chris Turner era signing lots of new players but couldn’t get them to play so Sturrock came in, feels like it’s playing that way again.