Dean Smith " We took the lead and we remained hopeful we'd keep a clean sheet"
Just fuck off Deano
They'll have gone mentally after that.
That was a hammering, let's not kid ourselves, that was soul-destroying. Chelsea are a decent side but they aren't Liverpool or Man City .
So do I take it that your slight optimism after Sheff Utd has waned just a bit '57..?.
Yes mate, I was embarrassed by it, what was it 80 odd % possession or something.
It if it was a boxing match it would have been stopped
I can't believe we only had one yellow card for a foul , which was in injury time. When you are being given the run around like we were , then at least get a few fouls in to disrupt the rhythm of the game.
Overall , I think we are just too nice and in a dog eat dog league you get taken advantage of big time.
I always make a point of reading your post 66, because they are spot on.Depressing stuff, can’t really add much more than what’s already been said. After just listening to Smith’s after match interview, like many before him, he’s now officially lost the plot..it’s as if every manager we appoint eventually morphs after 18 months, 2 or 3 years into the same mould....afraid to try anything different, same tactics, same formation, same selection and after match comments which make us all shake our heads in disbelief....it’s as if the club becomes too big for them and they completely freeze. I’ve been more supportive than most but even the most ardent of his supporters can’t defend that today. We rarely look like scoring from open play and it was inevitable that once they’d equalised, they’d go on to win. Never thought I’d see McGinn and Grealish have so little impact...but Jack out wide...ffs! As for the rest...Luiz for me our best player but have thought that for most of the season, think he’ll be yet another we lose who‘ll go onto bigger and better things. Easy to forget he’s still very young. Thought Davis did ok again and Mings/Hause were reasonably solid but that’s it. No more flickers of hope on another afternoon of despair....
We are too nice but these are the nice soft players he has brought in. In addition to the lack of power, the gulf in class was truly embarrassing.
Spot on Melon.It does all come down to quality of players though. I will always say that .
Only last season Smith beat Lampard 3 times aggregate score 9-1. We had better players.
Lampard now has better players to work with, they have comfortably beaten us.
But if you have lesser quality players you have to make it up with motivation, endeavour and hard work.
If you had posed that question prior to the restart I would have said yes, but having seen the two performances since the restart I cant believe how bad we are.Well Brighton have a horrendous run of games, but still managed to beat Arsenal. Can anyone see us winning a game for the rest of the season?
I understand the point but not sure risking bookings and possibly a sending off is really beneficial although I agree we certainly lacked combativeness on the pitch and played too passively which I said prior to the match if we played that way we will lose as they will dictate the play with their superior qualityI can't believe we only had one yellow card for a foul , which was in injury time. When you are being given the run around like we were , then at least get a few fouls in to disrupt the rhythm of the game.
Overall , I think we are just too nice and in a dog eat dog league you get taken advantage of big time.
Agree Sir Dennis, we would all accept that years of mismanagement has left us at the playing level of clubs such as Norwich, Watford and Bournemouth. I don't see any permutation from our current squad that can compete with the 'big boys'. Let's at least go down fighting,play Jack where he's effective. Let's give Davis and Samatta a run together. We ain't down yet. FFP may be eased,which may be a godsend. Team is full of nice,one paced players.Recruitment policy,tbf, was forced on the club and l doubt Dean had too much say with the money men. Despite the current gloom,as a club we are moving forward and we may well drop but we have strong foundations at last.That's what I really hate about the Premier League. The gulf generally between the top 5/6 and the rest is huge , and breaking into that requires near miracles.
They'll have gone mentally after that.
That was a hammering, let's not kid ourselves, that was soul-destroying. Chelsea are a decent side but they aren't Liverpool or Man City .
That's what I really hate about the Premier League. The gulf generally between the top 5/6 and the rest is huge , and breaking into that requires near miracles.
I always make a point of reading your post 66, because they are spot on.
If you are posting the above then the game really is up!