18 Jan 2021 09:52:52
Good morning all,
The current team situation will ALWAYS go back to the August/ September transfer window especially not strengthening the Midfield which is badly needed. we spent money on overpriced players.
Its the engine room of any team, is the midfield creative, ball winning types, we should have signed Paulinho when we had the chance.
18 Jan 2021 12:03:10
So yellowstone, you mention how the midfield and how it is the engine room and then the only player you mention we should have signed is Paulinho. Which one? The 32 year old who is 1 year into a 4 year deal at £300k a week or the one from Braga - the striker?
18 Jan 2021 13:07:07
Jas I meant the Brasa one he was available at around 16 mill.
18 Jan 2021 13:22:20
Jas, sorry to go on a bit neither of Neves, Moutinho are capable of striding forward with the ball, you must remember the Mike Bailey, Kenny Hibbitt, Paul Ince, the most aggressive strong ball winning midfielder at present is Owen Otwasie.
You can look back over time stikers can only do there job if they get the support from midfield, you must admit we slow and one paced in midfield.
18 Jan 2021 13:50:02
On a similar but side note. re the speed of our midfield
Do you recall Karen Carney going on about fitness a few weeks ago and how it was so important to Leed's game plan.
Well not only is our team slow - bar Traore and Semedo and perhaps Neto- but we run the last yards by a lot, play passively and slowly for long periods - traditionally the entire first half -yet still feel the need to shut up shop for the last 15, (often costing us points) presumably as the players can't last 90 mins?
Are we the least fit/ athletic squad in the league?
Has Nuno built a system to cover up these shortcomings and by changing the system we have been exposed?
Just yet another v negative post - sorry - depressed!
18 Jan 2021 14:30:42
least.