[Albion] Are we back to pre-April Potter?

[GT49er]

I somehow doubt we will be signing any strikers in the foreseeable future.
I cannot find the post but Barber told one supporter we are well stocked in that department!
We are doomed!!

No we're not. We may be going backwards for a bit until RdZ learns the same lesson that Potter had to, and eventually did.

 

[Justice]

We are back to where we were for 80% of GPs time here. A goal scoring striker light still

Interesting when I mentioned this last week you had me down as a moaner your so full of shit

 

[Frankworthington]

No we're not. We may be going backwards for a bit until RdZ learns the same lesson that Potter had to, and eventually did.

Yes I know
He will turn things around, he will have to do it without big-money striker signings though.
I would be surprised if we finish top-ten again, but I think we could see a few youngsters blooded. The we are doomed comment was a bit tongue in cheek. Sorry!

 

[Justice]

I somehow doubt we will be signing any strikers in the foreseeable future.
I cannot find the post but Barber told one supporter we are well stocked in that department!
We are doomed!!

Yes I know
He will turn things around, he will have to do it without big-money striker signings though.
I would be surprised if we finish top-ten again, but I think we could see a few youngsters blooded. The we are doomed comment was a bit tongue in cheek.

RDZ has inherited a lightweight squad with fragile levels of confidence. We lived through this in the Potter era. Take last season. Flying start. Eleven games without a win. Rally over Xmas and New Year. Six straight defeats. Strong finish...one defeat in nine. All over the place. Manager changing tactics and formation at the drop of a hat. One minute didn't know when the next goal was coming. Next minute outplaying CL contenders.
We have sold three of our physically strongest players in Burn, Bissouma and Cucurella and were clearly second best in this department v Spurs. They were bigger than us. They leant on us. They pushed us, pulled us around, like a bigger boxer continually leaning on a smaller opponent and sapping his strength. Dier nudged Welbeck all game and knocked him off his stride. Last night, Brentford were game clever. They niggled as well. Used wasting tactics. Slowed it down. One big, strong, effective forward made the difference.
We are too pretty as a side. We don't have a rough enough edge. When we get in front our confidence is sky high. When we trail, we don't have the tools to recover. We have key players who are inconsistent. Trossard is the prime example. Either full of confidence and playing out his skin at Anfield or letting his levels drop alarmingly in the following two games. Welbeck is lightweight as well. Good positional sense but doesn't finish. A good support player for a direct striker. Put Toney in our team...world of difference. Welbeck doesn't work the back four like a Toney or a Mitrovic. We sold our only proven PL striker.
If you are going to play out from the back, the fulcrum is the keeper. He has to be assured and confident. Sanchez scares the pants off me. Too laid back. Too casual at times. Before long he will give a goal away. Its coming. Big man who flaps at and misses too many crosses. I know its his character but he needs to speed up his game. Brilliant at times, scary at others.
RDZ has to get us playing at a quicker tempo. Last two games have been too slow. Pace is a weapon. We have to use Mitoma and Lamptey more. He needs 8 points from his first 8 games, up to the WC, to suggest he has steadied the ship. Looking forward, not sure he is going to get them. Tuesday is must win but on the evidence of last night looks shaky. City a write off. Chelsea will be full of vitriol and a narrow defeat. Just leaves Wolves and Villa, both desperate for points. Bottom half, here we come.

We gave them the opportunity to start time wasting because we can’t put the ball in the net, I didn’t expect March to score because he never does but Welbeck surely knows by now to head the ball back in the direction the ball came from. 1-0 up and they have to chase the game. No goals in 9 games is it from our only decent first team striker.