[Albion] Does anyone else think we have good players?

[Lifelong Supporter]

In your opinion,Prove it !

Yes exactly in my opinion, it is what people give on here. Perhaps you need to read a bit more.

 

[West Upper Seagull]

No wonder we looked lost. It’s a bit like leaping into bed with a woman and Chris pops out of the wardrobe to remind you you’re lucky to be here, especially with that between your legs, keep it tight and try not to blow your load too quickly...

FFS Chris, i’ll get my coat.

Performance anxiety, it’s a killer.

Now that really made me laugh out loud ! Superb !

 

[Me and my Monkey]

At games I’ve often felt like I’m watching a group of very capable individuals who have no idea how to play as a team. The manager’s job is surely to get those individuals playing as a team. So I’m quietly hopeful for the future. If I wasn’t, and our players are truly dreadful, then the alternative doesn’t bear thinking about. I don’t think they are dreadful, though.

 

[blue-shifted]

We have some fantastic players OP. So do our competitors though

 

[Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ]

But I have wondered at times which of our players would be in demand if the club made it clear they were all for sale.

It's an interesting point, but difficult to speculate on as I'd say that our players have been underperforming/not fulfilling potential

At Bournemouth I think Smuggy is really able to improve players from a technical point of view - think about it:

Calum Wilson - signed from League 1 Coventry
David Brooks - signed from Championship Sheffield United
Ryan Fraser - signed from Aberdeen
Josh King - signed from Championship Blackburn Rovers

 

[Weststander]

Very few would be starters for other PL teams.

Hard to argue with that.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

We still have a top Championship squad - but not quite good enough for this league.

Hughton could only do so much with the talent available, and as such had to be conservative. If we ship goals playing defensively, just think how many more we could let in while trying to attack.

 

[Lifelong Supporter]

What about someone like Martin Montoya? He's played Champions League football with Lionel Messi for Barcelona, yet at only 28 years old he's looked utterly lost/shite playing for us. Now do you think that's because he's only a Championship player or a player who's form has suffered due to lack of any coherent game plan/tactics/coaching?

Maybe or maybe not. The point put is whether he is a good player at Premier League level and in my view he is not. Hopefully though a new manager will bring improvement and something that is more acceptable. Time will tell.

 

[Weststander]

I think this is the risk that Bloom is now taking..that the team are good enough without CH to stay up, I think CH has kept a Championship team in the PL for 2 seasons, thats obviously not cutting the mustard anymore...Bloom wouldn't be making the decision thinking we'll go down before we build a squad again to stay in the PL, so he must be banking on the fact that someone else can get good football out of them...Or has plans to spend more...

Of course he’ll spend. We’re PL team building and are to receive £110m in broadcasting income.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

It's an interesting point, but difficult to speculate on as I'd say that our players have been underperforming/not fulfilling potential

At Bournemouth I think Smuggy is really able to improve players from a technical point of view - think about it:

Calum Wilson - signed from League 1 Coventry
David Brooks - signed from Championship Sheffield United
Ryan Fraser - signed from Aberdeen
Josh King - signed from Championship Blackburn Rovers

The magic doesn't seem to have worked so well on Jordon Ibe, Tyrone Mings or Dominic Solanke, it must be said.

 

[the right footed denilson]

Our problem is that we don’t have a single winger or striker up to PL football, hence we find it so hard to score. A couple of quality additions in those positions and the new manager should be looking upwards next season.

No, not having that. I guess we'll see. But. clean slates from today IMHO.

 

[Stat Brother]

Was actually going to do a poll on this but felt it was overkill.

I wonder how many people think we have a) better players than our performances suggest b) worse players than our performances suggest or c) players about the same as our performances suggest?

a))

 

[Kosh]

Now that really made me laugh out loud ! Superb !

I know the image is quite something, arms folded, stern expression with only a fist pump to show for 95 mins of toil ending in an unfulfilling no score draw.

Sigh.

 

[Wrong-Direction]

I agree with the legend Kerry Mayo who said: we should be able to reach mid table with this squad.

The trouble is getting the players to really believe it, as CH has shot the belief to shit with his constant talk of our level and who we can and (mostly) can’t compete with.

The polar opposite of a positive mental attitude.

No wonder we looked lost. It’s a bit like leaping into bed with a woman and Chris pops out of the wardrobe to remind you you’re lucky to be here, especially with that between your legs, keep it tight and try not to blow your load too quickly...

FFS Chris, i’ll get my coat.

Performance anxiety, it’s a killer.

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[the right footed denilson]

a))

It does deserve a poll of its own!

 

[zefarelly]

Consistency in performance, yes. physically that hasn't been an issue, although we are slow at PL level, but mentally. . . . And tactically we're frail and lack adaptive qualities. Given CH rare, but obvious animated expression pitchside, I assume some of our players aren't intelligent enough above a certain level.

We have a competitive squad to give most sides a good game on our day. We could realistically expected to be anywhere between 10th and 20th next season the key being consistency

 

[Stat Brother]

It does deserve a poll of its own!

Well I'm not doing it for you cos I'll get into even more trouble.

 

[Bold Seagull]

It's an interesting point, but difficult to speculate on as I'd say that our players have been underperforming/not fulfilling potential

At Bournemouth I think Smuggy is really able to improve players from a technical point of view - think about it:

Calum Wilson - signed from League 1 Coventry
David Brooks - signed from Championship Sheffield United
Ryan Fraser - signed from Aberdeen
Josh King - signed from Championship Blackburn Rovers

Sorry, but remind me in Murray's excellent career when he scored more goals in the top flight than under Hughton? Did Smuggy make him better, he had him as a 31 year old?

 

[Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ]

The magic doesn't seem to have worked so well on Jordon Ibe, Tyrone Mings or Dominic Solanke, it must be said.

I was merely pointing out that the 4 players you'd pointed out previously as sellable assets for Bournemouth had all been signed from lower league clubs (Aberdeen ) and have been improved through coaching to now be decent Premier League players.

I'll give you Mings - but Jordon Ibe and Dominic Solanke were both signed from Liverpool so the conclusion is it's better to sign lower league players?