Finchley Seagull
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Respectfully, I think the things you're talking about are partly what is, in my opinion, holding us back. Alzate doesn't contribute to the attack, neither does Dan Burn although I'll admit that he has been a big surprise. My expectations of him were so low that all he really needed to do was be able to move and I'd have been surprised. He's a very athletic player but he's not got any quality at all. He can't contribute in attack either.
Keeping the ball forever is fine but there's no real creativity going forward because there are too many players who either can't contribute or they're in the wrong positions to get the most out of them. Mooy's not a winger, but that's where he plays. Trossard is a winger playing centrally for no benefit to the team.
March came on yesterday to play left wing back to move to three at the back and he did less than nothing going forward. I've not been impressed with Potter this season but it takes a manager time to stamp their mark on the squad. Hopefully next season he'll settle down his team selections, resume playing genuine wingers on the wing and the formation won't change every time a sub comes on which disrupts the flow of the team and usually prevents us producing anything late on. Obviously Arsenal is a glorious exception and it was recent, so that's what matters - but look at the whole season and see how ineffective the changes have been and how rare it is for us to come from behind. This time next year we'll have completed a second season with Potter so it will be fairer to judge him, but right now, this is how I feel. But I'm not suggesting we should make a change, not at all. We've made our choice and he's going to achieve the aim of survival.
You seem to be incredibly harsh on Potter, Alzate, Burn. Why not attack the whole team?
Alzate definitely contributes in attack. He's not scored yet but he definitely offers something going forward. He's got into good positions but just needs to get a goal. He's had a fantastic season and would probably been loaned out again under Hughton.
Burn has been fantastic too. I'd prefer Bernardo at left back but Potter must have his reasons and Burn has generally been excellent, including being an outlet for crossing and winning the ball in the air on the wing.
Potter regularly makes tactical changes during the game. You say above that Arsenal he made good changes yet gave him 1/10, which seems odd. He has come in and tried to completely change the way we're playing. He's become a bit more pragmatic lately because we didn't take advantage of games we dominated in the first half of the season and were struggling. That is a good sign to me. It shows he can adapt. I really don't see your issue with Potter and your posts sound like you have an agenda against him