[Albion] We really need to start games the way we finish them.

[Reddleman]

First of all I am of course pleased we got a point away at Leicester but it’s starting to get frustrating how often we fall behind in games.

We have only taken the lead this season in six of our 22 games. In those six we have won 5 and drawn 1 which shows how crucial it is for us.

We seem to finish games with a more attacking team and a higher level of intensity than we started with and we need to get a better balance by starting games faster.

That for me is the next step in our evolution. I know we like to manage players minutes but Lamptey and Welbeck should be 100% starting against Watford.

 

[Gazwag]

Little steps, we are getting better each season, keep improving each year, yes it's frustrating for the fans sometimes but we are on 30 points now and it's only January

 

[macbeth]

no coincidence that the performance changed when we brought lamptey and welbeck on. they give us two things we're sorely lacking in the rest of the team, pace and physical presence in the penalty area. that goal is what maupay's game should be all about, dropping out wide and using his quality to create chances when the defence is all packed into the box. leaving him up top on his own, as good as he's been this season, is doing him a disservice

 

[Miami Seagull]

Very true. We look like the powderpuff girls up from for the first 70 or so minutes of every game and then all of a sudden we click. Really good teams are dangerous throughout. We are not - yet.

 

[m@goo]

Was thinking exactly the same myself.

I assumed we were holding attacking players back in order to be more defensive and not risk going a goal down but we ALWAYS go a goal down so why not start with the attacking players and see if we can go a goal up for a change?

 

[portlock seagull]

Score more goals you mean? What, like get another striker? Has anyone else noticed this?

 

[BBassic]

We really need to start games the way we finish them.

Drawing?

Got that covered.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

First of all I am of course pleased we got a point away at Leicester but it’s starting to get frustrating how often we fall behind in games.

We have only taken the lead this season in six of our 22 games. In those six we have won 5 and drawn 1 which shows how crucial it is for us.

We seem to finish games with a more attacking team and a higher level of intensity than we started with and we need to get a better balance by starting games faster.

That for me is the next step in our evolution. I know we like to manage players minutes but Lamptey and Welbeck should be 100% starting against Watford.

We do already don’t we? 0-0

 

[Wardy's twin]

no coincidence that the performance changed when we brought lamptey and welbeck on. they give us two things we're sorely lacking in the rest of the team, pace and physical presence in the penalty area. that goal is what maupay's game should be all about, dropping out wide and using his quality to create chances when the defence is all packed into the box. leaving him up top on his own, as good as he's been this season, is doing him a disservice

As I said on another thread I think Lamptey had a niggle carried over from Chelsea game.

 

[Bold Seagull]

First of all I am of course pleased we got a point away at Leicester but it’s starting to get frustrating how often we fall behind in games.

We have only taken the lead this season in six of our 22 games. In those six we have won 5 and drawn 1 which shows how crucial it is for us.

We seem to finish games with a more attacking team and a higher level of intensity than we started with and we need to get a better balance by starting games faster.

That for me is the next step in our evolution. I know we like to manage players minutes but Lamptey and Welbeck should be 100% starting against Watford.

We finish as the more attacking team because we’ve often been behind. We didn’t finish the more attacking side agonist Brentford or Everton because we were ahead.

We’ve often gone behind through being a bit too adventurous in the first half. Not sure we lack intensity, but when the opposition are a goal ahead with something to hold it may look that way.