I do think Deerey had a point a week or so ago. The back 5 didn’t help, but there are bigger problems afoot. I am not convinced by the balance of the squad and wonder if they actually are good enough.
This.
We were outplayed during large periods of the game last night, not through a dodgy ref or negative tactics, but a better footballing side on a large pitch.
A lot has been pinned on the formation whereas I’ve always thought that it was a red herring, I’ve heard from a few people now that our squad just isn’t good enough and that’s becoming more apparent by the week.
Our ball retention is very poor, unless we go sideways along the back line then it unlikely we keep possession for a noteworthy length of time. Last night our shooting was diabolical, barely registered a shot on target from a few good positions.
Positives are another clean sheet and some incredible goalkeeping- Beck also looks to be an astute signing, we just need to start making better runs off him
As he hardly loses a ball in the air.
