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This squad

MBcha said:
It looks as though the core of a good squad is developing now.

If we could just add a right wing back and a striker our starting 11 is enough to match up to most teams.

Iversen
SVDB Bauer Hughes
(RWB) Whiteman McCann Earl
DJ
Riis (ST)
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I just hope that our ownership situation has more clarity by the time the window opens, with those two additions (admittedly a few outgoings would be needed too) and either a new coach or if we see real consistency from FM, we should be able to see a really respectable finish this season, possibly even around the edges of the play offs.
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DJ has done little to earn his place in recent weeks. Barkhuizen quite obviously is the right wing back. Earl doesn't impress me greatly thus far.
They still need to add a proper left wing-back and in the absence of a natural attacking midfielder, play 3 strikers.
Otherwise I agree with your choices.
 
jamesOB said:
Under Neil it was the polar opposite. It was intense, full on and tactically driven, even to an extreme level, which is why we often looked like we’d overthought it and put too much focus on the opposition

Frankie has decided not to do any of that
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In a way, Frankie does what all those fans who say "let the opposition worry about us" want us to do.

Only there's nothing much for them to worry about, except staying awake.

Meanwhile, our team spends the first half trying to work out what they're up against, as does the bench.
 
MBcha said:
A lot of good footballers. In a poor-ish division we easily have a top half squad.

Somebody (FM or somebody else) just needs to get some consistency from them.

If only we'd be backed in January eh?
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Poor-ish division, EXACTLY, if only someone in the club would realise this and show some ambition?
 
I’d love us to go and really invest in the wing back positions in January. Olosunde may fix the right wing back position but I think it is the glaring weakness in the team at the moment.

We could also do with a striker but Evans and Riis do look like they have some potential as a strike partnership.
 
Must be frustrating as hell to play for the club right now.

When they're allowed to attack and express themselves at 1-0 down (and without the introduction of Potts up front) they're actually quite good to be fair.
 
Don't think quality is the problem, not enough players with belief and passion. Riis, Iverson and Evans have it. Some of the others to varying degrees. But overall nowhere near enough.
 
It's a poor-ish division because we're one of the poor-ish teams in it.

With or without FM in charge, we're not going to change that without some proper squad strengthening.
 
Such a shame that a season with players like Riis, Sepp and Iversen has been wasted.

The core of the side is decent, it just needs reinforcements and a tactically adept manager.
 
pnenycx said:
Don't think quality is the problem, not enough players with belief and passion. Riis, Iverson and Evans have it. Some of the others to varying degrees. But overall nowhere near enough.
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They should be told every day by the coaching staff that they are good players. They should be going into every game believing they are better than their opponents. Until the belief is instilled in them they will continue to blow hot and cold.
 
pthnorthender said:
They should be told every day by the coaching staff that they are good players. They should be going into every game believing they are better than their opponents. Until the belief is instilled in them they will continue to blow hot and cold.
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Sounds like they need a sport psychologist …
 
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