ashton287 wrote:I honestly couldn't give a flying shit about the champions league or Europe in any way shape or form.
The three shit draws without a decent effort on goal against west ham, Chelsea and Everton and a piss poor display against Wigan that took some really dodgy keeping and three efforts at finishing it plus a fucking once in a good 2/3 seasons effort from a fringe player to get the points is what is worrying.
Our strikers really couldn't finish a 10p pack of haribo's at the minute and that is the problem. Dzeko starting is a problem but the fact is balo has scored 1 league goal, aguero hasn't been setting the world on fire by any means and tevez can't do everything on his fucking own. So dzeko has to start and it is clear as day that when he is marked by a fresh defence who are keeping their shape he is useless and about 30% of the player that can come off the bench and score quite easily against a tired defence. But we are stuck with him because aguero and balo have been just as fucking useless when it comes to finishing the chances.
I am also worried that the defensive mess of last night will carry over to the league performances.
But the champions league? Who gives a fuck? I'll take the prem over that 1001 times out of 1000.
I think that the strikers are not the only ones to blame.. .Maybe when they do get a half-chance they dont convert, but....
How many f**ing chances have we created lately? Very few. Not so much because the defences are that good. Its because our attack is slow. SLOW. No pace. We create a little space then pass the ball back and give opponent chance to regroup and set the defence correctly. And again. And again, again, again.... just endless slow passing from one corner flag, then back to the CB's, to the other.
That style of play is gonna cost us. We need to pick up the tempo and utilise our tehnique. Otherwise, they see right through us. Everyone now reads our play.