clippo22 wrote:I think we should have played Delph rather than Bony, 3 in the middle and keep it tight, leave sterling silva and Kev to counter, we look so easy to beat lately. We needed to keep it tight and then try and Nick it with all the injuries we have. Instead we lost the game in the first 20 mins.
Substitutions were poor today, it was clear the system wasn't working but all he can do is like for like changes, nothing different, no plan B.
With everyone fit we walk this league but without them we need the manager to earn his corn, sadly without our key players we never look like winning.
Out thought
Out fought
Out played
By a team managed by Mark Hughes FFS!
Having no plan B is not the worry it's having no plan A to start with that is the serious concern.
It could have very easily been 5-0 today without any exageration whatsoever.
Stoke even had the luxury of taking off their two most inflentual players to rest them with 20 minutes to go!
The Stoke fans were 'olaying' us with 15 minutes to go!
Totally embarrassing from start to finish.
No doubt the usual non match going know-it-all's on here will be trotting out the usual excuses (and abuse) - but that fact is that
in football the team is a mirror and an extension of it's manager. That today was once again proven in spades.