Quote Originally Posted by i961pie View Post
LW could juggle the defence around all he liked but the players at his disposal are just not good enough?
As the season has progressed that's the conclusion I've come to, the defenders we've got just aren't good enough. Whatever formation we have tried it's always been far too easy for some very limited opponents to score. To be fair to the defence, they are asked to play out from the back and the protection from midfield has been lacking, but the individual errors and the lack of a challenge when a routine cross comes in can't be ignored. We have defenders who are mainly good on the ball, but nobody who busts a gut to get to a cross first. Basically, we need a new defence if we hope to compete at the top end next season.