Down at a 3 now

[toonviking]

Think we will truggle to finish in the top half.

[MidsMagpie]

Think we will truggle to finish in the top half.

Carry on like this and the owners will act they wont put up with this for much longer.

[Nufcian]

I’m going to have to say, I’ve got questions about Howe.

What are we doing in training? We give the ball away cheaply, multiple times every single game.

The movement on the pitch is poor.

The attacking play is more luck than design (that’s how it looks at least)

The finishing is f**king awful.

Never mind the lack of transfers, the performances of the players we have should be better and the overall team performances is disjointed, uninspiring and insipid.

I’m not seeing a plan, I’m not seeing a team that knows what they are doing and where their team mates should be.

Maybe I’m just over-reacting to a defeat, but I’m thinking that Howe might be coming under some pressure… it’s not just today, it’s been the football all season.

Chelsea (Prem), Chelsea (Cup), Arsenal (Prem)… not really much hope in any of the next 3 as things stand with the level of performance we are seeing.

[MidsMagpie]

Isak just looks a shadow of the brilliant player of last season i know he isnt getting much ammunition this season but he seems to be totally off his game sadly

[smorgan86]

Every team that we knew we'd be battling with this season took steps to strengthen in the summer. We sold players and went ahead with two strikers who cannot stay fit. I haven't been happy with what I've seen from Howe. We setup well and dominated the game today and I don't blame him for the finishing but his changes absolutly killed our momentum. Chelsea and Arsenal next could be the last we see of Eddie.

[toonviking]

Too few options up front.

A striker and a winger is a minimum in january, if we want to finish in the top half.

Like said here, other teams have strengthen. We are status quo, at best.

[MidsMagpie]

If it is true that it was Guehi or nobody in the summer window big questions need to be asked.

[Zippity]

I think we're seeing the result of our failure to improve our striking options in the Summer (and I agree, the lack of forward targets to focus on Guehi does raise questions).

If chances are being made but not taken, we need to be able to freshen things up with options fropm the bench and we just don't have that to the degree we need.

[Nufcian]

Nah, sorry, the poor transfer window does not excuse the overall performances, the pathetic amount of times we give the ball away criminally cheaply, and the poor build up play which results in half ar$ed shots that don’t really trouble the opposition keepers much.

Our free kicks and corners are consistently bo!!ocks.

Gordon and Isak have proven their quality last season, this season they have been poor.

The odd game players can have an off game, we are seeing most of our players playing well below what we know they are capable of… that falls at Howe’s feet.

[toonviking]

Gordon and Isak missing 100% chances - thats our main problem. They have been pure shoite so far.

Also, the fact that our most dangerous and best player this season, Barnes, dont fit in is a problem.