Start with the only positives from last night - Ayling / Mesleir did well, we didnt concede more than 2, and was able to watch the whole match, without any issues.

Defending set pieces / corners, woeful, pathetic - all basic schoolboy stuff. Yes we have injuries, but we are talking Premiership quality players. At the other end, for any other team, winning a corner etc, real chance of creating something, but for us, zero threat to opposition. We had corner last night, but instead of putting into box, we take it short, about 4-5 passes later it arrives in, but straight into keepers arms.

Player wise, too many off the pace - Allioski / Harrison / Phillips / Klich, i thought Rodrigo was a striker, not midfield, Shack never CM, and as for Roberts, offers nothing from the bench.
Also seems very little movement or progression from U23, 3 -4 of them must be worth trying.

Some massive games looming over next 3-4 weeks, Newcastle / ManU / Burn / WBA / Spurs, 6 pts min is *****. Depending on things come middle Jan, form / injuries / use of Jan window?, will the attention turn to MB, ultimately the buck stops with him.