The 'possession model' can be and has been for Notts, effective up to a point. We are being punished more severely at this level whilst probably making no more mistakes than last season. Some players seem institutionlised into going backwards, ignoring the defenders, Bostock is in my eyes the most guilty in this. It was no coincidence that the two goals were created when he had left the field, by Robertson's desire to play forward for the first and follow his pass for the second.
That said what you do out of possession is equally if not more important than in possession and despite our world beating possession stats we have some real deficiencies without the ball. I will highlight Brindley because i think he could be decent if he wanted to but he has been on holiday since he signed his two year contract.
Remember he is a defender and then watch his movement for their 4th, he isn't marking anyone, he can see Nemane is as high as he is with space behind them, what does he do, does he drop to defend the space , No he continues ball watching whilst their guy runs in behind.
Their 5th isn't entirely his fault but Randall is on his own and he comes out at a trot and stands like a lemon.
You can argue luck wasn't on our side, both penalties seemed harsh but defending like we do despite having the ball for as long as we do is the biggest problem Maynard has to overcome.