Druss_the_Legend
UTC Legend
Great to be in the position we are, not going to argue with that, but some concerns.
Billing - Should have everything to be a great midfielder in this league. Why has he not shown it so far?
Kelly - Whats happened? Hailed as the Ake replacement at the end of the season, this season he is lucky to be starting matches. Does not seem to recognise danger. Turns into players rather than away and plays with a confidence level that currently is exceeding his ability.
Begovic - Hands up here. Thought Travers would be number one this season. So far, the best goalkeeping performances in a Cherries shirt for many a year. I blame the coach...
Brooks - Can we play him more central? How we missed him last year.
Solanke - Im one of those who always thought he would do well this season. Hes getting there and you can see there is more to come but very happy with him so far.
The Cooks - If either is out of the side we are simply not as good.
Danjuma - Scares the living daylights out of defenders when hes on the ball. As predicted pre season, he is one of the best players in the league.
Lerma - Amazed he stayed with us, very happy he did.
Stanislas - Ok so this goes back to his comments 6 years ago when he said he was more a Premier League player. He pulls out of tackles, plays for himself and generally seems to lack the team player mentality that I will mention more of in a moment. If he was less selfish at times and rolled his sleeves up he would earn the right to get back up to the Prem.
The Team - We still dont seem like one. I know thats pretty crazy as we have had a great start results wise, we just dont seem the play for each other, the badge or the manager. There is none of the cohesion that Eddies sides had, even during last season. We have so far relied on individuals to win us games. The trouble with that is, like today, when you havent got them then you lose the edge. We played today as if we assumed we would win. Its not the first time and JT has admitted it. Thats shocking from a manager, he should be making sure that we play like every game is a cup final. We have the best players in this league, but if they dont play as a team then while we might still be in the playoffs we miss out on the automatic promotion these players should be attaining.
Whats missing? What does JT have to do to make a "team".
Im still hopeful of a great season. Despite not playing well apart from spells in games, we are still up there. Imagine if we gelled and played with a passion and effort level like the Rotherham players did today. We have to earn wins not expect them to happen.
Billing - Should have everything to be a great midfielder in this league. Why has he not shown it so far?
Kelly - Whats happened? Hailed as the Ake replacement at the end of the season, this season he is lucky to be starting matches. Does not seem to recognise danger. Turns into players rather than away and plays with a confidence level that currently is exceeding his ability.
Begovic - Hands up here. Thought Travers would be number one this season. So far, the best goalkeeping performances in a Cherries shirt for many a year. I blame the coach...
Brooks - Can we play him more central? How we missed him last year.
Solanke - Im one of those who always thought he would do well this season. Hes getting there and you can see there is more to come but very happy with him so far.
The Cooks - If either is out of the side we are simply not as good.
Danjuma - Scares the living daylights out of defenders when hes on the ball. As predicted pre season, he is one of the best players in the league.
Lerma - Amazed he stayed with us, very happy he did.
Stanislas - Ok so this goes back to his comments 6 years ago when he said he was more a Premier League player. He pulls out of tackles, plays for himself and generally seems to lack the team player mentality that I will mention more of in a moment. If he was less selfish at times and rolled his sleeves up he would earn the right to get back up to the Prem.
The Team - We still dont seem like one. I know thats pretty crazy as we have had a great start results wise, we just dont seem the play for each other, the badge or the manager. There is none of the cohesion that Eddies sides had, even during last season. We have so far relied on individuals to win us games. The trouble with that is, like today, when you havent got them then you lose the edge. We played today as if we assumed we would win. Its not the first time and JT has admitted it. Thats shocking from a manager, he should be making sure that we play like every game is a cup final. We have the best players in this league, but if they dont play as a team then while we might still be in the playoffs we miss out on the automatic promotion these players should be attaining.
Whats missing? What does JT have to do to make a "team".
Im still hopeful of a great season. Despite not playing well apart from spells in games, we are still up there. Imagine if we gelled and played with a passion and effort level like the Rotherham players did today. We have to earn wins not expect them to happen.