maybe it's a fitness issue

failing to string really basic passes together, like last night, can't be the result of coaching. I could have played a lot of the many passes that were under-hit or mis-directed in that last twenty minutes - they were that simple.

But we do have a squad of players without great physical attributes. And perhaps the training also has not prepared them well enough to cope with the very intense schedule this season. So we have ended up with a knackered squad by mid-October. Half of them injured, the other half looking slow of mind and body.

I think that might be why Smith likes Ramsey and McLean. At least they bring a bit of energy and running to the team. Whereas Webber seems to want to stack the squad with yet more technical players who are slow and weak.

Posted By: Mecagoenti on October 19th 2022 at 09:27:54

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Is there a single player in our team/squad who is playing at their best/usual level? (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 19, 08:33:32
- Lots of hard truth in this sadly (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Oct 19, 11:14:44
- I agree pretty much. (NCFC) - APB, Oct 19, 09:38:40
- This is the red flag for me (NCFC) - camcan, Oct 19, 08:39:45
  - We're too stretched,as you say we move the ball too slowly and we often take one (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Oct 19, 08:46:07
  - Gibbs is going backwards now as well. Of course all players have natural dips in form but (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 19, 08:44:36
    - maybe it's a fitness issue (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Oct 19, 09:27:54
      - Fitness and lack of understanding I think (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 19, 10:05:07
  - Do they want to get promoted that badly now (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 19, 08:44:23
    - I know your theory is that basically Deansmith and Daniel are as competent as each other, (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Oct 19, 09:17:47
      - My theory is that Emi feeding Pukki made us great (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 19, 09:27:53
    - Emi and a superior coach and playing style (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Oct 19, 09:04:41
      - We were still shite without him under Farke (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 19, 09:12:03
        
        No, that’s not true. We may not have won as many, but we still played well (n/m) (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Oct 19, 09:18:41
        
        We barely ever won IIRC (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 19, 09:28:37
        
        Seriously you’re like Pants and Roeder (NCFC) - camcan, Oct 19, 09:45:21
        
        Of course he wasn’t a poor manager (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 19, 09:52:17
        
        The thing about Emi is that other teams do get promoted without him (NCFC) - jamesward, Oct 19, 10:04:15
        
        Yes those teams find another way to play (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 19, 10:06:25
        
        It wasn't just Emi either - Stiepi, not a great player, was (NCFC) - jamesward, Oct 19, 10:10:12
    - Do the players want to get promoted? (NCFC) - Chicken, Oct 19, 08:57:14
- Hernandez and Gibson are as expected (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 19, 08:37:32
  - Gibson has shown he's capable of a bit better before (n/m) (NCFC) - jAC, Oct 19, 08:47:44
    - I actually thought Gibson did quite well last night and that aside from the goal we (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 19, 08:53:54
      - Thing is, those errors have occurred on a frequent basis (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Oct 19, 09:39:21

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