09 Nov 2025 18:42:26
Aww well back to earth then, what you reckon about that ED01, pretty poop ey?
{Ed001's Note - awful mate, we were well beaten and lucky to get nil.}
09 Nov 2025 18:56:53
Ed001, there will be a lot of talk about us naturally but it does seem to be our away form that is the main part of the problem.
I didn't watch today but what do you think is the reason for our drastic difference between home and away form. Reading the reports it sounds like we were nothing short of dire.
{Ed001's Note - tactics and effort. Away games he plays the slow, slow, slow passing at the back, even when 3-0 down we were still doing that crap! The players he has at his disposal, we should set out to take the game to every opponent, instead of this rubbish.}
09 Nov 2025 18:58:14
Absolutely terrible display from the manager today. He’s not got a clue what to do. At no point today were we ever in that game. 8th place in the league and 3 points ahead of Everton. We have nearly lost as much as we’ve won. This can not carry on!
09 Nov 2025 19:32:40
Think slots time is up now. Do you think we should get rid now ed001?
{Ed001's Note - I would want to talk to him and find out what he thinks he is doing and what his plan is for the rest of the season before I would make the decision. If he is going to keep returning to this way of playing, then bye bye. If he has seen sense, then he should get ti e to turn it around.}
09 Nov 2025 19:33:16
Ed01
He’s not going to move away from those tactics
So to get the best out of our players - it can’t be Arne.
09 Nov 2025 19:41:26
It was painful. The amount of times I was just screaming at the tv to just pass the ball. So frustrating. Any time we moved it a little quicker or played a one two, we got at them in a promising position.
Then what do we do? Play one backwards pass, allow them to get in shape and then go all the way back. It makes my blood boil. Also, it pretty much brings out the worst in all of our players. Just crazy!
09 Nov 2025 19:43:13
But Ed we couldn't make a single pass let alone 2 in the first 20 minutes. Surely that's on the players and not the manager? City pressed us really well and gave us no time or space. Konate decides to not show up and single handedly cost us the game.
Why we're even discussing a new contract for him is beyond me. How we've allowed that position to be such a weakness for us now for seasons i have no idea.
{Ed001's Note - it was Slot's tactics.}
09 Nov 2025 19:50:22
The individual errors keep costing us regardless of the formation we play, Ed01 even tho I agree, we played rubbish today and let City run all over us.
09 Nov 2025 20:08:43
Ed, what do you want to see? Wirtz central behind 2 strikers? Drop Salah? He looks as tho he can't control the ball, pass, shoot or dribble this season. His loss of pace is very evident and a big part of why he's lost his effectiveness. I'm honestly looking forward to seeing what changes while he's at AFCON w Slot's hand forced.
I don't like Macca deep too slow and ponderous on the ball. I'd like to see Dom deeper behind Wirtz. To me Macca is the fall guy in that set up if we play w a front 3.
{Ed001's Note - I want to see quick ball movement, effort and if players like Salah can't last 90 minute at full intensity, then take them off after an hour and make them put more effort in for that hour.}
09 Nov 2025 20:19:48
Ed001 in regards to your reply to fowlersleftfoot, will the board be talking to and asking questions of Slot?
{Ed001's Note - I would expect Hughes to do so.}