Good podcast, it's very disappointing watching us completely underperform in too many games and completely unable to go on any sort of run.
It's like we go through the motions when it's not going right, we just don't have a clue what to do and repeat the same shite. NC doesn't react fast or really try anything different.
We look like the players don't have the mentality to win games regularly, when the going gets tough. Maybe they just aren't mentality prepared for the pressure of being a team in the playoff hunt and a nice easy mid table season is more comfortable.
Despite 3 CB's we can look clueless at the back at times, slow players, not solid at all, poor sides able to cut through too easily.
All very disappointing.
The reason we presumably got NC back was because 1) he'd done it before 2) we could hit the ground running as a club as he knew the players, club etc. Well, the season start didn't do that, given the new formation and other reasons, no plan b maybe, plan A also not good enough.
But one thing I noticed is we didn't really try and pass the ball enough on Sat, we did a few passes and as soon as the easy passes were done it was often a long punt up field.
That's not becoming a passing team, it's taking the easy option. When we did pass it more 2nd half it was side to side and useless cross in. Where is the beating of a man, 1-2, through balls etc.
A proper passing team, which we've had enough time now to adjust to, should be dominating, quick passing, keep probing, mix it up occasionally but stick to our principles, wear them down. It was all very slow for us and predictable.
The aim was clearly stated to go back up this season and that's why he's here.
Right now, we're failing and once teams play tye same number of games could easily be far from the playoffs. That's not good enough or acceptable for me.
We simply cannot afford the usual Christmas run now, which is putting pressure on NC but it is what it is. Any more losses over Christmas could almost end the season, we simply must win for me.