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Jim Villan wrote:I don't think it is the playing style that DR T was referring to, as he confirmed in a separate tweet that he was adamant that tactically we hadn't tried to intentionally defend a 1-0 lead. I think he is referring to the lack of mental toughness, clearly being the better side but not being mentally strong enough to go on to win games in a comfortable manner. Included in that is being able to convert chances when he says they felt like they addressed the issues, he would be referring to the fact that bringing players such as Terry and Whelan they would have brought much more focus to the group so that they shouldn't have long periods where they effectively stop playing. Between 35 and 69 mins, we didn't have a single shot on target. How can that be when we had dominated so much in the first half? He would have felt like I would, that with Terry in the side that Terry's influence would guard against us not caving in once a team has a few attacks against us.
Something that struck me was that it was James Chester who was the most vocal of our players giving instruction and cajoling his team mates. He had a really good game overall, I should add, making some really impressive blocks. Some of our players just seem to stop playing after a while. Lansbury was great in the first half but did nothing subsequently. Is that a consequence of tactics or just down to particular players?
Whilst the Doctor has seemingly been raising questions about the players' mentality, Bruce has come out today and said the players are physically and mentally ready for the challenge ahead. That to me suggests that it's definitely on the minds of people at the club. Over the past season or so we've brought in supposed strong characters, a number of players who have been captains at their previous clubs. Yet, this still seems to be an issue, our attempts to buy a winning mentality still failing.
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Amavi has finally gone on loan to Marseilles. We aren't doing very well at selling players are we.
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Bacuna has finally gone. It's probably best for both him and Villa. Thanks for your effort Leandro, good luck in the future.
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