I'm only just back from the game - we are shocking - make no mistake about that. Loads of finger pointing on & off the pitch at the moment. I'll be honest I'm not sure we have the guts to get out of it. Do I blame Koeman for what we've become? Absolutely, but he's not alone.
There's a huge division in that squad - new players on huge wages who reckon they are better than they actually are, older players looking around them at what has happened, young players wondering what they have to do to get into such a disjointed and poorly performing side. Weak at the back, vulnerable to pace and balls behind them, toothless up top, can't hold it or cause problems, so we try to play through a midfield that is uncomfortable on the ball, doesn't win 50/50s and stands off. I tell you what, that combination is relegation standard. See Villa, Sunderland, Cardiff, Newcastle for what we have become.
Koeman was arrogant & inflexible - in his head, I think he was trying to mirror Spurs' by packing a squad with AMs, in the belief goals would be spread across the front line, but none of his signings were as good as Eriksen, Alli, Son etc. So here we are. The slowest centre back pairing in the league, no width and no goal threat. We have a huge squad of players but one thing is for certain there is no team. We conceded first nearly every game & rarely score. Unless we realise how bad we are and front it up we are in one hell of a scrap. Koeman carries the can but so do the supporting cast of Walsh and Kenwright. Time to stop dreaming & start becoming a side that is hard to beat. Can we? Not sure.
