Heal the Cancer from Within
A good manager not only needs to be tactically astute, he is also a leader, a general, a motivator, an authoritative disciplinarian which commands a kick of boot to your face literally if one doesn't perform. Looking back, we played extremely well in the beginning of the season with fresh confidence and spirit up to the point of that infamous derby game mishap. From that day on, all's downhill. Whole team seemed to crumble in confidence, drive, the will to fight, and nerves set in. Feet seem to froze and tied together on players who before were dancing samba with the ball under their feet. On top of that, the strings of back to back games also seem to put the rot in physical well-being of the players as a whole. The dent in spirit with a string of poor results need a psychological leader which can bring the players back to top form again, because we have seen what the players are capable of. Silva in this respect seem too frail in commanding the recovery of a bunch of wounded soldiers. Without the fight and drive, it's like cancer spreading through the body, fr the source of all ailment, Pickford, to Walcott, and then to Sigurdsson, Gomez, and of late, Digne. I wouldn't be surprised if Lookman catches on. The medicine needs to come fr a good manager or employ a good team motivator. Heal the rot from within the players before we talk tactics. Without the healing, mother of all tactics will not heal the team.