As much as I've fumed at our style of play (lack of intensity and movement, no one to provide a moment of genius, no one taking leadership on the pitch, no one driving us on, players not crossing the ball, corners not beating the first man, not putting it in the box from free kicks, not servicing Lukaku, Barkley in and out the team, playing no.10s wide, the fact we're the nicest team in the f**king world, poor subs and management overall this season.
You can tell I'm probably annoyed and I get angry whenever I think of how we've played, the team lacks EVERYTHING we've had in abundance down the years which is togetherness, spirit and fight. Teams used to be scared coming to Goodison because it would be a hard game, even last season that was still with us, because McCarthy and Barry were receiving the ball on the half turn, freeing Barkley, Kev & Rom to run at defences with pace whereas this year everything has decreased in pace, our play is laboured it's almost as if we don't know how to attack with virtually the same squad.
To sum up, the style of play I saw last season was electrifying at times, passing football with a high tempo and we still had that aggression about us. This year it is the complete opposite.
I will add though that football is over 70% confidence, and even more so when you play a passing game, so that is a big big factor, we just need to [Poor language removed] Hull and get through in the FA Cup so that we get a positive Goodison when City come, and hopefully the players will be right in their faces. The way Southampton & Spurs play their football is similar (better ATM) to ours, the difference being each player knows their job on the pitch, and they press as a unit right up the pitch whereas players are being chopped and changed every game with us, as is the formation. Get a settled side, stick with the formation and let players grow into form which could sort out our confidence issue.
