New striker wouldn't make any difference

[Mike Foo]

We're all talking about how Rom wasn't replaced.
Even if he was, HTF would it make any difference to what we have been seeing? Messi or Naymar etc wouldn't be given a chance to convert with this current system.
Genuinely worried.

 

[4737carlin]

I'm starting to think this as well, no excuse for being so bad at the back

 

[Donald Twain]

You must be you havent posted in 4 years, but as you say genuinely worrying !

 

[Moomin]

I'm starting to think this as well, no excuse for being so bad at the back

Your knowledge of football thinks Joel Robles is top class.

Its time to give up and find a new sport.

 

[onlyme]

To all the Barkley critics, please take note.

 

[matty1878]

We're all talking about how Rom wasn't replaced.
Even if he was, HTF would it make any difference to what we have been seeing? Messi or Naymar etc wouldn't be given a chance to convert with this current system.
Genuinely worried.

Are you kidding me? Goals win you games end of discussion

 

[DanEFC92]

lol

Would teams attack willy-nilly if they had an actual striker to worry about? Would those half chances be put away if we had a competent forward?

 

[tim cahill]

To all the Barkley critics, please take note.

Barkley wouldn't make much difference either.

 

[only_sleeping]

We're certainly more than just one player away from competing with anyone half decent at the moment.

 

[Azzurri]

lol

Would teams attack willy-nilly if they had an actual striker to worry about? Would those half chances be put away if we had a competent forward?

This. 100% this.

Currently when the ball goes up front opposition defenders are just pushing our forward, whoever it is, back the other way then taking it off him because they've got no fear of him turning them and running in behind. Then our players stop making forward runs because there's no point, our striker gets isolated, and the process is repeated for 90 minutes.

 

[eurosrees]

It takes about 15 minutes for our opponents to realise we offer zero offensively, that gives them confidence to attack at will, it's a double edged sword.

 

[Mike Foo]

Gotta agree with all that, but Would love to think that a true centre forward would sort all our problems, but can't help the feeling tha I'm still not convinced.
Still, we can regroup for manure at the weekend I suppose. Gulp!

 

[LEONARD]

A promising young goalie, an accident prone, panic stricken porous back 4, a pedestrian and goal shy midfield, and no threat at all up front.

A clueless manager scratching his head after every debacle.

What can possibly go wrong?

 

[Mike Foo]

Are you kidding me? Goals win you games end of discussion

Not quite as simple as that is it though? How's the current system gonna give a striker a chance?

 

[Tin-Tin]

Agree, even if we had Giroud, he wouldnt have helped tonight. The whole midfield is the issue and Giroud would have spent 90 minutes trying to chase balls to the corner flag or win header after header from hoofball.