26-12-2020, 09:20 PM
(26-12-2020, 08:59 PM)stirred Wrote:(26-12-2020, 08:50 PM)wassy04 Wrote:(26-12-2020, 08:24 PM)stirred Wrote: A characteristic of adherents of The Hughton Delusion appears to be to claim our squad is really poor, so it can’t be the managers fault that our performances and results are poo.
I think we have a top half squad, so can one of the Believers tell me 12 clubs who have a better squad than we do?
Not sure how you can watch the last few months and think we have a top half squad. However even if that is true we're 11 points off that, given we started with 4 losses, sounds like mid table form since then, or not far off.
Fundamentally, I think we are underperforming compared to the assets in our squad. And I think the manager is contributing to it.
Under Hughton we have 1.06 ppg, so it’s definitely not mid table form.
I was wondering if we might be able to discuss the level of our squad to support that discussion. So if we have a poor squad, shouldn’t it be easy to name 12 clubs with better squads?
Currently.
I would say there are about 19 teams with better squads than us from QPR up. Maybe not bigger or more expensive maybe not so many with past promotions in their CVs and definitely if we could transport back to 2017 then ours would be pretty good. However, its 2020, so currently ours appears to be around 20th best this season and this calendar year give or take.
Maybe it is all the managers fault?
Shipping goals and missing chances during our bad runs. Giving the ball away constantly in spells, no doubt the manager is to blame for the lack of concentration in some games for individual errors.
Sorry for my sarcasm, but at some point the players and "recruitment " have to take more responsibility for where we are. In fairness the players have shown some signs across last 3 games but only baby steps.
Stoke away should show where we are and if these baby steps can keep going. I would take a point and a clean sheet for sure.