08-09-2020, 02:16 PM
(08-09-2020, 01:34 PM)Paplane Wrote:(08-09-2020, 12:54 PM)stirred Wrote: I’m not confident because we didn’t look match fit against Barnsley, and we looked more than one week away. We came back from pre-season later than others, and if they needed the break then fine, the staff at the club will know that best. Just means I’m going to reduce expectations for the first one or two matches.
Can you image where the fans will be if we do get off to a steady start? If it's say DLD or even DDD then there's going to be a revolt, especially if the performances are questionable. Sabri needs to win a game quickly.
Unfortunately I can imagine what the twitterati will be saying, which is why I wouldn't read it! I imagine the forums will get pretty tough too.
I'm someone who wants to see more creative / attacking players on the pitch, I said in another thread how I'd be interested to see a 3-5-2 type line up. But would you try that if the players aren't close to match fit, or stick to the more compact 'low block'?
It's possible he'll implement 3 at the back, or at least a more adventurous approach, but will wait to do so, as we get fitness levels up and work on it on the training ground. In which time we could have a couple of disappointing results, some will have a hissy fit and demand change (and if and when Sabri does change it, they will claim they were right all along and that he's cost us points. Which they will harp on about until the end of the season).
For me, if we continue to play poor football with an overly defensive set-up I won't be paying £10 to ifollow to watch it after QPR, but I won't call for his head until he's had chance to get the new players properly bedded in this season and show us what he intends to do with them. I would hope and guess Marinakis will give them that much time as well, so long as the dressing room is behind him.