Well my two pence worth..........
We really did look shockingly bad in all areas. My last game was Chesterfield away and the worrying thing is we seemed to have gone backwards. No penetration, awful passing, absolutely NOTHING in midfield. With a defence that seems to have zero confidence.
Im absolutely gutted by the situation as pre-season and especially after the Middlesborough and Pompey games I thought we really had a side on our hands.
So where does the problem lie. Call me old fashioned but there is no doubt the middle of midfield is the most important area on a football pitch. It provides the defence with protection aswell as supporting the attack and its quite clear to me our's is simply non-existent.
Just look at the last few years .. Craney (1st time round), Ryan, Bryan Hughes, Linganzi... All wonderful players that controlled the field from the middle of the park. Just look at last night, Joyce yet again was a headless chicken and contributed nothing, and hasnt for 2 years, DROP him, simple.
Murphy has done a job in there (Pompey at home) especially springs to mind, but he is a natural defender, for the 100th time.
Much as I love Hatfield, he is not a central midfielder and looked all over the place last night. How many goals has he scored for us playing just behind the front man??!?
Miller!??! Absolute passenger AGAIN.
Where is josh windass?? Surely he deserves a chance?? We cant do any worse in there.
As for positives, Odejayi tried his balls off and won everything in the air, so fair play to the lad, but if he flicks it on and there is nobody there to recieve it, whats the point??
Also thought the young lad from Blackpool looks a talent, but do we really need another winger??
Massively worrying.