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This place is quiet when we win :)

Where is the drive? Yards of space and they are scared to run with the ball.

I remember hearing groaning about our ugly wins pretty much during all of Lambert's tenure aside from when we pulled a big upset like against City or whatever.

Under new ownership, never say never

From the outside looking in, the answer is: We have no identity or culture as a club. The only time we win or score, it usually comes off of the back of individual play rather than team play. So why did we bring in Bruce? Because he is proven at this level. However, he has done it with much smaller clubs who have less expectations and players who identify with the club they play for. Also, we all knew how he sets up his teams so why are we surprised that we are in ugly games? It's the same issue we had with Lambert. This style of play will make you hard to beat and get results but it is also hardly inspiring and if anything goes wrong you can almost write off the game completely.

Ayew only, to be honest.

Wonder if there is any correlation between the return of these old members and our current losing streak? Hmm..

Sure we probably wish we dispatched them in a better fashion but once again...these results are great confidence builders for the team. Sucks to see the injuries but hopefully Amavi gets a chance going forward.

R.I.P. the stream dream, maybe next week.

Counter attacking football can be very fun to watch, we just flat out need to execute our breaks much better. I feel we definitely have the players to do it.

Anyone else think he should potentially be getting time on the wing now that we have Taylor at LB? I have always thought he looked very good going forward and definitely has some skill to beat defenders on the dribble.

Well, you know what they say a win is a win. This game was very reminiscent of the Lambert days though. I think I am fine with our strategy but overall the players just have to execute better on the counter. I mean we had them completely beat on the counter after a corner and we just could not put that final pass together. Also, Lansbury seems to be pretty good at set pieces, he put in a few dangerous balls today and I believe he set up Chester on his goal. So ultimately, we stand the most to improve in midfield, especially in terms of possession. Defensively, I think we look pretty stout.

Loving all the streams lately! Lucky to not give up a penalty there on Bent.

Paranoid should be the walkout song!

Not delusion, I think we are underperforming as a team and have been for a while.