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Absolutely awful. Here is what Smith did wrong:

-Not playing Jack in the middle
- not using any players with pace
- not changing / resting elhomady for Guilbert
- playing Jota from the start
- not using kodja earlier

Here is what did right
- picking hause again maybe

Other than that he was all over the place. The team has no cohesion and this comes from the players picked.  We fell apart drastically. Manger to blame . Yes definitely.

Sackable. Not yet,  but we are desperate for new recruits and some sort of springboard. He needs to learn quickly.

1 minute ago, M_Afro said:

Get the passenger Lansbury off. Stick Jack in the middle, AEG out wide and press from the front. We need to have a go now.

Just posted the same. It's so obvious. Maybe Guilbert as well

1 minute ago, nick76 said:

This is awful.  I was disappointed with the starting XI as there was no pace at all in midfielder or attack but I thought well maybe Smith wants more possession but there was none of that, still hoofing the ball from the back and they’ve had 11 chances already.  I can’t believe how bad we are.....

Absolutely. We need one of the wingers and maybe guilbert on

It's a terrible team selection. No out ball available, so,despite their poor showing in the last few games trez or el ghazi need to be on and jack moved to the middle. 

I would also think about Guilbert.  Poor first half indeed

It's a good point but can we afford to drop el ghazi and trez at the same time. With them and guibert on the bench we have no pace

3 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said:

I think this is exactly the point, and why he has set us up this way.

I'm also wondering if he has decided to start being ruthless.

You're poor, you're dropped, and it's that simple. (Yes i'm aware Wesley is starting... lol)

 

It's all very well dropping them for not performing but you need replacements who offer a like for like replacement or offer something different.  Not sure our replacements do

So much pressure on Jack on this. He is the only outlet with pace. I dont understand not playing one of trez or el ghazi. I suppose we do have pace if the bench

It is really not a Bruce team. Look at the differences from recent weeks

1. One up too. 

2. Right back not at left back.

3. No Jedinak

4. Grealish in middle

5. Albert back

6. Tuanazbe at centre half.

Smith has made a few practical changes but.his style will be the.main difference between the Bruce regime

Many changes needed. First and foremost in Brucies mindset. We have the best players and therefore should be capable of playing more expansive footy.  Our best games have been with Bjarnason as a holding midfielder. Brucies awful decisions have led to nearly every defeat this season. Whether it be no Adomah picked in early games,  442  against wolves.  532 when we dont have the players.   Over loading strikers im games. Sometimes  he seems clueless.  I say if we dont go up we should get a new tactically astute manager.

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