No
No
I agree. Other than Benteke, there doesn't seem to have been a lack of effort, they have just been playing very badly with the wrong tactics most of the time.
Agreed (we seem to be doing this a lot lately!)
I can't say i've noticed a lack of motivation from our players. it's been key to a lot of the points we've actually managed to gain this season. But even in games we've lost I've always got the impression that the players are really trying. Arsenal is probably the exception but that was a result of us getting spanked as opposed to not playing for the manager.
I think the team are still playing for Lambert. But, like the compliment that's he's built a decent squad, that makes the lack of points on the board more worrying, if anything.
As I've said a few times, no improvement over the next 2 months is unacceptable.
Mid April with no improvement would probably mean relegation, as there would be little chance at that stage to turn it round.