It all worked so well last year

In a 4-2-3-1. Round pegs in basically every round hole.

Four at the back, with Gibson-Hanley at the core, Dimi and Max as superb FB options.

Skipp + Kenny in the two.

Todd + Emi as the key two of the three, plus a random one other (Dowell, Onel, whoever).

Pukki up front, running in behind onto gorgeous through balls from Emi/Todd. Simple. Solid. Effective. Clear.

But now we dont play that shape. The back 4 keep making mistakes, whether its turned into a 5 or not. Skipp has gone and has not been replaced and Kenny looks like more like a liability at this level. Emi has gone, Todd is in the wilderness. Pukki is not getting any service of the kind he needs. The wingers we've signed simply dont look good enough. Sarge can run all day but that's about it. Normann is great, but should be playing next to someone like Skipp, but he isnt. Gilmour is apparently the best player in the whole squad, but has shown nothing so far and is keeping Todd company in the wilderness. Dowell has looked completely ineffective (even on set pieces). Idah looks completely lost, and should be on loan in League 1. We now have specialist 2 LBs that have both been s**t, and are likely now benched indefinitely behind a teenage CB.

There isn't a single area of the team that is firing on all cylinders, and I have no clue what the plan was or now is. Tactically we're a mess, and the squad looks completely unbalanced and inadequate.

Posted By: Under soil heating on November 2nd 2021 at 10:02:19

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Some Tuchel quotes on Gilmour in case anyone interested (NCFC) - jampersands, Nov 2, 09:12:35
- They've been knocking around for a whole I think. (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Nov 2, 09:14:36
  - That’s mostly the work of Michael Bailey … (NCFC) - loz, Nov 2, 09:28:15
    - Well actually.... (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Nov 2, 09:30:00
      - Yep so did I. Can understand their frustration as parents, doesn't mean they are right tho (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, Nov 2, 09:35:40
        
        No exactly. Bought into their son's own hype a bit. Not sure what they expect. (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Nov 2, 09:40:55
        
        Sat next to about 10 of his family at Arsenal. Extended family all had come to see him (NCFC) - Jim, Nov 2, 10:11:17
        
        No offense, but I couldn't care less if they had a shit day, who cares? (NCFC) - megson, Nov 2, 10:25:13
        
        He hasn’t been that poor has he? This has kind of been made up since (NCFC) - Jim, Nov 2, 10:32:02
        
        Fair, there have been poor performances throughout. (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, Nov 2, 11:12:37
        
        His last 90 mins was Watford at home. Wish they'd all been there then (n/m) (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Nov 2, 10:34:04
        
        He played in our incredibly difficult start to the season (NCFC) - jamesward, Nov 2, 10:33:32
        
        Ah yes, forgot he played that cup game. He definitely needs to up his work rate. (n/m) (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Nov 2, 10:41:44
        
        I once did a car race at Snetterton, loads of friends and family came along. (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Nov 2, 10:17:45
        
        lol. I'd love to do something like that, perhaps without the crash though. (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, Nov 2, 10:25:56
        
        It’s a good laugh but basically involves tinkering about in your garage for hours (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Nov 2, 10:36:06
        
        Here’s a picture of my car after it was restored by someone recently (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Nov 2, 10:40:48
        
        Nice, that looks like it would have been a lot of fun to drive! (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, Nov 2, 11:12:06
  - wouldnt be surprised (n/m) (NCFC) - jampersands, Nov 2, 09:14:57
    - Our midfield was the clear priority, recruitment issue (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Nov 2, 09:27:25
      - Sorensen is a goiod player. He will do ok if he's ever given a chance. (NCFC) - Jim, Nov 2, 10:12:30
        
        Maybe Farke is taking a no nonsense approach to Sorensen's nonsense. (n/m) (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Nov 2, 10:36:28
        
        "Ok" is exactly what we need too.... (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Nov 2, 10:35:58
      - Any way you look at it, has Webber sent Farke to war with a bag full of sporks? (n/m) (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Nov 2, 09:28:41
        
        It all worked so well last year (NCFC) - Under soil heating, Nov 2, 10:02:19
        
        Yep. Hard to argue (n/m) (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Nov 2, 10:25:16
        
        All we needed to do was replace the midfield 2 and if anyone we sold (Emi) plus maybe (NCFC) - Jim, Nov 2, 10:15:33
        
        Emi is not replaceable though (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Nov 2, 10:41:24
        
        But apart from all that... (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Nov 2, 10:06:25

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