Crazy thought? Or possible?
The way I see it, the biggest problem of the team is not that it concedes many goals, but that it does not create. Sometimes it so happens that you concede 4 goals in 1 match. But if we had managed to score 2 or 4 and the result had been 2-4 or 3-4, I would have been ok with it. Because if you score goals, eventually, the points from wins will come. You won;t get 3-4 goals against you every game.

But this team has not had more than 10 shots TOWARDS goal (not on goal) except for the games it's been down and desperate to come back on the score sheet, against Hull and now, against Sunderland, in the 2nd half. Those were the only games with more than 10 shots towards the opposing goal. Not even the match against Bournemouth was great. It was a lucky win from few situations.

When it's 0-0 the team doesn't know how to create chances. It has been living through the individuality of Zaha and McArthur. It needs more players to get crosses in towards Benteke, to break the tempo and run fast dribbling the opposition. For me, Ward just doesn't cut it. And it seems like he doesn't do that well defensively either by the standards of today's match. The team desperately needs a right back going forward. As the winter transfer window has closed and Jenkinson hasn't arrived, I think using Chungy there is the viable option. Kelly and Tomkins are center backs, they're bad as right backs. Chungy is 1,80, he should do okay. Slightly okay...I mean, there would be some trouble until he properly learns to hold the offside line. But don't you think his contribution would be better than Ward's?

My squad for the next fixture. One last attempt at fighting for survival:
............Mandanda
Chungy, Tomkins/, Sakho, van Aanholt
.............Dann
.......................................
Zaha, McArthur, Milivojevic, Townsend/
......................................Schlupp
..............Cabaye/
..............Remy
.......................................
...........Benteke/
............Remy

On the bench: 3 of the above who don't make the first 11, Hennessey/Speroni, Ward, Puncheon, one of Ledley or Flamini

Out of the 18: Kelly, Delaney, Ledley/Flamini, B. Sako

Edited by mattteo (04 Feb 2017 9.42pm)

Did you see his positioning for Everton's goal when he was supposed to be covering Schlupp? Nah, thought not.

COYP

Yeah, but, did you see Ward's positioning today?

Who is this troll, he's more annoying than Willo. Crazy thought, you are spot on there mate, everything else that have you said in you're post look like crazy thoughts as well

Edited by Shifty97 (04 Feb 2017 10.37pm)

So instead of answering like a normal human being, you call me a troll, say I'm annoying and then say that I'm right in what I say. So what prevented you from giving a normal, common sense answer?
Honestly, you get pissed when I imply your age. But how old are you? Is this a children's forum?

It was a more educated response than Mo's. And at least he agreed with you, instead of resorting to a primitive response.

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