Sorry, but Hodgson is going to take us down with his lack of tactical ideas. Yes, we still have a lot of injuries but using subs is not just about replacing players who are injured or off-form. It's about breaking up play for the opposition and wasting a bit of time. Every game he loads the bench with defensive players yet rarely uses them. Cabaye cannot manage 90 mins each week and AWB is still coming to terms with PL every week, so bringing on Riedewald and TFM were two changes that could and should have been made yesterday.

Also, why did we sign Jach and Rakip? Anybody know?

It would be interesting to hear Roy's views. He clearly sees some vakue in keeping the team stable when it's doing well abd perhaps he felt we needed to keep the counter attack threat on to finish the game. It might be that bringing on a defender for townsend meant we sat back more but I'm inclined to agree thst this week we had 3 subs who are in amd around the first team so he had options. Disappointed we didn't win and agree with the suggestions tjat perhaps we need to move wan bissaka in and out of the team to help his development.

Roy has certainly played two full backs on one side, and subbed them in to do so, but they've always been more experienced players so perhaps he feels there's more risk having two kids on one side. But equally he could simply swap out tfm or awb and keep andros in front.

Yes we could have had one of our shorter players on that post - we had 7 players in the area to their six but both Cabaye and PVA were marking no-one on the edge of our area and Wilf must have been beyond them. I guess they were looking to pick up a ball knocked out but you do wonder if in the 89th minute we should be packing that six yard box - particularly given our recent record of conceding late and theirs of scoring late.

I've said this in many other threads so apols for repeating in this thread but the Manure game where the lack of substitutions obviously cost us: I believe Sorloth and Blunteke were up front...Jairo has done a decent job if you ask me, why not bring him on?

There have been other games too where I've been puzzled by it. Yes at times the bench has been weak so fair dues, but on Saturday we had Jairo and TFM on the bench.

Also as many have said - it disrupts opponents.

Hope someone has a word

2 stalwarts of the U23s, them.

Dyslexics of the world, UNTIE!!

Its just the way he is . His management style is to be meticulous in setting up his sides so everyone knows their job and what is expected of them . He would see having to make subs as more of a disruption to his game plan than disrupting the opposition .
He will not change anything while his plan is working and to be fair it has been for most of the time even against the top teams .

Late goals have given him no time to respond or react and I don't really get the criticism .

The Jach and Racip signings were to cover positions not as immediate first team players .Injuries apart Racip will go back to Benfica and Jach will get his chance next season

And we still need a striker