it's been stated here that he held the players (not literally) in the dressing room for an hour after last night's game - so it looks like he wasn't allowing players to hide - he has spoken of a need to 'change the mentality' - they all say that but I get the idea that he believes in attacking responsibility as well as defensive responsibility - commitment isn't just about pressing and tackling, it's about taking care of the ball and knowing how to be positive without being careless. He's having to learn a bit of man management as he goes on, but I quite like what I see so far, he looks and sounds like someone who gets respect.

The worry being that he has a very disjointed plan of action to deal with. IMO there are to many in our squad that will always struggle to meet his demands. Added to that the squad in its present form is to thin whatever way it is set to play , certainly throughout a whole season. It is a work in progress , but progress will be minimal unless a number of additions are made to the squad, and this must be now, leaving it till the new year will only make it harder to find the right people wanting to come and risk a relegation. There is some promise in our play so far, but no goals is a worry , because it’s a team failure , it’s no good just looking at Benteke, and Zaha, the goals should be coming from all round the team. It’s not new for us. Viera, has a real job on his hands.

What I can't understand is why he doesn't try ayew in the center. He's a center forward not a winger and was our top scorer when he did play there. Surely he would suit PV style more than benteke?

I'd try 4-4-2 with Benteke and Ayew up front. Ben to knock down and Ayew to score. Ayew just doesn't appear happy or good enough to be the sole target man, while Benteke can.

Tbh I'm hardly surprised he hasn't yet got our attack going considering he's got exactly the same misfiring attack as last year minus Eze who was the biggest bright spark last year and Townsend who was the most likely provider of goals for Benteke.

Really hope we give him the backing and get 2 more attack minded players, a CM who's comfortable on the ball and hopefully a loan wing back who can provide a better attacking threat.

That's 4 players however and I'm not convinced we'll do that much business even though we need to.

On a positive note the signings that we have made all look like quality additions... just a few more please!!

After seeing his post Watford interview he knows exactly what is needed to put us on the right path. A clear plea to the board for more offensive players.