The lack of energy yesterday was pretty strange. Not even lacking a bit, but in most cases letting them pass out with no pressure.

I can only assume the tactics were to play a low block, let them have it and attack when we can.

Also odd to play 2 CM's #, when we have pretty exclusively played 3 under Pat's reign.

Brighton are a really strong team, they have some good players, but its all about the team. Very rarely do any of their players try to beat a man, its all 1 and 2 touch passing with great moving.

If my memory serves me well, Vieira mentioned that they had identified the profile of the players required and the specific players but whether Sambi Lokonga and Ahamada were on this list is open to conjecture.

The more they don't start and are only introduced from the bench the more supporters will speculate that these were players foisted on him.

Actually that is one area where we were weak. Literally. We were out muscled on one on ones.

I am not aware of any such exclusivity.

Doucoure is fine for Ligue 1, but out of his depth in the Premiership, 22.6m wasted

“That’s a joke son, I say, that’s a joke.” “Nice boy, but he’s sharp as a throw pillow.” “He’s so dumb he thinks a Mexican border pays rent” “ “Son… I say, son, some people are so narrow minded they can look through a keyhole with both eyes.”__ Forhorn Leghorn

You say that with such certainty, yet we are in 12th place, with an "easier" run in at the end of the season. I don't think we'll be relegated, not this season anyway. At the beginning of the season I had us to finish 15/1th based on the lack of reinforcements in areas that were obviously weak. Those areas still need some work, full backs in particular. We'll be treading water for sometime yet I suspect, unless something dramatic happens in the boardroom.
Whether PV will still be with us is moot. His problem is that he has in mind a style he would like to see, but can't achieve that here with the likes of Schlupp, Ayew, Eze, Mateta etc. Pragmatism required.