Jury is out at Newcastle and Southampton,it’s been a bit of a slog at Norwich and West Brom, Sam may be the right man for Sunderland, or Tottenham possess added steel to style,and there is cheer at Watford, West Ham and StokeRead share one: Arsenal to Manchester UnitedThe malaise of the John Carver era has sadly carried over into this season: we seem to possess a team that contains some genuine talent but lacks both experience and guts – the blame for which has to reside with Mike Ashley’s transfer policy. There possess been exciting moments (Chelsea and Liverpool at domestic, or Spurs absent) but too many chickens possess come domestic to roost: a lack of leadership on the pitch was evident last year but not addressed,ditto our lack of creativity and scoring ability. Defensively we’ve been fragile again too – something that has been a long-term problem, yet is ignored year after year. 3/10Continue reading...
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