Watching Muff v Forest and half time it's 0-0. Great watching the two of them kick lumps out of each other and, let's face it, that's what's missing from our game. Our problem is twofold: 1) we don't make the most of our huge possession and 2) we are total crap OUT of possession. As a team we have no idea, or enough desire, to battle for the ball. A bunch of wimps as I've previously said.
Martin ironically asked should he sign 3 monsters at the back. One would help for sure but I grew up when the game was properly tough, far tougher than now, and you didn't have to be a monster to win the ball and physically hold your own. Without a great deal of thought players like Billy Bremner, Nobby Stiles, Johnny Giles come to mind and there were dozens of others of smaller or medium build who'd give you a right going over.
The football from this game is dire. We are a far better footballing team than either but, because we're so shite when we lose the ball, we lose too many games. I mean, a midfield of Grimes, Wolf, Ntcham, Paterson, Smith etc etc wouldn't fill me with fear let alone seasoned pros - nor would most of our defenders. And it doesn't help that Martin and his coaching staff don't seem to have a clue about how to coach defence. I suppose you can only work with what you've got and if you've got wimps then you perform like wimps. What we need is a bit of nasty in the team but I suspect that our tea lady has got more nasty than any of our defenders and midfielders. Of course I don't know the lady in question, so all due respect to her for the comparison.
As for Forest and Muff, I'm watching lots of endeavour and physicality but see absolutely nothing from either team to refute my belief that, if they do make the Premier League, they won't be coming staright back down.