What's up with Fletcher?

He didn't have a save to make because our strikers didn't get on the end of the balls we were chucking in. Defenders first to it every time.
Yes we need a creative midfielder. The two aren't mutually exclusive.

We don't have creativity in the team so we knock balls into the box. But we don't have strikers who can win the ball in the air.

This is what happens when you flip flop between managers with different styles.

I agree that the squad is a mismatch of formations and styles and massively unbalanced but the quality isn’t there. The one thing that’s consistent the past four managers is we don’t create enough and we don’t score enough. We are slow and laboured in midfield and too often the final ball is poor. The biggest consistent factor the last few years is the lack of investment in any thing other than hard working central midfielders. We lack pace, we lack a spark and we lack a player that can consistently put decent crosses into the box. Against Watford we lacked any natural width as Spence barely got past the half way line and Johnson managed about 2 crosses in the last 20 minutes. You are acting like we bombarded Watford with cross after cross when in reality we spent most the game dominating possession but knocking it around in central mid or just outside of their area whilst they sat back knowing we couldn’t break them down. Our best chance was probably when Fletcher lifted the ball over their defender on the right, he probably should of done better but he had to create that out of nothing by himself. Next you will be blaming Britt and Fletcher for not getting on the end of Tavs corner that went out for a goal kick 🤦🏼‍♂️
 
I'm not acting like we bombarded them with crosses. And I have been banging the drum for a creative midfielder for years. Stop putting words in my mouth.

I think Fletcher and Britt are poor at attacking crosses and should have done more in the last couple of games.
 
I remember a game where pulis said we'd put in 30 odd crosses. I remember watching the game and 90% of them went out or headed clear. I think we only had a couple of shots on target. You'd rather have 4 Mcnair crosses than 30 headed out or caught.

So stats can be slightly deceiving.

We look pretty direct and I don't see how we can't score more goals this season.

I've been suprised by Fletcher. He ended last season on fire and had a decent pre season and 2 in league Cup. I'm not sure he's even had a shot or chance of note?

I doubt he wants out. He's only got one year left and other than a prem side who's gonna pay him what we do?

The frighting thing is that Fletcher and Britt will leave for nothing next summer.... 22mil of forwards😕. That's some woeful longterm business. I guess that officially ends the woeful Monk spending spree😕
 
I remember a game where pulis said we'd put in 30 odd crosses. I remember watching the game and 90% of them went out or headed clear. I think we only had a couple of shots on target. You'd rather have 4 Mcnair crosses than 30 headed out or caught.

So stats can be slightly deceiving.

We look pretty direct and I don't see how we can't score more goals this season.

I've been suprised by Fletcher. He ended last season on fire and had a decent pre season and 2 in league Cup. I'm not sure he's even had a shot or chance of note?

I doubt he wants out. He's only got one year left and other than a prem side who's gonna pay him what we do?

The frighting thing is that Fletcher and Britt will leave for nothing next summer.... 22mil of forwards😕. That's some woeful longterm business. I guess that officially ends the woeful Monk spending spree😕
Why’s are people surprised by Fletchers ineptitude?
He has always been a tart.
 
I'm not acting like we bombarded them with crosses. And I have been banging the drum for a creative midfielder for years. Stop putting words in my mouth.

I think Fletcher and Britt are poor at attacking crosses and should have done more in the last couple of games.

Most of the crosses have been poor and basically lumped into the box because we have completely run out of ideas/have no creativity in the side. Cant blame the strikers for that.

Any update on Fletchers injury?
 
As I said about Mcnair. You'd rather have 3 or 4 superb crosses or through balls than 30 whipped into an 'area'.

I just think the biggest area of 'issue' is the midfield. It has had zero creativity or X factor since Tomlin. You can count the goals from Howson / Saville and Tav almost on two hands for the past 18 months (shows how important Wings 7 were). They don't even shoot or get into scoring positions.

We have has a long list of none creative CMs who simply 'put in a shift'. We need someone who can thread a pass or curl one in from 30yrds with the game at 0-0....just one moment of magic. I don't see one player who can do that. Roberts was the closest we had. I'd like to see what he could do fully fit and firing.
 
McNair's ball for the goal was brilliant, but I think people are forgetting just how woeful his deliveries have been in general recently.
I'd started to dread him taking set pieces.

Though it's not just him.
Tav literally kicked a corner out for a goal kick, and Johnson's crossed have rapidly declined.
 
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