I'm starting this thread to get away from the mass hysteria in the other threads
1 The obvious, injuries, With Sol, Bergkamp, Vieira and Gilberto missing a substantial number of games between them, our team has been missing a lot of senior authority figures in the team and the general consistancy provided by the same 11 week in week out
2 So many young players, We've got a lot of talent, but unfortunately, injuries have forced them on a lot quicker than expected, I'm glad they are all playing, but they do not yet posses the experience to be used to handling Premeirship games week in week out, they also are not all of them mentally ready for the pressure.
3 The Goalkeeping fiasco, I think the change has put a lot of uncertainty in everyones minds, why was Lehmann dropped? when will he be recalled? is he leaving, I think this has been uncomfortbale for the players perhaps, who may be divided by taking a side in the matter.
4 Contracts, we have got a number of outstanding contract issue, I wish Edu would just fcuk off personally, he's not helping, I also think the "deal" offered to Lauren was bad and hasn't helped matters, this, along with Sol's negotiations has maybe unsettled the dressing room a bit.
I still think, we have a chance of winning the title, but I don't think it will happen, much as I'd like it too. I do hope we get slaughtered in the Press, give the team a kick up the arse, I think they're feeling a bit sorry for themselves, I hope our young players keep going to the end of the season, I think a lot of them, Senderos, Van Persie, Jose, esp, will come (very) good, but I think their age and the expectations on them, are maybe putting them off a bit, it must be hard to perform week in week out at that age, Rooney certaintly hasn't, nor Torres, Joaquin, Ronaldo, etc etc
just my two cents
1 The obvious, injuries, With Sol, Bergkamp, Vieira and Gilberto missing a substantial number of games between them, our team has been missing a lot of senior authority figures in the team and the general consistancy provided by the same 11 week in week out
2 So many young players, We've got a lot of talent, but unfortunately, injuries have forced them on a lot quicker than expected, I'm glad they are all playing, but they do not yet posses the experience to be used to handling Premeirship games week in week out, they also are not all of them mentally ready for the pressure.
3 The Goalkeeping fiasco, I think the change has put a lot of uncertainty in everyones minds, why was Lehmann dropped? when will he be recalled? is he leaving, I think this has been uncomfortbale for the players perhaps, who may be divided by taking a side in the matter.
4 Contracts, we have got a number of outstanding contract issue, I wish Edu would just fcuk off personally, he's not helping, I also think the "deal" offered to Lauren was bad and hasn't helped matters, this, along with Sol's negotiations has maybe unsettled the dressing room a bit.
I still think, we have a chance of winning the title, but I don't think it will happen, much as I'd like it too. I do hope we get slaughtered in the Press, give the team a kick up the arse, I think they're feeling a bit sorry for themselves, I hope our young players keep going to the end of the season, I think a lot of them, Senderos, Van Persie, Jose, esp, will come (very) good, but I think their age and the expectations on them, are maybe putting them off a bit, it must be hard to perform week in week out at that age, Rooney certaintly hasn't, nor Torres, Joaquin, Ronaldo, etc etc
just my two cents
