Wolves 1-0 Reading: The Verdict

[jd1981]

This is one of the poorest Wolves sides I've seen in my 28 years of watching us, I think only the Saunders period tops it.
We are slow and lumbering going forward, no surprises 4 of our last 7 scored have come from a dead ball situation.
The back four looks disjointed un organised and a soft touch.
No leadership at all on the field and not many players with a football just athletes.
Whilst I hold KJ responsible for the piss poor performance's this year I do believe he's been let down at times, it's ok building for the future and nurturing youth, but if it's clear they ain't good enough stop relying on them. Also you have to look after the present instead of always focusing on the future.

 

[thehistorymakers]

Apart from Doherty (and that's debatable) that was as 'in their positions' and 'balanced as it gets'. Edwards is fine further forward behind two strikers. Edwards is the least of our worries. Our defence is very bad ... as bad as I can remember.

Until the end of the summer transfer deadline, you hardly ever heard anything about our defence. It was all replacing Sako and a snotter. I really think the sale and timing of Stearman, was pivotal for our season.

 

[slink]

Until the end of the summer transfer deadline, you hardly ever heard anything about our defence. It was all replacing Sako and a snotter. I really think the sale and timing of Stearman, was pivotal for our season.

In what way do you think that was pivotal? He played the first 4 games and we conceded 7 in those. What has been pivotal is Jackett's lack of understanding of how to get the best out of what he has got, for example not knowing Graham was our best winger yet he went on loan to Oxford, like not playing an actual number 10 now he's settled on playing 1 behind the striker, like changing the goalkeeper 3 times because of "form". There's lots of things and yes Jackett probably hasn't been backed like he should have been from those above him but he should be doing a lot better than he is with this squad imo

 

[Papper]

Until the end of the summer transfer deadline, you hardly ever heard anything about our defence. It was all replacing Sako and a snotter. I really think the sale and timing of Stearman, was pivotal for our season.

At the beginning of last season we should have moved both Baath and Stearman on and REPLACED them. You can probably say the same about Golbourne (who I thought would get better - he hasn't ). Last season we had terrible problems, conceding hatful's until we rode the Sako, Afobe, Dicko wave. This is not a new problem.

 

[Papper]

Have Fulham improved defensively?

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

They've conceded the most in the division.

 

[slink]

No. They conceded 7 in the first 5 without Stearman and since then they have conceded 34 in 18 although i have no idea if Stearman has played in all of those. Just to back it up a little i've seen some of the goals Fulham have conceded and Stearman has been at fault with his lack of marking and it's his man that has scored.

 

[slink]

Further example, go and watch Derby's second goal yesterday and watch Stearman needlessly close down to leave acres of space behind him and Derby score in that space.

 

[The Saturday Boy]

Until the end of the summer transfer deadline, you hardly ever heard anything about our defence. It was all replacing Sako and a snotter. I really think the sale and timing of Stearman, was pivotal for our season.

Unless you are a professional football manager, how can you come to such a conclusion?

 

[thehistorymakers]

Unless you are a professional football manager, how can you come to such a conclusion?

I can have an opinion, without the need to slag a Wolves player off. I didn't mention or infer that I knew better than a profesional league manager.
That is quite different.

 

[thehistorymakers]

Have Fulham improved defensively?

Of course the point was, DB was injured and we had no time to buy an experienced CH. Then we bought a player in a position where we already had cover. It was the timing, as DB was out for weeks.

 

[thehistorymakers]

Right, I'm going to take some more happy pills and go to bed. I will look for a crash internet course on profesional football management tomorrow.

Haha
COME ON WANDERERS

 

[Papper]

Of course the point was, DB was injured and we had no time to buy an experienced CH. Then we bought a player in a position where we already had cover. It was the timing, as DB was out for weeks.

I thought £2M was far too much to turn down. A poor defence has been a constant whoever they picked. I cannot hand on heart say we have missed Stearman at all BUT those that recruit haven't covered themselves in glory.

 

[thehistorymakers]

I thought £2M was far too much to turn down. A poor defence has been a constant whoever they picked. I cannot hand on heart say we have missed Stearman at all BUT those that recruit haven't covered themselves in glory.

Even though the CH's didn't have much experience? When Stearman went. At the time with DB being injured, it didn't come across as a logical decision.

 

[Papper]

The EEL/Hause partnership after Stearman was sold coincided with conceding two goals in three games and gaining four points.

 

[thehistorymakers]

With your permission Johnny, this is your post from September. I 100% agree with it. I think it was from before the Stearman sale......




If that is the case then there is a clear disconnect between Jackett and the recruitment staff, which includes Thelwell. That would be a clear failure in the system.

Any recruitment department would have a list of at least 3 players in every position and a dossier on each player including their present worth (which as pointed out is relative).

If this list does not exist then the recruitment dept isn't worth it and they should all be gone.
If they do have a list (which is more likely) and Jackett doesn't agree with it then the staff aren't compatible and that should be rectified.
If there is a list and both Jackett and the recruitment team agree but the targets are not acquired because of money then that is a budget issue

What has become very clear is that Jackett has generally signed players he has a history with and this smacks to me of not trusting his recruitment staff, hence the 'move' of Webber and his staff and the appointment of another person. But this was too late to affect the one glaring position that needed to be addressed, LM. Jackett has even said his preferred formation has wingers, yet that is the one position we have decided not to upgrade significantly, but have spent C£2m on a DM we didn't really need.

Everything seems to be reactionary rather than proactive in recruitment and has been for 5 windows, as Penk has pointed out. This should have been addressed at the end of last season not the beginning of this. That is shambolic and frankly embarrassing for a club that has aspirations to get in the Premier League.

Have all the bellends on the internet had their porn subscription revoked and become angry at the rest of the world?

 

[thehistorymakers]

The EEL/Hause partnership after Stearman was sold coincided with conceding two goals in three games and gaining four points.

And since?

 

[Quirkafleeg]

You said you were going to bed....

 

[Papper]

And since?

Par for the course. I had no problem with them playing the kids and they didn't let us down. They were ready. This doesn't take away from the fact the club failed to recruit at least one quality centre half in the past two/three seasons.

 

[thehistorymakers]

You said you were going to bed....

Yes better rush, before the happy pills wear off.

Haha