Long-term and short-term thinking

[Baleforce]

That'll be it.

Except we did actually win the next game, but it was Stoke so not winning 4-0 counts as losing.

Exactly

 

[thfcsteff]

You are right it could be, however as we know players like to look for excuses when things go wrong and if they feel their manger is not bothered about certain comps then the excuse is already there.

Let’s be serious.
We did not lose that semi-final because”they feel their manager is not bothered”, we lost because one player had two poor lapses of concentration(ones some of us have seem saying happens too often) and the manager got his selections/subs wrong. He will be furious at himself. But to suggest he “doesn’t care” because he feeds the press some lines is jumping the shark big-time.

It is clear that in key matches, at key moments, we still get loose when certain players are on the ball. In fact, when we lead in tight games I always consider us vulnerable at the 20-25 minute mark and the 60-75 minute mark. Those are big areas for me:


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[thfcsteff]

I wonder if something else has happened within the club, because our performances since the Chelsea win have taken a bit of a dive to be honest. We were lucky in that Stoke game. We weren't anywhere near as ruthless as we should have been and we gave them way more opportunities that we should have.

I'd be interested to know if the stuff about Levy's pay has had some sort of negative effect. Or if the players thought the job was done after the Chelsea win for the season. Either way, something doesn't feel quite right.

No.
I think all is OK...Harry is deff still not 100% IMO.
What I do think is that more than any other club we suffer from harassment of our players. Alli, now Kane (who is getting it across the board for essentially nothing). Alli gets walloped by Lampard for celebrating, yet nothing is said about Valencia’s potential straight-red. Where was VAR for that?

I want the players to turn their anger on the final four games, and let’s see how bog our supporter’s balls and hearts are. Anyone within a couple of hundred miles of Wembley next Monday night who has no prior engagements or encumbrances and does not go to the game and support this team and manager should have a careful word with themselves the next time they sling a hook!!!






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[StephenH]

Harry’s current form/fitness is I believe looming large over the team at present!