27% possession ..

[the other bob wilson]

The lack of possession we have had in games this season has been extremely poor. Against top 6 and even top 10 sides you can understand surrendering large chunks of it but, as you say, 27% in a must-win match against a team already relegated is crazy.

I watched the Under 18s play this morning and, as they always do, they played a completely different game to the first team - possession is cherished by our youngsters and, although this sometimes gets them into trouble, they stick to their guns about the way they play. Contrast that with the first team where I sometimes think they don't want to have the ball - whatever the truth is, in this time where the "identity" of a club seems to be considered so important, we have been schizophrenic in terms of what the youngsters and seniors do for years.