Have we become too soft ?

[the other bob wilson]

Only Man City ( and Bournemouth by 1) have committed less fouls than us this season, and they have always got the ball.

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/prem...wettbewerb/GB1

Look at the teams above us and they are mostly dominant in possession.

Should we be breaking play up a bit more with some sneaky fouls ?

Are we a bit naive?

I'm not one to condone dirty play, but a team like us should never be third in the least free kicks conceded table in the Premier League! One of the cliches I heard about us last season was that we were a side that others hated playing against - I don't think one of our opponents so far would come close to thinking that, I'm sure Man City would love to play us every week after last Saturday.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

I'm not one to condone dirty play, but a team like us should never be third in the least free kicks conceded table in the Premier League! One of the cliches I heard about us last season was that we were a side that others hated playing against - I don't think one of our opponents so far would come close to thinking that, I'm sure Man City would love to play us every week after last Saturday.

A few weeks ago on MOTD2 they talked about us being too passive defensively. I generally agreed with that comment, but you were convinced that Ian Wright and whoever the other pundit was (I forget) were being too negative towards us.