Originally Posted by
A Quiet Monkfish
"once again, our musclebound, lumbering land of the giants side were run ragged by mobile, speedy and technically proficient attacking players..."
Pretty much sums it up. For the past couple of seasons I've considered Joe Ralls the least skillful and creative of our midfielders. Against Reading he looked almost Messi-like amongst an awful shambles of a team. Which brings me to a point you raise, as have a few others, and which I considered after watching the 'match' - we hear about players 'buying in' to the manager's philosophy. It's a distinct possibility that those who've had two long hard seasons of complying are now rejecting - or at least losing faith in - our Manager's tactics...