Part system error, part individual errors.
The problem with relentlessly playing the possession game is that, unless you're man city, your players will mess up at some point and give the ball away. I feel like we need some versatility in our play: any team, like Sunderland, who are half-decent on the break will tear us apart because we're so predictable.
Individual errors: Holgate was poor, but it's his first game so I can let him off. Bazunu continues to make errors... I don't see what RM sees in Manning.
Defensively we still look poor. Really hope the guy from man city is quality

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We gave the ball away so many times trying to force it and that caught so many players especially KQP and Manning out of position. I dont know why we let Parraud go just to play manning? RM's style seems to be like Ralph's and that the wingback play way TOOOOO forward and expose the space behind. Well they have 2 week to pull their heads out of their asses and get ready for LEI . I think this will give us a real indication if we have any chance for promotion.

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Most disappointing aspect for me was the mediocre fight in the second half. Felt like a few Premier League egos still around. We had 25 minutes in the first half where we completed dominated, but shooting was awful. We score during that period and its then a different game. But after their third we completely lost all fight.
Holgate was awful, KWP for all his dribbling ability isn’t a good defender. Where was he got their 1st goal? Consider Dozy and Mare luxuries, play only one of them at a time.
Agreed with Harrapuk on the possession football, they cut out our killer pass and off they go. Sunderland found it so easy to get at our back line!!!

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You can have all the skill in the world but if you don’t turn up with the right attitude to work you will get beat. Everyone needs to take a long hard look at themselves after that performance. The transfer window is shut now so they are here until January at least.

Big two weeks for RM to work out which players can do a job for him and which are the ones to be consigned to reserve status.

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One positive from today. The fans going all that way to watch that performance and yet they could still be heard singing at the end. They deserve a refund from the players.

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Pub league team playing in the Barcelona style…

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I put this hammering down to Russell Martin's team selection
Mara ahead ofAlcaraz or Fraser should never have happened
Holgate as a right sided CB ahead of Charles who has done so well there
Baz again failed to cut out crosses
Manning out jumped by Bellingham who was then given time to put in his cross for the second goal
Coming on as a sub when you are already three down can't be easy but the subs didn't work hard enough to suggest they should be starters
A lot of players away next week but the coaches have 2 weeks to work on a game plan because if they don't it could be another thumping by an inform team

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I put this hammering down to Russell Martin's team selection
Mara ahead ofAlcaraz or Fraser should never have happened
Holgate as a right sided CB ahead of Charles who has done so well there
Baz again failed to cut out crosses
Manning out jumped by Bellingham who was then given time to put in his cross for the second goal
Coming on as a sub when you are already three down can't be easy but the subs didn't work hard enough to suggest they should be starters
A lot of players away next week but the coaches have 2 weeks to work on a game plan because if they don't it could be another thumping by an inform team

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We played as though every player was pissed that they didn't get a move away on transfer deadline day - and the new ones that had arrived played as if they didn't want to be here after all!

Have a good look in the mirror when you get home tonight Russell Martin. Perhaps, like the fans, you'll see exactly where & why it all went wrong.

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Part system error, part individual errors.
The problem with relentlessly playing the possession game is that, unless you're man city, your players will mess up at some point and give the ball away. I feel like we need some versatility in our play: any team, like Sunderland, who are half-decent on the break will tear us apart because we're so predictable.
Individual errors: Holgate was poor, but it's his first game so I can let him off. Bazunu continues to make errors... I don't see what RM sees in Manning.
Defensively we still look poor. Really hope the guy from man city is quality

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