If him and Bishop can rise from the ashes and be available for the second half of the season, then we could be a very different side. Bishop made such a difference on Saturday. Only shame was that Downes wasn't on the pitch at the same time. But a midfield 3 with Skuse, Chalobah, Downes, Dozzell, Bishop, Huws and possibly even Nydam to pick from looks much better balanced in attack and defence. Couple that with a reshuffle upfront and a tweak in defence (still think that the CB pairing needs to be improved) and we might end up playing further up the pitch and with more confidence. I think that's all that's really needed to turn most of our defeats into draws and most of our draws into wins. Performances overall haven't been that bad - it's all about margins and putting more sustained pressure on the opposition which takes pressure off us and makes it that bit more manageable for us. | |