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See Accrington last night... see clubs that have gotten out of this league
You need decent players, who are technical and you need tactics that suit the players and deliver effective passages of play.
But my BIG concern at the moment is just how often we seem to be missing the essential energy and urgency that gets into the opposition and ultimately wins games. You have to turn up! You have to harass and press the opposition. You have to be adventurous - as Spurs say ‘To Dare is To Do’
This has been a real factor since the Burley, Royle and Magilton days.
Sky games have almost been a showcase for this lethargy - and who can forgot Bobby Robsons tribute game against Newcastle with Roy Keane - how flat! If the team can’t turn up for that, then there’s a problem.