Yella Foreva

We could try playing in all these different formations, try out loads of different players but the problem for me is one thing.....We play in straight lines. We are so square at times it''s unbelieveable. When we have the ball you can bet that the shape we have is the same as when we dont have it, theres no movement with people trying to give the person on the ball a better/angled option. I am not claiming we should be playing anywhere near like Bayern but just look at the options they create for themselves and then think back to last night and consider how many options our players had whilst on the ball. 9 times out of 10 it was either a square ball sideways or a chip down the line. Sadly in my opinion this is Chris Hughton''s fault and it need''s to be changed fast.

Good signing for Swansea, would of liked him here. Technically would''nt be a free though because as he is under 24 i believe Blackpool would be due a fee at a tribunal simular to Jed Steer''s.

Would like us to aim higher with potential signings but i would undoubtedly prefer O''Kane To Glenn Whelan!

If we are throwing names around who have been assistants to big names i wouldnt mind Paul Clement.Has worked under some massive names in Hiddink and Ancelotti and has studied coaching from a young age.Openly admits he wants to manage one day.Hes English.However there are other targets who i think are better suited at the moment and i also very much doubt he would quit as Real Madrird assistant manager to come here.

The team i think it will be, not what i want it to be is:RuddyWhittakerMartinBassongOlssonFerJohnsonSnodgrassRedmondElmanderHooper

Without using "stats" or being "pedantic" i couldnt tell you, what i can tell you is the clear cut chances have not improved at all.Keep up the Pedancy Warren, It''s obviously what makes you happy.

2) I think you are being ridiculously pedantic

Sorry Warren. OK we could shoot alot more from 30 yards (which we are ), doesnt mean we are attacking more.1) I think you got out of the wrong side of the bed.2) I think you are being ridiculously pedantic.

Warren HillI wasnt being facetious at all. I was marely pointing out how statistics can be mislleding. Was i incorrect in what i wrote?

The Ghost Of Michael TheoklitosI would say that it is the fault of the manager. He has been a at the club a year and a half now so the squad that he is now choosing to put out every week is his choice. If that squad lacks a creative midfielder or a winger that can perform consistently then it is up to the manager to spot and change this.  He believes in the players that he is putting out and although the players share some of the responsibility by no way is Hughton blameless. You clearly state we need to improve the quality of our midfield.....who''s responsibilty is it to improve this area?

I didnt say anywhere that we had been shooting from the halfway line, i was using it as an example. Didnt think it was that hard to understand .....

Those stats dont prove that we are playing attacking football, It just proves that weare shooting more. You could take 100 shots a game from the half way line, doesnt mean you are more of an attacking force.

Would be suprised if he cost anywhere near £8M as I believe his contract is up at the end of the year.I agree it would be a good signing though.Also wouldnt mind Aiden McGeady but it looks like hes joing Everton.

I can''t agree with you there im afraid Jimmy. Thats like saying LA Galaxy were top class opposition because they had David Beckham, a £25m player. He was once that type of player but not at his current club. Berbatov is being linked with a £2M move to Arsenal, way off currently being a £30M player.

2-0 to us. Swansea will be tired from 3 games in a week.

Frustrates me so much. He has all the attributes to be a very good target man. He''s big, Not quick but enough pace to keep defenders thinking, Good at heading and has a good touch. However he plays like he thinks hes a tricky number 10. He very rarely does the simple "Hold it up and lay it off", instead choosing to do fancy flicks. Despite being good at heading he never wins headers as he doesnt fully jump. He never plays with his back to goal and backs in to defenders to use his height and size as an advantage.With his ability he should be a more techinal Grant Holt however i feel he thinks he''s a hard working Berbatov and he quite simply isnt.

                                                   Ruddy                     Bennet                   Turner                   BassongMartin                                                                                           Olsson                                                          Howson                   Fer                                                Hooloahan                          RVW (Becchio if not fit)   Hooper

                               RuddyMartin          Turner          Bassong          OllsonSnodgrass     Howson       Fer                  Pilkington                               Hoolahan                               HooperSubsBunnBennetWhittakerJohnsonRedmond (If Fit) Murphy (If not)ElmanderBecchio

With Tettey being out injured for several weeks, you would assume that Bradley Johnson will slot into his role and the shape of the team would stay the same. My question is would you give Cameron McGeehan a place on the bench? Now that Fox is gone we are not blessed with central midfielders in the squad. You would assume that if one of the current three (Fer, Howson and Johnson) got injured that Wes would be first on with Fer or Howson moving deeper. Would you then have McGeehan on the bench as he is a simular player to Johnson and Tettey? If he doesnt come on it would still be a great learning curve in being in and around the squad.

JasHowever when playing that way (Especially when you are an average at best side) against good sides and you gain possesion, you tend to give the ball straight back to the opposition and find it increasingly hard to get our of your own half. Norwich City since the start of the 2012 season for example.

deltic31 - Where has anyone suggested that?

Team I would play:                                Ruddy  Martin       Turner             Bassong      Olsson  Redmond         Fer            Johsnon      Pilkington                      Hooper          Wolfswinkel Team i think will be played:                                  RuddyWhittaker     Turner             Bassong      OlssonSnodgrass       Fer                 Johnson     Pilkington                                          Elmander                                 Hooper

Jas The Barclay KingThats it mate, The best way to try and make an argument is to throw around half hearted insults, top guy!I know the game well, i''d dare say better than you through the level i played at but lets not get into that.If we had of pressed high up the pitch then yes there is a chance of getting caught in behind.However Spurs do not play the long ball and if they had managed to play through our front line of pressing and the midfield you would like to think that Bassong would of dropped the backline 10 yards deeper by this point. Not only that but the only player Tottenham played with an abundance of pace was Townsend, all others have a yard but are not electric.I suspect you are one of the fans that think the best way to play is to line up on your 6 yard box so you cannot get caught in behind?

Morty after a year and a bit in charge i think it is fairly obvious that Hughtons tactics are to sit back, be solid and try to hit on the break.A simple change in the way you approach a game can make a massive differnce.Look at Villa (Ignore that Lamberts there), They went away to Arsenal and were expected to lose, pressed from the front, closed down defenders, didnt give them room to breath and won. Cardiff at home against Man City pressed from the front in a game they were expected to lose and came away with the win.Everton at home to Chelsea, they werent expected to win but again pressed high up the pitch and got a win.I realise two of the recent examples were home games but they were games they werent expected to win.I''m not expecting us to go to these places and play attractive football and dominate the ball but there is no reason we cant match other times style of play when we dont have the ball.I have not seen one other team this year and last, sit as deep as us without the ball.We could play 3 holding midfielders (When playing a big club) in Tettey, Fer and Johnson, that wouldnt make it a more defensive line up because if we win the ball back in the opposition half more often then we are already being more offensive.I played to a fairly decent standard (Ridgeons Prem with Lowestoft) and i know that i as a player would of prefered to of gone out and tried to win the ball back high up the pitch than constantly sit deep and try defend wave after wave of attack, it must be demoralising.

Different players, different season, Same Tactics.I wouldnt mind if we had played two and lost two but we had seen Hughton notice that something wasnt right and had tried to change it.I just dont see any ideas from him as to how he is going to go about improving our away form.If our home form isnt as good this year (Im sure it will be) then we could really struggle.Its the start of the season and soooo long to play but to see no change in Hughtons struggling ethos worries me.