Creativity in the team
The team is full of industry and hard work but where are we going to get some creativity from? Someone who can pick a decisive pass or beat defenders off the dribble? We do have several players who will go at defenders like Summerville, Gnoto and Aaronson but apart from Gnoto when he is playing well, no one seems capable of creating quality shots from outside the box.. Our midfield seems industrious but completely lacking creative passes or having a go from outside the box. I do see some limited creativity and box to box running from McKennie but it's yet to pay off. I think part of the blame also falls on our wide players and the poor service they continually provide...balls over hit or under hit. Our set plays are horrid. The same pooling of players around the keeper with no movement or momentum arriving in the box. Combine that with the poor deliveries and we've waisted a multitude of oppurtunities. We may as well have a few payers run near post to get on the end of our corners. Roca can play a long diagonal ball or deliver a decent set peice but otherwise provides half the indusrty of Adams and much less going forward than Mckennie. I have seen Mckennie make deep runs from the midfield for Juventus and finish quality balls delivered from wide on the counter,..but we rarely play that way. It seems like most or our counter play is disrupted by a back pass or the ball getting stuck in someones feet. Bamford provides nothing but occasional hold up play and dissapointment. It feels like Bamford and Harrison continue to play because the manager HOPE's they can return to past form, but they continue to prove they can't. In summary, our options are limited but Javi needs to clean up the set plays and offer up prayers for Rodrigo to come back soon. I also believe he can clean up our counter attacks and instruct our midfielders to take more shots instead of trying to force passes in the box, and drill our wide players on their service in the box. It's too late to bring anyone else in so what else can we realistically do to create chances and stay up?