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Watched the WH game properly this morning. First off, that Nuno Espirito Santo knows what he's doing. Wolves aren't great but they're solid, organised and won't be a walkover for anyone
Now WH. Tactically we're a mess. I dunno what Pellegrini's trying to do. Spends 40m on Anderson then plays him out of position. Arnie's ok but evidently not a natural finisher. Chicharito is but struggles to get starts, and when he does play Pelle's has him deeper than he prefers. So his priority has to be finding a lineup and formation that gets the best out of Arnie, Anderson and Chicharito. But I'm worried that 4 games in now (and a full pre-season) he still doesn't seem to know his best xi or formation. I'm sure we'll improve (we have to) but will we even get that time? Looking at the upcoming run of fixtures it's not inconceivable we could go into November (NOVEMBER!) without picking up a single point. Has a team ever come back from that?
I've still gotta believe Pelle's gonna turn it around but considering he's currently the 3rd highest paid Prem manager (equal with Klopp ... think about that) I'm disappointed so far. The man needs to sort shit out, and fast, cos this really isn't good enough, especially for someone earning more than the likes of Poch, Sarri and Emery. Cut your hair, go back to a 3-5-2 and start Chicharito as a goal poacher ... which is what he does well and the reason we bought him in the 1st place! You don't need to be on 7m a year to see the obvious so it's doubly worrying when someone who is, apparently can't.
To think I was actually quite optimistic going into the season.
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