Too many of the essential ‘cogs’ of the last few seasons are gone (Dembele and pretty-much Wanyama) or out-of-form (Alli, Dier, Jan, Sanchez, Rose, Eriksen, Kane) that we have to rely on Lamela-of-the-million-touches and Son. It’s not surprising we’re struggling.
I was also wondering earlier, as every player ran all over the place, if the instructions are becoming too complex. I think it was Bobby Robson who rejuvenated Shearer by telling him to ‘face forward and run onto the ball’. Is Poch making the roles too difficult, perhaps?