There’s a clear feeling growing: the football that earned us results is being put on the shelf. Four draws in our last six games and a noticeable tactical shift have left fans wondering whether Rohl’s approach is actually making us worse at closing out matches.
From edge-of-the-box to handing it back
For large chunks of games we look bright — getting bodies around the opposition box, throwing balls into the mixer, causing trouble. Then the second half starts and puzzlingly the ball keeps being moved all the way back to Butland to redistribute. That’s not a knock on the keeper, it’s about choosing a route out of pressure that wipes out momentum. When you’re inviting the opposition to settle into the game you lose the very thing that made us dangerous.
Substitutions and shape have felt reactive
Fans saw Naderi struggling and suggested Miovski up top to keep the two-forward shape that gave opponents trouble. There’s a question mark over why we moved away from the system that worked. Sitting in to defend leads isn’t a crime, but it becomes one if you don’t actually defend well. The plan has to match the personnel and the feel of the team, otherwise you end up neither protecting a lead nor creating chances.
Where does that leave the title race?
Truth is, to have any realistic shot we need consecutive wins away — the b2b victories that steady a run. After today it feels like our rivals will fancy us. Danny Rohl has had time and patience from the fans, and I’m not shouting for the sack. But the trend of prioritising caution over the attacking identity that worked worries me. We need to rediscover that bite and stop letting small leads turn into invitations for pressure.
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