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Were you there??
1st goal stems from Cook messing up a simple clearance to the edge of the box which puts Smallwood in a position of closing down a potential shot from 18 yards.
2nd goal yes he plays his part but Stubbs is sucked in and gets a 1-2 played around him.
The fans in the stand who were around us shot anyone down who started with the Anti Smallwood calls.

Stubbs
Ayegoke
Platt
Kelly
Cook
Odour

All these played far worse ffs.

 

I agree he wasnt alone in having a bad game. I think the views re Smallwood go way beyond today though. Given his experience and the level he's played at, I expected so much more. He just seems to be in serious decline. That said, some fans do seem keen to scream abuse at every mistake and I found the atmosphere today the most unpleasant its been ironically since the days of Adams!

 

For his own good I think he might get a ‘knock’ in training this week to take him out of the limelight for a week or two. That second goal showed him in such a bad light but there is a player in there when he pulls his finger out. Ive not normally noticed a lack of effort before today. Hopefully he gets a kick up the backside but we need more from the skipper.

 

That “performance” today looked like a captain who wasn’t playing for his manager.

 

Please keep with this thread I had it yesterday with folk pulling players up but get with the bigger picture ............. it's not the players it's the manager who is making them look shite or do you really think they wanna mess around with at the back when they ain't comfortable doing it ?????
If Hughes has anything about him he will sit the whole squad down and let them voice there opinions about what's going ............ the best out there have done that so why can't he ?????

 

Didn’t he try that with Jake Young?

 

It was a shocking look. I must admit I didnt see that yesterday as it was at the other end but it looks really damniing on him. Cant defend that at all.

 

I think the whole team lacks an “arse kicker”
The accusation that Smallwood doesn’t seem to be able to get his players motivated has been around for all his time at the club.
Stubbs (who imo should be captain) tried to bollock Osadebe last week and he just walked away indignantly waving his arms.
No one seems to want to accept any responsibility when a match is going tits up.

 

On one of the other threads, a poster had a go at City fans applauding Songo’o. Well although Songo’o might not be the best technical player, he has something that some of the current team seem to be lacking. That 2nd goal says it all to me.

 

Drop him.

And I don't mean removing him from the team.