Re: Kettering Updates
Posted: 18 Dec 2023, 10:25
I am still pleased with our league position - I'd have bitten your hand off for where we are when we kicked off in August. That is not in question. However, we can only hide behind the excellent start for so long before questions have asked and criticism becomes valid. Fans should not be moaned at for being critical of the recent run of results and performances.
Since our first defeat in the league against Bromsgrove we have won 3 in the last 12 league games. Two of those wins were against teams sitting in 21st and 22nd. I'm worried that this is something more worrying than a dip in form. It is now concerning me, to the point where I need to see changes. By changes I don't mean sacking the manager or anything so drastic. That's ridiculous. I do want to see an improvement in performances, which have been below our standards for too long now. Were we poor on Saturday? I don't think so. It was a scrappy old game. Neither keeper had much to do by way of being made to make saves. We weren't great, either. We're missing a spark, confidence and our swagger. It's just evaporated.
It doesn't need anything revolutionary. A change in selection - Eze needs to start games, as does Gregory and Holmes. Miracle needs taking out of the line-up and resting. Maybe make 2-3 signings while moving on a couple of players just to freshen things up. A change in formation and tactics, as the current 4-3-3, or 4-5-1, whatever you call it, is not working.
It's a strange one to sum up how I feel. The league position is superb. But the performances and results over the last 2 months, or so, have been poor. We're in danger of missing out on a great season by not arresting this slump. Something has to give otherwise we'll waste a potentially fantastic season. It's frustrating to witness as the talent in the squad is there. It's just not being utilised to its full potential.
Since our first defeat in the league against Bromsgrove we have won 3 in the last 12 league games. Two of those wins were against teams sitting in 21st and 22nd. I'm worried that this is something more worrying than a dip in form. It is now concerning me, to the point where I need to see changes. By changes I don't mean sacking the manager or anything so drastic. That's ridiculous. I do want to see an improvement in performances, which have been below our standards for too long now. Were we poor on Saturday? I don't think so. It was a scrappy old game. Neither keeper had much to do by way of being made to make saves. We weren't great, either. We're missing a spark, confidence and our swagger. It's just evaporated.
It doesn't need anything revolutionary. A change in selection - Eze needs to start games, as does Gregory and Holmes. Miracle needs taking out of the line-up and resting. Maybe make 2-3 signings while moving on a couple of players just to freshen things up. A change in formation and tactics, as the current 4-3-3, or 4-5-1, whatever you call it, is not working.
It's a strange one to sum up how I feel. The league position is superb. But the performances and results over the last 2 months, or so, have been poor. We're in danger of missing out on a great season by not arresting this slump. Something has to give otherwise we'll waste a potentially fantastic season. It's frustrating to witness as the talent in the squad is there. It's just not being utilised to its full potential.