Originally Posted by SegaGamer:
“I just don't get how we can have so many creative players that don't actually create, it's incredibly frustrating. For goodness sake, we have the most talented midfielders in the prem and they can't create more than 1 chance a game, it's pathetic. Oscar isn't even in the same league as Mata for me, Mata may well not track back as well but so what ? attacking centre midfielders are about creating chances, Oscar seems to be getting into the team based on work rate alone right now because he certainly isn't offering anything to the attack. For the amount of talent that midfield has it's embarrassing with how little we actually create.
Also that holding midfield position is doing my head in now. Lampard is my favourite player ever, but he is gone. His legs have given up on him and he hasn't had a great game for the club all season. It's sad to see but it's something we all need to accept, especially Mourinho. Essien or Mikel must come in for me until we can find a better DM, which is something we should have done in the summer. Also i wouldn't mind seeing Oscar play deeper and drop Ramires. Oscar works just as well as Ramires tracking back and tackling, he may not be as quick as Ramires but he is a better passer of the ball. I feel everything Ramires does is rushed and his dribbling when running past players is all luck. I also don't see any composure with Ramires, it's all one paced with him, he doesn't know when to play slow and when to play fast.
Also, get Ivanovic away from that RB position, he is great at getting forward but he can't cross. Move Azpilicueta to RB and rotate Ivanovic and Cahill for the CB role, i still see no reason to bring Luiz back in.”
Yes, I agree with much of that as well. Where I disagree is in the cause of our failure to score. I think we are very capable in build up play but lack any real cutting edge.
It's not only a consistent striker up front that we lack, we need a secondary striker who is always looking for an opportunity to find the net. This season Suarez, Rooney and Aguero are doing a terrific job for their respective clubs. They all play off the front man, but could play as the main striker as well.
Mata was getting goals last season but now appears out of favour. But I'm not even sure if he quite fills the bill. I though Hazard might step up, he's scoring a few but is still a long way short of being the real goal threat that we need. We have an abundance of playmakers, skillfull players who are comfortable on the ball, but the opposition seem able to just sit deep and take a rest while we push the ball around.
I know some people hate stats (so do I ) but you can't ignore them entirely. We again had nearly 70% of the possession with little to show for it. There's something wrong there.