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Originally Posted by Red Light

And yet, Fondop started really well with early goals - JMD did well and looked dangerous and was good on set pieces with free kicks and corners - Beavon & Pyke have looked good in flashes but nobody is doing it to a high standard over a period of time.
This is a mirror of previous recent seasons - strikers come in, look promising and then quickly fade.
Is it the way we set up ? does their confidence get kicked out of them behind the scenes and on the training ground ?
Mourinho leaves Manchester United and suddenly those in the squad who were excluded are brought back in, the formation changes and a supposedly dead, boring defensive team is brought back to life and scores 5 goals away from home in a fantastic attacking performance.

So, is it a matter of getting more out of what we already have here - could they now do better under GB's leadership ?

JMD has been injured for some weeks and returned to the bench yesterday.
Fondop is the most physical threat but seems out of favour.
Pyke still out injured for the Christmas period ?

There will be so much expectation on Tollit to be our saviour - a player who some will see as the player who will bring our team alive - but lets not forget he has been out injured for long periods and lacks game time / match fitness - by the rule of averages I doubt he will hit the ground running, he will need a few games under his belt to get properly into his stride unless a miracle happens, and introducing him over the neck 3 games against top of the table opposition will be far from easy.

Good post.