Ten Games In

[Phils-an-alki]

Originally Posted by Birdy

It shows his lack of ability as a manager. There is no logical reasoning behind it. Starting to wonder if he is up to the job.

I said before a ball was kicked we may need to just see this season out as a learning curve for Keates then hopefully as Saunders eventually did he'll put together a squad that's a force. The tactics or lack of them is a worry though. Tonight was just dreadful. Our fullbacks get the ball and there's never a easy pass or any movement to play the ball to so its hoofed. Boden as poor as he was had no service at all. Holroyd looked better and does at least compete and win the ball and he might be key for us.

[ugarte007]

Originally Posted by Phils-an-alki

I said before a ball was kicked we may need to just see this season out as a learning curve for Keates then hopefully as Saunders eventually did he'll put together a squad that's a force. The tactics or lack of them is a worry though. Tonight was just dreadful. Our fullbacks get the ball and there's never a easy pass or any movement to play the ball to so its hoofed. Boden as poor as he was had no service at all. Holroyd looked better and does at least compete and win the ball and he might be key for us.

Exactly , imagine having faith in a manager who has us 6th after 10 games, no goals conceded in 5 games and a massive improvement on previous teams. Its madness get rid now

[howardrd]

Originally Posted by Ooh aah Paskin

Need a creative midfielder.
Defence and keepers solid.
Midfield solid defensively, need more flair going forward.
Toothless up front so far.

More positives than negatives but plenty to improve upon.

Toothless upfront because there is no supply, no link with midfield. One decent attack minded central midfielder could make what we have work.

[GarryOggy]

Originally Posted by ugarte007

Exactly , imagine having faith in a manager who has us 6th after 10 games, no goals conceded in 5 games and a massive improvement on previous teams. Its madness get rid now

I wish our board had the guts of the Crystal Palace board and get rid of such an underperforming manager.

[The Turf]

Ten games in. I've been to 8 and can honestly say apart from 35 minutes second half against Bromley it's been very boring to watch.

Keats/Darlington's tactics are a crime on football. Hoof hoof hoof. Absolutely no creativity evident.

Massanka and Boden are two of the worst strikers I've ever witnessed In a Wrexham shirt and it's very clear to me all the dithering getting this sorted weeks ago will massively come back to haunt us. Not to mention the very obvious need for a creative midfielder.

The defence however is a massive plus. I fear we would be relegation fodder with a poker defence. Crowds will definitely
Drop if these boring performances continue.

[wrexhamforever16]

We won't even get play offs unless we get a genre midfielder and another striker in. We are hopeless going forward, look solid at back. Being so solid at the back makes it even more frustrating that we are shite going forward.

[panda23]

The midfield needs a playmaker to make the most of the balls won in tackles by Wright and Wedgebury , defensively we are decent but the rest is a work in progress.

[JonWrexhamfc]

It's absolutely imperative we take maximum points Saturday, zero excuses. It's incredible we're two points off top because for me, we've been very poor, defence aside. I like Wedgbury and Akil who are very solid but the setup is far too defensive and negative.

[Birdy]

The fact that Keates sacrafices both centre midfield spots as defensive midfielder spots tells you all you need to know about his footballing philosophy. It's no wonder we have the best defence in the league when we have 2 midfielders protecting the two centre backs. Any other team playing this way would have similar results.