Quote Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory View Post
He needs a break because right now he’s showing his immaturity. He’s not reading the game well, he’s making bad decisions and he pushes forward at every opportunity when it’s unnecessary. If Rosicky can’t play, I’d rather see Ox or Cazorla get games there. Jack should be playing from the bench.
Jack (both last night and against Liverpool) was trying to force things to happen in a team that's not set up to make things happen. Ozil was doing the same last night. Our rapid and accurate passing to serve movement and the interchange of players has gone. Now we're static, slow, predictable. It's a symptom of the manager's fear of losing. We've seen hints of it from early in the season, the first real manifestation against Everton, who if they had as potent strike force as Liverpool would have done us 5-1 too, and we saw a taste of the disaster to come when we played Southampton.

Raises the question, is it better to be a bit ambitious, play decent football and finish 4th. Or is it better to shut up shop and claw towards the top? Neither approach has quite enough to get the desired results when it matters. 3 or 4 more top quality players required and this isn't surprising after all the years of selling and not replacing that quality.