06 Oct 2025 14:31:09
The narrative about no experience and no leaders on the pitch must surely now stop. This beautiful team is growing into something special. There are leaders emerging. Right strategy. What everyone think? Homework for England break.

1.) 06 Oct 2025
06 Oct 2025 15:55:45
The team may well grow in to a fantastic size, but I do think the odd experience head defensively might help, I would think Cacaido Fernandez ( although not my favourite player) Colwill are leaders .

Palmer and Willian will be the talent backed up by a lot of very good solid palyers Cucu Neto Lavia etc

The keeper situation needs improving hopefully Delap will be a top nos 9 as I think he will be.

2.) 06 Oct 2025
06 Oct 2025 16:19:36
Guys, I think the older head idea has sailed and I’ve never bought into the idea that age is always a barriers to being a leader.

I think we now have enough experienced players. Just for the record I’m also not a fan of the “young squad” argument/ excuse either but that's probably just a me thing!

3.) 06 Oct 2025
06 Oct 2025 18:28:38
When you look at it, quite a few of our players have a fair amount of PL experience. However, I still think a balance needs to be struck with young players and top quality experienced players. TBH, I’m not really sure how you judge leadership.

4.) 06 Oct 2025
06 Oct 2025 19:07:22
In my opinion we are close to having a great team. That should challenge on all fronts.
Now I thought merasca tactics was to blame for slow boring build up. But after watching back the liverpool game I think if we can get more of that attacking side into our game then keep merasca in his job.

I do think we need a keeper, center half's I think we are good. Midfield is great and striking I think is good enough. We just need to keep everyone fit.

5.) 07 Oct 2025
07 Oct 2025 10:18:57
Well if playing the CWC may have damaged us to degree it may be behind some of our early season injuries it surely did benefit us not just cos of the trophy and money won but by additional experience given and bonding among players. Some of our players have also now notched up plenty of EPL games. So perhaps we are getting towards that combo of experience that can help youth/ new signings to adapt more readily.

Leadership is an interesting matter and one that i know I've said seemed lacking still in some games. I also am not sure how we are defining leadership but clearly if it is by example then likes of Caicedo and Cucurella provide that in bundles as indeed does Enzo F with bis work rate particularly fierce desire to win perhaps. But if we mean providing calmness even in adversity then perhaps it is more the Reece James presence that offers this and particularly when he's in the back line.

I think it's especially there - and GK cab be v important part of this of couse - that what I can only decsribe as cool commanding authority and constant confidence v important. I reckoned LC was beginning to provide this before his injury. It was something that Tiago Silva had offered us - together with leadership by example - as had combo of Cech and Terry in the past.

6.) 07 Oct 2025
07 Oct 2025 10:58:53
Supporters can effect calmness and authority but obviously so can player performance.

Players may well have the ability to forget a bad performance but fans struggle with that.