How much more 'improvement' is needed?

nigel

Some very quick and cursory research shows that the following games have all been described by either management or some fans as an 'improvement' in performance and/or commitment.

Nov 8 Plymouth (A) under Pardew

Nov 15 Birmingham (A) under Pardew

Nov 25 QPR (A) Parky

Nov 29 Soton (H)

Dec 15 Derby (H)

Dec 26 QPR (H)

Jan 10 Forest (H)

So we've spent two months 'improving' (with a few backward steps, too). I just wonder how much more we need to 'improve' before we're actually good enough to win a game?

AllLeftFoot

It's taken a while, but I've come to realise that all talk of 'improvement' is pretty meaningless.

Setting aside the current record-breaking run, we have actually won just FOUR games all season - against a newly-promoted Swansea on the opening day, a freakish result against newly-relegated Reading, Ipswich and at Doncaster (who are currently the 'next worse' team in the division).

We've conceded 47 goals (27 of them at home).

Yes, we've been unlucky in dropping points late in some games, but every other team can probably point to similar situations.

We might well sneak a win soon, but our record since August doesn't give much evidence that it will be the start of a big turnaround.

But it's alright, cos we've been told that Parky is the best man for the job.

StrikerFirmani

Judging by todays performence we need the same amount of improvement as we did at the start of this 18 match run.

bingaddick

If you are talking about just starting to win game I feel that we are at 98% but the final 2% is proving difficult. Defensively we look OK but then make mistakes. In midfield we are starting to move the ball around better but our final ball is still poor too much of the time. In attack, our attackers do find space but they snatch their shots too often.

Today having taken a two goal lead, Forest just packed midfield and defended the line. We couldn't carve out much despite the number of corners in the second half.

nigel

''If you are talking about just starting to win game I feel that we are at 98% but the final 2% is proving difficult.''

Bing - always been a great admirer of your posts. But that one is pure Pardew, mate!

Cardinal Sin

More than we are capable of this season. Give it another month and the talk from Parky will all be futile "I'm preparing to bounce back" when he really knows he'll be looking for another job.