We’ve just stopped playing football and resorting to hoofing the ball forward and hoping. Why is that when earlier in the season we were knocking it about so we’ll? For me the reason is the constant chopping and changing being made by Evatt. Not only is he changing the starting eleven every game but also both the players and system during the game with his constant 5 substitutions. How can any team build up confidence when they either don’t know they’re starting, what position they’ll be in or who they’re playing with? It’s been obvious for months that neither Charles nor Kachunga have goals in them yet Evatt continues to show faith in them whilst excluding players who have scored when called upon like Bod, Dapo and Sadlier. It just doesn’t make sense to me.
Our best attacking force was down the left with Dapo backed by Declan John yet now Evatt has fallen out with John and sidelined Dapo in favour of the likes of Iredale who frankly has been poor since he arrived yet forced a John out. The signing of Beck, an untried and inexperienced loan has just added to the problem. Beck may turn out to be good but he’s only on loan and going back to Liverpool in the Summer so surely prioritise your own permanent players where you can. It’s still too early for me to join the Evatt out brigade but every week now he reduces my confidence in him. He’s been able to retort that we’re still in the top six but even that’s gone now and judging by yesterdays performance it’s not a question of where the next points coming from but the next goal.
I watched the EFL highlights this morning and it’s noticeable how many goals come from set pieces with attackers powering in for headers. We never do that which given Evatt himself as a player seems incredible that he can’t get it right. I just wonder, especially after his recent comment about players leaving in January, whether he isn’t losing some in the dressing room. We’ve changed squads before in the windows but I don’t recall Evatt issuing threats like that to the public. I fear the worst but he still has chance to turn it round but if he doesn’t do it soon, I think I might have to rethink my opinion of him.