Half full or half empty?
By: DJ | October 26th, 2009
Wolves have just got draws against two of the better teams in the Premier League but here we stand one point and one place above the relegation places. So if we look at where we stand it would be easy to paint a positive or negative stance to the story after 10 games. Which side of the fence paints the truer picture?
THE HALF EMPTY STORY
Wolves started the season with a run of relatively easy games against teams that are struggling in the bottom half of the table. We are currently sitting with only 3 teams below us in the league and we have played those three teams at home already so there are more difficult fixtures to come. Stoke away followed by games against Arsenal and Chelsea. And away games against Spurs, Man Utd, and Liverpool to come before the end of 2009. Looks like xmas in the bottom 3 beckons. Ebanks Blake and Kightly who were thought to be two of our best bets for this season have not started the season well. And what have the summer signings done for us? Halford has got a long throw and not much else. Mancienne has been a major disappointment. Zubar has taken 2 months to get into the team. Milijas looks out of his depth. Hahnemann is cover only and Surman hasn’t played yet. So we are still falling back on the likes of Craddock, Berra, Elokobi, Edwards and Keogh. We just do not have enough quality and by the time the January transfer window comes around we will be half doomed.
THE HALF FULL STORY
Draws against Everton and Villa surely show we are good enough for this division and we deserved those draws and probably deserved to win at Everton, and if we had got the first minute penalty and sending off against Villa then who knows. The much maligned defence has played well in these games despite the continued absence of Foley. Berra has stepped up to the plate excellently, Zubar has come in and done well and Craddock never lets us down. Hennessey looks a top class keeper now. The Henry and Castillo partnership in midfield looks a winner as does the striking partnership of SEB and Doyle. With Foley to come in and Kightly getting more games under his belt and Milijas making an impact on Saturday it augurs well. If we could play that opening run of fixtures again now with this team we would be 4 0r 5 points better off at least.
HALF FULL OR HALF EMPTY?
There are truths in both sides of this story. We are precariously placed above the relegation line and have difficult fixtures to come. But we are now looking as good as anyone in the bottom half of the league and as long as the chins stay up if we lose to the top teams we have a chance. We are certainly making a better attempt to stay in the division than we did last time when we never rose above the bottom.
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however pointless, I think you’re right that we would get more points from the opening games if we could play them again. The games coming up are as tough as it gets, along with the last 2 so picking up single points isn’t gonna be enough. We just have to win a couple of these games and keep grafting out results. I’m concerned but like you say its better than last time and we have to look at the positives!
p.s. Wolves beat Arsenal 3-1 in Fifa 10 at the weekend so maybe that’s a good omen (lol)Posted from
Switzerland
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I still think milijas can prove his worth in the coming games. Looking at the arsenal v west ham game on the weekend arsenal were quite troubled by the accuracy of diamanti’s free kicks and crosses, just showing that one man can make such a difference in turning the game. and once milijas can find his feet, this kind of service that he can deliver could prove vital for wolves. im not saying he will be the cornerstone, but i dont think we have anyone at the moment that is terribly effective in the set piece.
Its a shame we got knocked out of the cup, would be nice for players like milijas to continue to get more game time.
PS how unlucky have we been with the denial of so many spot kicks!!
PPS im not from the US like this forum suggests, im from aus. dont know why it does that.
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I confess to a fear that we will be this season’s (dare I say it?) West Brom — playing some nice football, but ultimately going down. Yet, in the end I’ll go with half-full. I think we have been playing a lot better than our results suggest and I really think the goals are going to come — particularly from SEB, who probably just needs a game or two more to get adjusted to the Premier League, and perhaps from Big Chris as well. We’re still looking dodgy at the back, but Berra has been a big positive surprise, Zubar is looking good, and if Elokobi can just keep his concentration for all 90 minutes, he’ll be great as well. And I think Milijas is ultimately going to be very good for us in midfield.
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have faith andrew! we’re playing decent football with our major names improving week by week! as long as we manage to bury the lower sides, i cannot really see the likes of hull or portsmouth making big wins that could put us at risk. an interesting prospective is carson yeung’s takeover of birmingham, whether that makes a big impact on their squad. the more relegation contenders the better! bring on stoke
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