Mike Dodds has been summarising the season which has seen us go from play-off semi-finalists to mid-table mediocrity.
PERFORMANCE
"There's also the reality that some of the players haven't performed to the level they did last year, and that is a reality. That's not finger pointing because we've all got to go away and reflect, that includes me. I've been involved with this team for the last two seasons so I've got some reflection points on why things were better previously than where they are now. The players also have some reflection points as well. Going back to the question, I think I'd describe it as clunky and there hasn't felt like we've been able to have any real flow. I think there are a number of reasons for that, injuries, suspensions, turnover of managers."
CAUTIOUS
"The whole cautious thing maybe manifests itself from Saturday. I thought the approach against Leeds and West Brom worked, and then obviously we had to make some changes late in the day before Millwall. Trai Hume and Dan Neil were going to play so we had to move one or two things around, so we didn't have the ideal preparation.”
NEIL
“I also feel Dan Neil is a huge miss for the group from a tactical perspective, so I think the shape is also impacted by not having Dan. I don't think he gets the credit he deserves from a tactical point of view, the things he spots and solves for you it's almost like having a coach on the pitch. When you take someone like that out of the team then it will have an impact. So there are reasons why we looked more cautious on Saturday than we wanted to be. I'd also say that whenever Millwall have had the most possession, they've never won. So we did feel like we'd get an advantage by letting them have a bit more of the ball, they've done really well when they don't have it. So we did sacrifice a bit of possession and territory."
