I agree with everything you are saying here , but if we can’t keep the ball against teams like Morecambe and Stevenage there is something very wrong . Curle instructs the players to get rid of the ball early .
Who can forget forget his quote after the Stevenage game complaining that too many players came short looking for the ball rather than chasing after it being lumped down the pitch . That’s why I think it’s hard to criticise the players .
At the end of the day ,we are in mid table mediocrity which is about where we deserve to be .
i don't think that was his quote - although he did reference players coming short - i think it was more to do with players taking more touches than they needed to, instead of moving the ball quicker.
Crooks used to do it a lot for us - come and stand on the centre backs toes and take the ball from them and pass it to a full back - pointless!! he should have been doing his work further up the pitch where he could hurt the opposition!!