City are ridiculously inconsistent right now, we\u2019re all okay with that<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don\u2019t think anyone at Bristol City would have an issue with being labelled \u201cinconsistent\u201d, we\u2019re yet to go more than three games without winning but are still waiting to win back to back games. A crazy stat, the sort of thing would go viral had it happened on someone\u2019s football manager save. The sort of thing that would have you reporting a bug to EA Sports or Sports Interactive. Thinking surely this is written into the code, why is the game not letting me find some form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We\u2019ve shown chaotic form since the start of the year; four wins, one draw and six losses. Yet I\u2019d say it\u2019s the most consistent we\u2019ve seen Bristol City since Nigel Pearson took over. Ignoring the winless runs last season\u2026 The team right now is showing consistent level of application, of desire and a consistent way of playing. We are seeing a City team fighting each game, a team that is playing for each other. There are no passengers in this team right now, everyone is doing their job and helping others do theirs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking of passengers, Jay Dasilva is back on the bus as of late. His performances on our left hand side have been a welcome addition of calmness and quality on the ball. Him and Sam Bell are two players unfamiliar with the right back role, both have performed admirably in that position recently. The impression the latter has made on me is a great one. It\u2019s one thing slotting into a new team at such a young age. It\u2019s another thing to do it in a completely new position. One that arguably couldn\u2019t be further away from his favoured position, striker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As with all our other young players, his work rate and desire have been perfect. Youngsters like Massengo, Semenyo and Scott have set the standard. Anyone coming into this team right now, young or old now knows the levels of commitment that are required. We aren\u2019t losing games due to lack of effort, we aren\u2019t failing to win due to minimal desire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite losing late, fans are still comfortable with where we are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
City fans are used to losing games late on. It\u2019s not a new phenomenon. I\u2019m sure you could come up with a pretty crushing top ten list. Maybe we\u2019re just becoming numb to defeats that are meant to be heartbreaking. After Tuesday\u2019s loss, it didn\u2019t seem to affect people a huge amount. It could be because City fans are watching a team that is showing consistent desire and effort. Add to that the fact that it\u2019s filled with young exciting local talent and it\u2019s perhaps unsurprising that fans are more than content with our lowly league position. It\u2019s not the only barometer to success of course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This weekend\u2019s game against Forest is another game, like Tuesday\u2019s, where the desire and effort will have to be at the maximum to get anything from it. Coventry were a very good side, a team awkward to play against who counter fast. Like any good team in the Championship, Forest will be similar. We\u2019ve got some very capable young players, Brennan Johnson is arguably better than any of them. If he\u2019s playing on the left, Sam Bell is going to need constant help from the wider midfielder and his centre back inside of him. Our midfield lacked a bit of defensive solidity with the absence of Joe Williams on Tuesday. I think he\u2019ll be a welcome return tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ahead of the Forest game, we have absolutely no idea how it\u2019s gonna go. I\u2019m never one for predictions but this season seems even more pointless. Every game is hard to predict, we lose the bankers and win the next game. The inconsistency is arguably the most frustrating part of watching City this season. The results aren\u2019t consistent but at least we\u2019re seeing a consistent level of work rate and desire. If that continues then who knows how we\u2019ll get on against Forest. We\u2019re watching a young, inconsistent team who are giving it their all. We\u2019ve got players worth celebrating and players who get us off our seats. It\u2019s a rare period where City fans are simply happy to watch them try their best and revel in the wins when they come. Let\u2019s hope another one comes against Forest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
City are ridiculously inconsistent right now, we\u2019re all okay with that I don\u2019t think anyone at Bristol City would have an issue with being labelled \u201cinconsistent\u201d, we\u2019re yet to go more than three games without winning but are still waiting to win back to back games. A crazy stat, the sort of thing would go […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":52,"featured_media":39465,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[205],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-efl"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n