This was very poor – it’s time to start worrying

Match verdict by Hughie Southon

The bottom three by the time the first international break came around wasn’t on anybody’s script!

But that’s the reality and whatever anyone may or may not have to say about the manager building something new,  four points from seven games and the worst football we have seen since Moyes returned is startling.

Everywhere you looked today there were mistakes against an opposition team who really were nothing special. Now is the time to start worrying.

We have reached a stage similar to that before last season and the return following Covid when you just know that if we go behind we won’t get back into the game,

Yes, there was some hard luck notably when Benrahma hit the inside of an upright and a Soucek glancing header went wide. But that’s not enough from a team or squad which went into the season with such aspirations.

Moyes reckons we were getting close to the style of football he is trying to introduce,. It would be a big help if he told us what that style is supposed to be because right now all I see is a serious below average team on its way to nowhere in the Premier League.

This was poor …very poor indeed.