I think all the recent comments are spot on. The midfield is not in anyway like last year. Last year the midfield hunted in packs they always had at least two out balls sometimes three. This year there is not the same movement, so we end up having plenty of possession at the back and we end up with slow, slow, slow build up. The opposition have time to funnel back and then we try a risky pass and loose the ball, or we try a long ball to our midgets up front.
There doesn't seem the same intensity, really worrying.