Guest post from Claret and Hugh reader ‘Ant’:

There is so much wrong with this club that cannot all be attributed solely to the manager. Nuno probably sees a different level on the training ground than he does in a competitive game, which means there is a psychological problem in the team and Nuno can only really assess in a game.

He needs to be radical to understand what he has at his disposal. I would imagine the players have shut down and devoid of all confidence due to the running of the club. They are not a team and do not have others amongst them to compliment their own skills. The reliance and chemistry is missing. This is down to such poor recruitment from the owners as they do not understand the attributes of how different players create a winning combination, instead we have a team of individuals.

Leadership issues part of the problem

On the pitch there is no drive and you have to look at the captain and leaders on the pitch. Since Bowen has been made Captain we have a poor mentality on the field. He is a great player but he cannot be a...