I would say that at this moment we don't have a lot of very good players, since most of them have been out of the game for a while.
Most of the players in Levein's squad didn't play much last season for their clubs and they have to find their position in the team and their rank.
That's how things work, they are not dummies they are humans.
This is really the problem for Levein. If you look at the squad only Alan Maybury, Joey Gudjonsson are the only two players with a good hard season behind them for City last year.
The squad
Henderson (left out of Bradford after he denied to sign a new contract, played 40 games for Bradford)
Douglas (lost his place for Scotland and not a certain first choice at Celtic, played only 14 games in SPL, but has done ok)
Logan (not ready yet, and just a cover)
Maybury (played regurlarly last season, would have expected more of him this season)
Johansson (in and out at Blackburn, not a confidence boost to not get a new contract offer)
Gerrbrand (steady player at Hammarby, but new in the club and at the moment injured)
Dublin (a bit rusty and in his last year at the club, lacks fitness and has to be rested)
McCarthy (Levein not yet convinced about McCarthy, looks promising but lacks a lot of routine)
Gilbert (Left back but hardly a first choice, Levein has used five players in this position so far)
Sheehan (A young player, but for me the most promising left back at the club)
Stearman (Not a regular, but he can play football, needs experienced players around him)
Williams (Injuries seems to be his problem and never managed to fulfill his potential)
Gudjonsson (Play to his trengths, but hardly a midfield leader, but has done ok)
Sylla (Not used much at Celtic, needs a bit of time but has done well so far)
Wilcox (not in the future plans and not worth much when he is not playing)
Hamill (A young player with great promise, but looked up on by Levein as a fringe player)
Wesolowski (maybe City's greatest talent, injured at the moment)
Hughes (Quality and a great prospect, but has been out with injuries and needs games to progress)
Kisnorbo (Not yet match fit, out with injuries for almost 6 months)
Tiatto (a joke that he is captain, he is never playing and lost in midfield, a battler but not a midfield player at all)
Hammond (Not played much and needs games in the first team to fullfill his potential)
Hume (Need fully 90 minutes fast, if not this signing can be a big flop, three games no goals)
de Vries (A bit riddled about this guy, 30 years of age and doesn't really fit the bill if you ask me)
Wright (Out on loan at Blackpool, cannot imagine him playing much for City in the future)
Morris (Troubled with injuries, cannot see him either as a first choice in City's forward line)
O'Grady (Scores in division 2, but looked unsettled when I watched him playing in Norway)
A lot of the players in the squad needs time to get into the right mode. They need to get settled in the team to know their place and start building confidence. Most of the squad Levein has build up needs time, and if he isn't aware of this himself, by changing them in and out, he's got a problem, that he might not see.
That was what Adams experienced last season. He couldn't figure out why so many good players couldn't manage to get City into the right table position. The fact that he had a squad full of players without first team experience and players that had been thrown in and out of his Leicester team and other teams, destroyed his hope of taking City straight back.
Levein can get this right, but he needs to give certain players his trust and build them up to become strong players for City. He is not doing that with throwing them in and out. He needs to settle his defence and be shure who is his first choice, if not he will not be able to bring this team forward.
If you look behind the rotation at clubs like Chelsea, Arsenal, Man Utd and Liverpool, never be fooled to believe that the managers of this club don't know when to rotate and when to pick their best line-up. That's why they are top of the league and others are not. Of course there is a bit of money involved as well, and that is really Levein's biggest problem, he doesn't have any money to sign players that he would like to sign. But that he knew when he signed on the dotted line to become City's manager.
Most of the players in Levein's squad didn't play much last season for their clubs and they have to find their position in the team and their rank.
That's how things work, they are not dummies they are humans.
This is really the problem for Levein. If you look at the squad only Alan Maybury, Joey Gudjonsson are the only two players with a good hard season behind them for City last year.
The squad
Henderson (left out of Bradford after he denied to sign a new contract, played 40 games for Bradford)
Douglas (lost his place for Scotland and not a certain first choice at Celtic, played only 14 games in SPL, but has done ok)
Logan (not ready yet, and just a cover)
Maybury (played regurlarly last season, would have expected more of him this season)
Johansson (in and out at Blackburn, not a confidence boost to not get a new contract offer)
Gerrbrand (steady player at Hammarby, but new in the club and at the moment injured)
Dublin (a bit rusty and in his last year at the club, lacks fitness and has to be rested)
McCarthy (Levein not yet convinced about McCarthy, looks promising but lacks a lot of routine)
Gilbert (Left back but hardly a first choice, Levein has used five players in this position so far)
Sheehan (A young player, but for me the most promising left back at the club)
Stearman (Not a regular, but he can play football, needs experienced players around him)
Williams (Injuries seems to be his problem and never managed to fulfill his potential)
Gudjonsson (Play to his trengths, but hardly a midfield leader, but has done ok)
Sylla (Not used much at Celtic, needs a bit of time but has done well so far)
Wilcox (not in the future plans and not worth much when he is not playing)
Hamill (A young player with great promise, but looked up on by Levein as a fringe player)
Wesolowski (maybe City's greatest talent, injured at the moment)
Hughes (Quality and a great prospect, but has been out with injuries and needs games to progress)
Kisnorbo (Not yet match fit, out with injuries for almost 6 months)
Tiatto (a joke that he is captain, he is never playing and lost in midfield, a battler but not a midfield player at all)
Hammond (Not played much and needs games in the first team to fullfill his potential)
Hume (Need fully 90 minutes fast, if not this signing can be a big flop, three games no goals)
de Vries (A bit riddled about this guy, 30 years of age and doesn't really fit the bill if you ask me)
Wright (Out on loan at Blackpool, cannot imagine him playing much for City in the future)
Morris (Troubled with injuries, cannot see him either as a first choice in City's forward line)
O'Grady (Scores in division 2, but looked unsettled when I watched him playing in Norway)
A lot of the players in the squad needs time to get into the right mode. They need to get settled in the team to know their place and start building confidence. Most of the squad Levein has build up needs time, and if he isn't aware of this himself, by changing them in and out, he's got a problem, that he might not see.
That was what Adams experienced last season. He couldn't figure out why so many good players couldn't manage to get City into the right table position. The fact that he had a squad full of players without first team experience and players that had been thrown in and out of his Leicester team and other teams, destroyed his hope of taking City straight back.
Levein can get this right, but he needs to give certain players his trust and build them up to become strong players for City. He is not doing that with throwing them in and out. He needs to settle his defence and be shure who is his first choice, if not he will not be able to bring this team forward.
If you look behind the rotation at clubs like Chelsea, Arsenal, Man Utd and Liverpool, never be fooled to believe that the managers of this club don't know when to rotate and when to pick their best line-up. That's why they are top of the league and others are not. Of course there is a bit of money involved as well, and that is really Levein's biggest problem, he doesn't have any money to sign players that he would like to sign. But that he knew when he signed on the dotted line to become City's manager.
