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That can also be applied to some of our fanbase!Comes across as arrogant and entitled, combined with all the BS excuses I’ve had enough.
That can also be applied to some of our fanbase!Comes across as arrogant and entitled, combined with all the BS excuses I’ve had enough.
It's all pretty unbelievable really. The difference between him and the others is huge.
50 % wanted this to continue into a 3rd season because of two seasons of lucky home draws in the cups. This is the worst manager we've ever had. No amount of fluky cup runs will change that fact.
I thought Ralf was bad but he was a lame duck who didn't spend a dime. Give him 3 seasons and 700m and he wouldn't be anywhere near this useless.
Tbh, ETH and Jose - for me anyway - made sense. Jose had recently won a title, and I wrongly assumed it was Real and Chelsea who had broken him, but we would be able to get the best version of him back.
The other choices were fecking awful. Ole as interim was a great call and a perfect remedy after Jose's final months, but to give him the permanent gig was simply an easy cop out by the Glazers, which the fans absolutely lapped up.
That's fair enough, but he's shown he can win individual big games, resulting in cups. Which means he has tactical nouse and can motivate a team. Sunday was bad, but
Also it should be noted that simply “improvements” was never good enough. Going from a team that’s playing close to relegation level to a team playing around a mid table level, while an improvement, should never have been the goal at this point. With no more injury excuse the standard needed to be at minimum a clear top 4 performing team with obvious performance improvements. Instead of we’ve gotten marginal improvements in a games while getting trashed by the actual good sides we’ve played, all while the same structural/tactical/coaching issues are still evident.There were some marginal improvements, but I have to stress that they were indeed marginal. Also, improvements when coming from rock bottom are pretty easy to find. However, all of the utter nonsense from last season was exposed in the Twente and Spurs games.
Oh I fully supported ETH being hired. He was an obvious top candidate. Problem is people can’t accept the fact that managers should be fired when it’s clear they are failing.Tbh, ETH and Jose - for me anyway - made sense. Jose had recently won a title, and I wrongly assumed it was Real and Chelsea who had broken him, but we would be able to get the best version of him back.
The other choices were fecking awful. Ole as interim was a great call and a perfect remedy after Jose's final months, but to give him the permanent gig was simply an easy cop out by the Glazers, which the fans absolutely lapped up.
Yeah, except this hell loop has been going on for 18 months rather than just the 2-3 months at the end of their reignsSame old nonsense we heard with Ole and Jose etc.
It’s like we are stuck in a hell loop.
Problem is people can’t accept the fact that managers should be fired when it’s clear they are failing.
I was buzzing when we hired Jose as well mate, I was of the opinion he pretty much guaranteed a title. What I should have said was that in hindsight the signs were there that he was on the slide.
Exactly. It made sense to appoint ETH as he was the the most exciting candidate out there at the time. Unfortunately, it hasn’t worked with him to the extent where we’ve gone backwards in a number of key areas although he has received massive backing. There’s no reason to believe he can turn it around - therefore, he should be fired.Oh I fully supported ETH being hired. He was an obvious top candidate. Problem is people can’t accept the fact that managers should be fired when it’s clear they are failing.
Only stressing what the main consensus is . Those 2 games are before a break . And then he's either gone or stays .Before yesterday, it was the Spurs game is really important, now, it's the next two game are important, we might go and fluke a win in one of the two, then it will be the next week is important, it just never ends.
Fc 20 game was a strange one, he picked a decent side few changes but continued with Eriksen, that was his 3rd straight game I could understand him starting, then he kept him on . His Game Managment in the Fc20 game was very odd , and maybe its that's when the players have had a gripe with him who knows and Menifests into that shit show on Sunday..Personally think he lost them after Twente, yet he somehow gets another week at Carrington. Think it's ridiculous he will be on that plane to Portugal on Wednesday.
Biggest issue with ETH besides his tactics are his is signings. Antony, Mount, Casemiro, and Holjund haven’t contributed enough for the amount we paid for.
So what happens if we play rubbish in both but get an undeserved win in one of the two. He stays?Only stressing what the main consensus is . Those 2 games are before a break . And then he's either gone or stays .
This obsession with finding the next Sir Alex has got to end. We need to structure the club like Bayern, Real, Juventus etc. we run through managers until we find one that gives us championships and stick with him until he doesn’t. We don’t know if Amorin or Iraola or Allegri or Xavi or Tuchel will bring us a title.I think Tuchel by the nature of his tactics would have us more solid, the question is do we want to chase potential short term success with him like we did with Jose, and that's not saying he will fail but that whether we win nothing or win something he will inevitably fall out with the management as his track record shows. Regarding Iraola, whilst he wouldn't be my first choice he is a manager with potential. I'm in the camp that just because EtH might have potentially failed it shouldn't deter us from looking at managers with potential. If the club has set a vision for how they want us to play then we shouldn't be afraid to go for a manager who we think has potential to get us playing that style. Very few managers are a guaranteed sure thing in football.
I think the bolded would be a big reason whyBiggest issue with ETH besides his tactics are his is signings. Antony, Mount, Casemiro, and Holjund haven’t contributed enough for the amount we paid for.
Bang on. The "first half against Palace" thing still annoys me when people say it shows that we can play great under Ten Hag, and it's a glimmer of hope. We didn't even fecking score.
He’s been awful. If he was at Barca, Real or Bayern, he’d be long goneCircling back to this - I just saw on Bleacher report that since the Carabao final against Newcastle - we've played 58 league games, lost 21 of them, and only won 28.
I couldn't believe it and went to check for myself on transfermarkt and it's right.
That's shocking. Incredible that this guy still has a job. fecking hell
The summer we brought Jose, Pogba and Zlatan in looked like we were on our way back to the top. Sigh.
I feel like he understands tactics in the same way that Theodor Adorno "understands" music. @Cheimoon will know what I'm talking about.Get the feeling he talks a good game regarding tactics. Probably why he got the gig and got the club supporting him so much. But it is one thing to know the tactics and another to actually make it work out there on the pitch.
This is how I see it as well. Probably just can’t inspire or communicate to the players what he wants well enough. I actually don’t think the players have downed tools, they want to win as well, but he’s clearly unable to inspire them or coach them well enough and that’s entirely on him. He’s had time, money and support from both owners and fans. More than at other clubs for sure.Get the feeling he talks a good game regarding tactics. Probably why he got the gig and got the club supporting him so much. But it is one thing to know the tactics and another to actually make it work out there on the pitch.
I support it. It means I get to choose to sack him over and over.You shouldn't reopen the poll, people who backed him should feel ashamed of their decision back then
Exactly. Watching us play doesn’t exactly give me an impression of a well drilled team with meticulous tactics at all. If anything I often I would usually get the impression that our tactics are completely unsuitable for the opposition, case in point last weekend where we looked set up like we’d never seen Spurs play.Get the feeling he talks a good game regarding tactics. Probably why he got the gig and got the club supporting him so much. But it is one thing to know the tactics and another to actually make it work out there on the pitch.
It's probably the reason his first season was his best. The more signings he's added the worse we've gotten.Biggest issue with ETH besides his tactics are his is signings. Antony, Mount, Casemiro, and Holjund haven’t contributed enough for the amount we paid for.
Exactly. Watching us play doesn’t exactly give me an impression of a well drilled team with meticulous tactics at all. If anything I often I would usually get the impression that our tactics are completely unsuitable for the opposition, case in point last weekend where we looked set up like we’d never seen Spurs play.
The scary thing is I doubt he does either.I genuinely, and I really mean this, have absolutely no idea what his tactics are.
I completely agree. His eyes for talent are shockingIt's probably the reason his first season was his best. The more signings he's added the worst we've gotten.
The guy hasn't a clue.
I think he talks a good game period. One of the lines I think he hoodwinked the ownership with was the one about going to win elsewhere.Get the feeling he talks a good game regarding tactics. Probably why he got the gig and got the club supporting him so much. But it is one thing to know the tactics and another to actually make it work out there on the pitch.
He's got the arrogance of Van Gaal without the CV to go with it.Also, probably didn't help him that he walked into the club acting like Billy big bollocks refusing to work with Ralf and not wanting to hear his assessment/advice but rather, wanting to make his own decisions in regards to the squad, which essentially wasted time and he came to the same conclusion as everyone else anyway eventually.