Yeah, I mean, this management structure chose the manager. They new what type of system he played. They new he would need players to fit the system. I think in hindsight Amorim wished he'd stayed at Sporting. The now or never ulimatum from the management team was so arrogant - as most things are with this club.
Why not? He managed Everton not that long ago
The board today has seemingly no clue what it wants to do tomorrow, I don't think that's something that can be counted on
Nonsense, we're in this mess exactly because they have been spending like absolute idiots without showing any sign of planning or strategy
Should never have been hired or brought in mid season if he’s binned off that soon to be honest. I’d lose the little faith and hope I had left in this new structure. Totally set up to fail.
Don't think they ever thought it would get this bad and to be fair neither did we. Everyone underestimated how wedded Amorim was to this one system and how little it suits our squad.
You can list a lot of mitigating factors, but he's most certainly not doing fine.
What are you on about? Amorim literally said it himself in his first interview and many times since. Why were you not expecting results to be all over the shop?
Oh yeah, was working under the assumption they might sack him soon. Feel like our resident Real fans mentioned something like that
I was expecting erratic results and performances. We're not getting that though, we're getting consistently poor performances.
Exactly, but it’s the kind of impulsive, brain dead decision I can see from Ratcliffe.
We also need a top class striker and at least one top class midfielder.
It’s s as absolute shit show at the moment mate.
Did you not see the City or Liverpool games? To go from performances like those to the Bournemouth and Newcastle games is the definition of erratic. Plenty of other games where we've been in control for long periods but not managed to score, or conceded stupid goals. In the last month we've also knocked Arsenal out of the cup and are top 4 in the Europa League with an unbeaten record. Have a little patience!
Yes, I’m all for short term pain for long term gain though. When I say long term I mean 2-3 years too. Far too often we’ve gone through this boom bust cycle of getting into the top 4 and then it falling apart again the following year. We need a manager who implements his own stamp and sets his own standards, and that takes a lot of time, especially when he’s inherited a shit squad.
He needs to be flexible, he can tweaks things and make it more of a transition than a straight cut between two styles. I reckon his style can work, but it doesn't need to be all or nothing. A lot of the principles of his philosophy can be taught to the players no matter the positioning and formation. Lets get some points on the board, get a bit of a feel good vibe, and then revisit this... I feel like the greats have a level of flexibility in terms of getting the best out of their current squad and maybe that's something he needs to learn. He's still young...
It's just that rat-faced wanker Luckhurst trying to stir shit up as usual.
We dont need to rebuild to make his tactics work. We need to rebuild because the players we bought are shit coupled with a poor attitude. People jump ship so quickly and want a new manager, as if they have learned nothing in the past 10 years. What we need is a manager who cleans that mess but the problem is the club is broke thanks to stupid owners and we're in the middle of the season to make things even more difficult.
I suspect it's just Luckhurst/the headline creating a bigger narrative than reality. I imagine it's a bit of both, Amorim is probably frustrated but at the same time, it's not exactly a broken promise. He can still be a bit frustrated, even if he was aware of what's happening.
