MisterLupus
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4 managers in 6 years and it should continue until we get the right one. Look how many managers Chelsea and Liverpool went through in 6 years. Once they realized the manager was shit, they moved onto the next guy. That’s how Liverpool ended up with Klopp instead of persisting with someone like Dalglish. Do you think they care they had to go on a merry go round to get where they’re at now? Jury is still out on Chelsea but it’s looking like Lampard is getting his team playing cohesively.
I haven't concluded that Ole is shit yet though I guess that's the difference - I've only concluded that our offense is shit and our squad (with the exception of eight players) is stripped of top-tier quality overall - but I already knew that coming into this season. That transfer window only got it half right - I believe most people in here agreed on this which is why I'm a bit baffled as to why everyone's so surprised all of a sudden. We knew we'd struggle both in terms of creating and scoring goals - that Lukaku needed replacing and that Lingard / Mata / Pereira aren't up for it. We predicted it - and knew we'd get punished due to it unless someone was brought in (which they weren't).
I am starting to think Ole might be too gullible and naive to be a proper leader though - that he's invested too much faith into the quality of his squad when clearly we're only good at defending and keeping the ball (both important aspects that's improved a lot since he took charge but also two qualities that are utterly wasted as long as we stay impotent in terms of scoring). But it's speculative at best - I don't know who's to blame for us not reinforcing our offensive setup nor what takes place inside his head or behind closed doors - and personally I've already defined what I'd find acceptable and what would cause me to lose faith in the project and I'm sticking to it.
Top six this season with a proper challenge for the top-four - then solidified top-four next season. I'm awaiting to see what happens in January - and I do mean January not "closer to February" as by then it'll be too late already. Whomever we go for up front needs to be ready first week of January or else they've failed this team and it's supporters once more - this should have been done this summer already so if they keep stalling then feck them all. This whole "we need the perfect candidate" is an excuse I never bought into - even if perfection isn't available anything is better than that utter defect of an offense we're seeing right now. I'm pretty sure we'd improve even with Ole himself stepping onto the field.
I learned one thing from the Newcastle game though - Lee Dixon can be hilarious as a commentator - listening to him and Tyldesley ridiculing our decisions in the final third was definitely more fun than watching the game