Quote from: brontebilly on October 17, 2021, 11:44:24 AMQuote from: Ads on October 17, 2021, 11:29:01 AMWhy bring Young on? Bring El Ghazi to switch shape bring Sanson on to add a 2nd 8. Bring Hause on to to push Tianzebe wide. All sorts he could have done.If we don't play 433 against Arsenal, he wants kicking in the nuts.If we aren't bringing on Young for Cash in that situation yesterday then there's no point in him being in the squad. Hause on sure, but you are making two changes there instead of one. Sanson, maybe and switch to a back four but how fit is Sanson. AEG at that stage would have been a mad one. I thought Smith made a Southgate esque mess of his subs and timing of them at Spurs but yesterday I'd be more pointing the finger at the senior players who allowed that collapse late on. Starting with the captain.None of the substitutions for me yesterday were a problem.People just use hindsight to blame the boss and that's fine if people want to think that way.
Quote from: Ads on October 17, 2021, 11:29:01 AMWhy bring Young on? Bring El Ghazi to switch shape bring Sanson on to add a 2nd 8. Bring Hause on to to push Tianzebe wide. All sorts he could have done.If we don't play 433 against Arsenal, he wants kicking in the nuts.If we aren't bringing on Young for Cash in that situation yesterday then there's no point in him being in the squad. Hause on sure, but you are making two changes there instead of one. Sanson, maybe and switch to a back four but how fit is Sanson. AEG at that stage would have been a mad one. I thought Smith made a Southgate esque mess of his subs and timing of them at Spurs but yesterday I'd be more pointing the finger at the senior players who allowed that collapse late on. Starting with the captain.
Why bring Young on? Bring El Ghazi to switch shape bring Sanson on to add a 2nd 8. Bring Hause on to to push Tianzebe wide. All sorts he could have done.If we don't play 433 against Arsenal, he wants kicking in the nuts.
Depends who the replacement would be for me. If its taking a punt then absolutely not. If its some Champions League bod then yes.
I don't think that the concern for Dean is our expectations for the season. The fact that the owners felt that 11th place last season was a "disappointment" should worry him more.11th clearly isn't going to cut it.
The difference there is that the manager changes were against the backdrop of an ever worsening ownership structure. Now we’ve got a stable, switched on, invested and crucially, rich, pair of owners. We need a manager capable of taking us to the next level. Smith in my opinion is not that man.
Think some perspective is needed. We're a mid table side, and are getting the sort of results that mid table sides get. Consistent sides tend to be at the extremities of the table - top or bottom - depending on which type of consistent they are!I suspect we'll be looking at more than just the league table. Are we generally getting better or worse results than expected? Are the players we've got improving or getting worse? That type of thing. Because that will tell you a lot more than the league table at this stage, which will be heavily influenced by good/bad luck in a couple of games.For me, Dean's done more than enough to be given this season to show himself. We have to be moving up the table, and if it looks like we're going backwards then absolutely we should be in the market for a top manager. But I really don't think we're anywhere near that point right now, because to me we're in quite a strong position right now - mid table despite some bad luck with injuries, and bringing younger players through in to the first team squad as we're doing it.
It depends. If there is real ambition from the owners then despite all of the good stuff he’s done, the jury is out as to whether he has the ability to compete with the leagues top coaches. If the intention is just to sit in mid table then so far he’s shown that he’s good enough to do that now the squad has been developed sufficiently. And if it is the case we owe him the chance to keep his job considering he’s got us there. I would only think about replacing him if we really do drop like a stone and look like relegation fodder, but I doubt that will happen.