The trouble is I can't see where the next win is coming from. None of the next five look like very winnable.
I agree that the likes of Hologram, Whelan, Jedinak and BB shouldn't be any where near the squad, but who is Smith supposed to replace them with during the season? As far as I can see, he doesn't have any options and his hands are tied until the season is over.
I suppose we shouldn't be surprised - appoint a manager who normally achieves mid table finishes and you get ......Yes he has had to put up with the loss of injured players but according to some posters on here we have the strongest squad in the league I think he has hid behind the loss of Grealish - yes he is our key player but we have placed an over reliance on the player - like all of us I want Smith to succeed and he needs time but the clock is already ticking- let's face it the club is in a mess again and some leadership is required
VCTM, and the alternative is?
Smith is a passenger until the summer. Then he hits the driving seat with his own squad. Guardiola spoke last week about how hard it is to change a style of play. Stick with him, support him and see what happens next season.
Quote from: ChicagoLion on February 16, 2019, 06:52:47 PMVCTM, and the alternative is?Probably drugs and alcohol Patience is key but that is in short supply especially in the modern game and life in general - I've been lead to believe that these owners are " the real deal" and have a vision for the club .....right now I'm struggling to see light at the end of the tunnel
No, that doesn't work for me. They may be limited but most of them were here under Bruce and came within a game of promotion. That doesn't make them good, or even make the football good, but they did work in a certain system and are certainly capable of the basics. Why should Smith get a nod of sympathy for not recognising that?
Quote from: KRS on February 16, 2019, 06:11:39 PMUnfortunately I don't think he can make wholesale changes. Our best young players are out on loan, and he must know that performances/results will be even worse if he drops these so called first team players. @VCTM - please don't try and under value the loss of Grealish and Axel, and don't listen to anyone that claims we have the strongest squad in the league. Any team would miss both of those players and they were instrumental to the performances and results when Smith first came in. Without them we are a poor average mid table Championship team because that is the level of the players we have left. I acknowledge that but if any team\club That relies too heavily on one or two players you are screwed when they are not available - surely that's the point of a large squad - having adequate replacements - for me the issue is that we don't have a strong Team, prepared to work hard for each other - Leeds, Norwich and Sheffield Utd are tight knit units bursting a gut to get the right results - for us there is the get out that we are missing our two best players but surely that does explain the massive decline in performances since they've been unavailable - maybe that's what we will see next season - a whole new batch of hard working younger players - but it's gonna take longer than a summer to knit them together as a team - two seasons I would guess - will Smith be afforded that time? I think not
Unfortunately I don't think he can make wholesale changes. Our best young players are out on loan, and he must know that performances/results will be even worse if he drops these so called first team players. @VCTM - please don't try and under value the loss of Grealish and Axel, and don't listen to anyone that claims we have the strongest squad in the league. Any team would miss both of those players and they were instrumental to the performances and results when Smith first came in. Without them we are a poor average mid table Championship team because that is the level of the players we have left.
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