We are talking about a mid table, maybe top half finish in the premier League as if it's a disappointment When did we last finish top half? Under Houllier? Ten years ago.
A lot of the moaning about Smith is the repetitively piss poor game management. Yesterday was another glaring example.We had a reputation prior to lockdown of giving away points from winning positions and we are now leading that table again.If that is not the manager’s responsibility what is ?
But it wasn't game management at all. They scored because of an excellent finish and some unhurried closing from Ramsey, in what was an isolated attack that actually brought about a rare save moments prior. Liverpool didn't look like or threaten to score at any point after their equaliser. We hadn't dropped deep, we'd just cocked up an attack ourselves 30 seconds to a minute before.
Quote from: Ads on April 11, 2021, 12:55:54 PMBut it wasn't game management at all. They scored because of an excellent finish and some unhurried closing from Ramsey, in what was an isolated attack that actually brought about a rare save moments prior. Liverpool didn't look like or threaten to score at any point after their equaliser. We hadn't dropped deep, we'd just cocked up an attack ourselves 30 seconds to a minute before.yes playing Ramsey right wing was a great game management.
I've been looking at the cost of the various Prem squads to try and gauge whether we've achieved "value for money" in terms of our current league position. The figures based on squads in August and exclude January signings.City £811mUnited £628mLeicester £317mChelsea £577mL'pool £454m (excl Van Dijk £75m)West Ham £218mSpurs £385mEverton £388mLeeds £120mVilla £229mArsenal £455m (excl Ozil £42m)Wolves £242mBurnley £83mPalace £150mSoton £171mBrighton £159mNewcastle £198mFulham £95mBaggies £98mSheff Utd £122m11th most expensive squad and we're in 10th place so far. In deciding if we're value for money, it might also be helpful to factor in the relative top division experience of the other managers.There looks to me to be a fairly straightline correlation:Money + experience = increased chance of doing well.