I’m concerned.
I’m not saying it’s 100% founded but I have the tendency to err on the side of positivity. I saw positives in Murty ffs
I’m concerned that he and the board aren’t aligned.
Whilst he did a good job getting us there, he couldn’t get us a decent haul of points against the serious dross in the league. When it mattered.
He put a lot on our injury problems. Which we would all agree with. He might know the root cause. And I hope he does. But he might be using it as a good excuse to kick the can down the road.
A question I have.
If the board has misled him as he said happened. I would imagine he would be very annoyed. Possibly looking got the next job.
If he has the ear of some squad changing signings, would he be going after them 100% if he thinks his time here is somewhat limited? Or seeing what happens? It’s a stretch I know. But a thought that has come to my head
The injury problem are part of the recruitment process we bought a team for Gerrard with good players who needed managed in game in the most part.
The lack of effective recruitment that could replace those players which is what was needed even in small stages.
The midfield needed upgraded we needed a replacement for helander / jack/roofe all players that needed rotated
When we won 55 we still relying on Davis and mcgregor although they were immense and fit it was crazy situation to be relying on 40 year olds
Gio the same the players signed just were not good enough while squad was reduced by about 10 it put more pressure on those players and injuries and time catch up.
Ridvan was a stick to beat gio with he is actually good player who we like now but was he worth the money.
He started poorly but had a squad that wasn't improved a team with players that still exhausted after seville with no gteed starters
We had board or Wilson that pretty much lied to go around recruitment he was deflated within a day of qualfying for cl.
ironically if he hasn't beat psv and went into el we prob have good run in that and it papers over the cracks again.
Beale came in claimed fitness Was an issue it wasn't really his masterpiece was broken from the start of season and his players in general just not good enough physically or fitness wise.
clement got us playing well again though I think made to many tweaks to formation after winter blamed fitness
Now he's not recruiting as expected or told so bullshittrd no Wilson this time.
Our fitness is in general reasonably good if the players can be managed and rotated we are stripping the squad back and down sizing it's the real reason we hired Beale in first place.
But with a squad of players that the backups generally army good enough we can't rotate enough.
Everything falls back on recruitment and squad size
