Good link Jock, sounds depressingly familiar. E.g.
“Resisting repeated calls to field two strikers, he persisted with one up front, resulting in a litany of draws and one of the division’s best defensive records. In reality the system itself was not so much a problem as his rigid, low-risk interpretation of it, which often left Negredo isolated and led to his team-mates being censured for attempting to “mix things up” by sometimes unleashing long, early balls.”
When people say to give Karanka more time, apart from the 27 or whatever matches he’s had here, I look at his past record. And that suggests more of the same to come.
I’m also not impressed with how he built that promotion team at Boro. Over 40 signings in a couple of years sounds more like trial and error than targeting players and working with them to improve them, ie coaching.
I actually think we have a very good squad, although the last week via injury and losing Brereton in the window with no incomings tempers my optimism a bit. I’d give Karanka more time, but if I moved for a replacement I’d be asking them if they think they could by and large work with our current squad rather than target a major rebuiild.
“Resisting repeated calls to field two strikers, he persisted with one up front, resulting in a litany of draws and one of the division’s best defensive records. In reality the system itself was not so much a problem as his rigid, low-risk interpretation of it, which often left Negredo isolated and led to his team-mates being censured for attempting to “mix things up” by sometimes unleashing long, early balls.”
When people say to give Karanka more time, apart from the 27 or whatever matches he’s had here, I look at his past record. And that suggests more of the same to come.
I’m also not impressed with how he built that promotion team at Boro. Over 40 signings in a couple of years sounds more like trial and error than targeting players and working with them to improve them, ie coaching.
(01-09-2018, 11:44 PM)NG3 Wrote:(01-09-2018, 11:31 PM)PsychoStooge Wrote:(01-09-2018, 11:12 PM)NG3 Wrote:(01-09-2018, 10:47 PM)PsychoStooge Wrote: If Marinakis does sack him this early I'll be worried for the future under his ownership to be honest. Very rare a team goes up or gets any success from this league by twisting over and over again in a short space of time.
He'll be looking at it the other way around. He's got a fortune invested & he won't want to gamble it on faith, with no results to back them up. If he thinks plan A isn't going to work he'll want enough time to deploy plan B.
The more money on the table the more pressure.
What's the plan though? Spend £20m in transfer window, sack manager in the following 5-6 months, hire another manager, spend another £20m in the next transfer window, sack manager in the following 5-6 months and so on? He might get success like that in a one horse race in Greece, he won't here, I'm hoping he displays some patience.
The plan is spend the money we've spent, & then get promotion. Failure to achieve that will cost. Therefore the bet is all about the now & as such he can't be sentimental, he's all in, if that means changing horses he'll change horses.
It's not the way I would have done things, I wouldn't have hired Karanka, I'd have spent less, & what I would have spent would have been used to build around the kids, then nurtured, & wait for proof of progress before any big splurge, but having gone the route we have there can be no failure & no patience, or nurture. It's win or pay the price.
It's not my choice, but now the choice has been made we have to back the project & over the manager, if need be.
Karanka is easier to replace than the money wasted if this doesn't work.
I actually think we have a very good squad, although the last week via injury and losing Brereton in the window with no incomings tempers my optimism a bit. I’d give Karanka more time, but if I moved for a replacement I’d be asking them if they think they could by and large work with our current squad rather than target a major rebuiild.