25-08-2018, 10:39 PM
yes some will say he has only had 5 or 6 games
others will say the initial fractures and fault line goes back to around Oct 2016, he got an awesome draw, away at Arsenal who were top, scoring and generally winning and playing with confidence
however that creditable, awesome draw was sandwiched between 2 losses.
the 'not usually winning' has been evident right back to AK's PL season, ie 11 ish wins out of 55 plus games
the main problem being AK adamantly refuses to set up offensively or change anything hence he is really predictable and instills confidence in opponents imo
it is always going to 2 defensive midfielders and 1 striker, rain or shine, Bury or Barcelona
Middlesboro really wanted AK to succeed but he exasperated the life out of them, they would of settled for survival but they couldn't see AK's blinkered faulty strategy working out, he had a good squad there worth probably more than £60m
He made 47 plus signings with them. 24 so far with us.
Basically AK has managed back to back wins extremely rarely in his last 55 games, maybe twice or less
Personally and maybe unfairly I took quite a dislike to AK after the Hull cup game we crashed out of, I concluded then that he is cheque book, revolving door, harsh to say but I felt back then he would be 'shit on the academy' , he hasn't really got a record in developing youth.
The cracks run deeper, he doesn't really do the arm round the shoulder, if he feels let down according to I think Craig Hignett who was assistant to him in good times, he can alienate that player, besides this he has deep faith in an analytical strategy
Surely if a manager is analytical, uses all the stats available why doesn't he change tactics 3 5 2, 4 4 2, 4 5 1 whatever
I feel disappointed BB is going but like I said, I felt the writing on the wall was his 20 games here last season
I wondered about moral, team spirit, the band of brothers type bonds that can help win games, I prefer the smaller squad, I like youngsters to be introduced with good timing into the team though I am not opposed to loans out
Huge squad upheavel and a lot of loans in can be detrimental. also players coming from far and wide it can be difficult to for them to settle here
Ok Eric wasn't the best player, didn't fit the system, also BB he's not broken any records but these were players who loved playing here and helped others feel part of a family
I think AK was probably put under pressure to get into the play offs when he arrived in Jan so he couldn't focus on developing and learning about what he had here, hence the 10 signings
The 10 signings then was too many, too soon.
In hindsight I genuinely believe he could of made as few as 5 really good quality signings over the last 8 months
24 seems a bit ridiculous, seems we were going for it, shit or bust this season?
The problem in my head is probably more to do with 'modern' football though more a combination of a relatively dour persona manager, negative predictable tactics, revolving door, neglect of the academy
The main point is, the cracks were in plain view prior to AK arriving, the departure from Boro, the 47 signings, the alienating, the analytics, the record of 11 wins in the last 2 years.
This chat has been really about lack of results and why this trend is unlikely to improve.
For me I would be happy with entertainment, excitement and progress but maybe modern football isn't about any of this
Sorry I am a bit depressed, in fact I have been since the Hull cup game January. I want to love my club but this AK is making it so difficult for me.
others will say the initial fractures and fault line goes back to around Oct 2016, he got an awesome draw, away at Arsenal who were top, scoring and generally winning and playing with confidence
however that creditable, awesome draw was sandwiched between 2 losses.
the 'not usually winning' has been evident right back to AK's PL season, ie 11 ish wins out of 55 plus games
the main problem being AK adamantly refuses to set up offensively or change anything hence he is really predictable and instills confidence in opponents imo
it is always going to 2 defensive midfielders and 1 striker, rain or shine, Bury or Barcelona
Middlesboro really wanted AK to succeed but he exasperated the life out of them, they would of settled for survival but they couldn't see AK's blinkered faulty strategy working out, he had a good squad there worth probably more than £60m
He made 47 plus signings with them. 24 so far with us.
Basically AK has managed back to back wins extremely rarely in his last 55 games, maybe twice or less
Personally and maybe unfairly I took quite a dislike to AK after the Hull cup game we crashed out of, I concluded then that he is cheque book, revolving door, harsh to say but I felt back then he would be 'shit on the academy' , he hasn't really got a record in developing youth.
The cracks run deeper, he doesn't really do the arm round the shoulder, if he feels let down according to I think Craig Hignett who was assistant to him in good times, he can alienate that player, besides this he has deep faith in an analytical strategy
Surely if a manager is analytical, uses all the stats available why doesn't he change tactics 3 5 2, 4 4 2, 4 5 1 whatever
I feel disappointed BB is going but like I said, I felt the writing on the wall was his 20 games here last season
I wondered about moral, team spirit, the band of brothers type bonds that can help win games, I prefer the smaller squad, I like youngsters to be introduced with good timing into the team though I am not opposed to loans out
Huge squad upheavel and a lot of loans in can be detrimental. also players coming from far and wide it can be difficult to for them to settle here
Ok Eric wasn't the best player, didn't fit the system, also BB he's not broken any records but these were players who loved playing here and helped others feel part of a family
I think AK was probably put under pressure to get into the play offs when he arrived in Jan so he couldn't focus on developing and learning about what he had here, hence the 10 signings
The 10 signings then was too many, too soon.
In hindsight I genuinely believe he could of made as few as 5 really good quality signings over the last 8 months
24 seems a bit ridiculous, seems we were going for it, shit or bust this season?
The problem in my head is probably more to do with 'modern' football though more a combination of a relatively dour persona manager, negative predictable tactics, revolving door, neglect of the academy
The main point is, the cracks were in plain view prior to AK arriving, the departure from Boro, the 47 signings, the alienating, the analytics, the record of 11 wins in the last 2 years.
This chat has been really about lack of results and why this trend is unlikely to improve.
For me I would be happy with entertainment, excitement and progress but maybe modern football isn't about any of this
Sorry I am a bit depressed, in fact I have been since the Hull cup game January. I want to love my club but this AK is making it so difficult for me.