davek
Player Valuation: £150m
Dont underestimate the ability of this group to flatter in order to later deceive. Look at the run we went on in the last third of last season.His building job is a big job but just look at the improvement with the exact same players that Silva had. We never did a January panic and he has had ample opportunity to see what players are good enough to keep and not keep. We all know including Ancelloti that this team is not good enough. We cannot be expecting miracles from this team but he has them creating chances and looking to win games. Summer arrives and he knows what needs to be done to improve us further. His last visit to the emirates was bayern munich knocking 5 past them but we are not Bayern yet we still could have had 5. Just lacking the class players and that will take time. With Ancelloti I do not believe we will get players for the sake of it but players with the qualities that Ancelloti can nurture and mould into a much stronger team. Ancelloti has done the impossible polishing of a turd but it will only gleam so much. I am getting excited about the summer and know any incoming player will only prosper under his guidance. We are much better for him already so just wait until he gets in who he wants and see the improvement. We are on the up with this manager and us fans need a bit of perspective and realise the team/squad we have at the moment has some good players being brought down by the bog standard average players. We are not that good but we have a base.
They'll end up infecting any new player coming in too.
IMO, the only way past this would be to have a firesale and then allow Ancelotti to sign 7 / 8 players; players with tough, winning personalities. That's highly unlikely though. We'll be looking at the core of this lot again next season, and Ancelotti will need to assess what his options are. That, sadly, is where I see us headed. The damage was done before CA got here, and I think it's broken the club.