Tony Hibbert's 3rd leg
Banned as requested
Koeman's bad run of games are worrying. No denying it's been terrible recently. But the scenario I can picture is that Koeman has let most of the squad know they do not have a long term future here.
We should be doing better, playing better. But most of the squad are playing like they know they are gone and are just picking up a wage. They don't look like they want to play, they look scared to for fear of taking responsibility, and unfortunately the youngsters that are eager aren't getting in the team.
Our squad is no better than Southampton's. I presume Koeman was sold the promise of backing. This will take a few windows, and enduring the the slow change will be a nightmare, but perhaps it will be worth it. We have a middle table squad, do not sugar coat it, do not look at the past, look what we have now, there are 7/8 teams better than we are.
We need 5/6 first team signings in January to actually see change. I agree that the likes of Davies and Holgate should be getting a run in, but look at the squad other than that, it's not going to get us to the level of performance expected. Holgate and Davies alone won't change our fortunes. Neither can Koeman or many other managers with the current players we have.
Moshiri and Walsh should be under the most scrutiny in January. We have to rid of the bad players and poor mentalities completely. This season will be a drag, perhaps worse than expected. But going through managers like hot dinners will be a disaster. Koeman is under pressure, make no mistake. He knows his credentials are on the line, and this job will make or break him.
We should be doing better, playing better. But most of the squad are playing like they know they are gone and are just picking up a wage. They don't look like they want to play, they look scared to for fear of taking responsibility, and unfortunately the youngsters that are eager aren't getting in the team.
Our squad is no better than Southampton's. I presume Koeman was sold the promise of backing. This will take a few windows, and enduring the the slow change will be a nightmare, but perhaps it will be worth it. We have a middle table squad, do not sugar coat it, do not look at the past, look what we have now, there are 7/8 teams better than we are.
We need 5/6 first team signings in January to actually see change. I agree that the likes of Davies and Holgate should be getting a run in, but look at the squad other than that, it's not going to get us to the level of performance expected. Holgate and Davies alone won't change our fortunes. Neither can Koeman or many other managers with the current players we have.
Moshiri and Walsh should be under the most scrutiny in January. We have to rid of the bad players and poor mentalities completely. This season will be a drag, perhaps worse than expected. But going through managers like hot dinners will be a disaster. Koeman is under pressure, make no mistake. He knows his credentials are on the line, and this job will make or break him.
