2019/20 Carlo Ancelotti

[Whittle1878]

Good manager when he has a squad full of 80m players but give him a squad to mould and he's worse than Moyes.

I would be sacking him at the end of the season.

So been in the job 7 months, working with an average squad and sacking him is the right thing to do? Success won't happen overnight. Lets at least give him a chance or we will forever remain in transition. Yes, it's not great to watch but with a poor midfield, it's not going to be brilliant.

 

[blueblue]

He’s not slow though. Poor on the ball, lazy, not bothered about Everton, yes to all of them but at least he is running at the same speed as the opposition players unlike most of the rest of our team.

I do think we have missed him. At least he does offer pace.

 

[Rooney_Tunes]

Good manager when he has a squad full of 80m players but give him a squad to mould and he's worse than Moyes.

I would be sacking him at the end of the season.

Just stop it.

Tiresome and Boring!

 

[Sverre Takleifbotten]

Yeah of course, but the result tends to be the decider in fan happiness.

Even managers that play "attractive football" have boring games.

Yes. But here is how I see it, realistically, we are financially far from competing for a top four position. You have an outliner once in a while, but mostly these places are taken before the season begins. Not to mention first place. So what we're competing for is placement between 5 - 20, maybe getting far in a cup.

For the past 8 seasons, our median position has been No. 8. We are a mediocre football team. This is pretty constant, regardless of who the manager is. It also correlates quite well with our financial situation. So if we're going to go all in with catenaccio for a rank between 5 - 10, then I won't call ourselves winners. So if we are to continue with this type of football then the threshold is a top four position - which is completely unrealistic.

 

[nsno-chris]

OMG they’re all biting

amazing stuff

 

[Saint Domingo]

He needs an absolute minimum of three seasons. Minimum. Just to clear up 6 years of absolutely abysmal management.

 

[GwladysBlue]

I hope we’ve withdrawn our contract offer to Baines. Don’t need another player with the stench of contentment with mediocrity hanging around.

 

[ToffeeTim]

I hope we’ve withdrawn our contract offer to Baines. Don’t need another player with the stench of contentment with mediocrity hanging around.

I don't think I've ever seen Baines put in a performance where I don't think he tried his best. Yes he's had bad games and made plenty of mistakes but I don't think he can be questioned for attitude or effort.

 

[GwladysBlue]

I don't think I've ever seen Baines put in a performance where I don't think he tried his best. Yes he's had bad games and made plenty of mistakes but I don't think he can be questioned for attitude or effort.

He’s finished. We’re not a charity and should not be keeping an aging player around when we have the chance to get rid.

 

[ToffeeTim]

He’s finished. We’re not a charity and should not be keeping an aging player around when we have the chance to get rid.

He's played well this year. He deserves to stay

 

[GwladysBlue]

He's played well this year. He deserves to stay

He deserves to stay on millions because he’s played a few games?

 

[Goat]

Coming at Baines is quite the take.

 

[tirion]

He’s finished. We’re not a charity and should not be keeping an aging player around when we have the chance to get rid.

We actually are a charity there is more focus on that than being an actual football team

 

[cooperman]

He’s finished. We’re not a charity and should not be keeping an aging player around when we have the chance to get rid.

He's absolutely not finished.

Yes he's playing less games but he's put in some great performances. Leicester home in the cup for example

 

[Goat]

In 1 thread people are saying put Baines in midfield, in another somebody is saying he's finished and he should retire.

What a ride this forum is.