2020/21 Carlo Ancelotti

[T LEAFE]

Middle of April and our season is falling apart due to having a whole team of players out injured, the majority of whom walk into our best 11.

But no excuses from me, its not been a great season.

So we shake ourselves down, try and enjoy the last few games, savour The Euros and go again refreshed and with some shiny new players again in September.

In Carlo we Trust.

With hollow dreams that it might just be better next season as we have dreamt for over 30 years now

 

[MikeH72]

He was superb there Toff.

Genuinely believes we've got a top drawer manager
Said when Doucoure, Allan, Rodriguez are playing together that's the rolls Royce engine
When we get injuries and are playing a centre back (Holgate) as a midfielder, that isn't acceptable and that's where we need to have a squad where we swap like for like not where we have to put players in positions they weren't bought for.

We need to find a clone of Allan in the summer then because there’s not a hope in hell we’re getting a full season out of him.

 

[hktoffee]

Hopefully something like this when some players are back from injuries at Spurs.

Pickford

Holgate Keane Godfrey

Coleman Allan Gomes Digne

James

Calvert-Lewin Richarlison

 

[Goat]

With hollow dreams that it might just be better next season as we have dreamt for over 30 years now

I know no other way.

Dreams are what keep us going.

 

[BlueStevie35]

Where were we with 8 games left of all those seasons though?

Koeman and Silva I’d imagine, because I can’t remember, were close like we are now and tailed and Allardyce we crawled over the line

 

[TheSecondComing]

Middle of April and our season is falling apart due to having a whole team of players out injured, the majority of whom walk into our best 11.

But no excuses from me, its not been a great season.

So we shake ourselves down, try and enjoy the last few games, savour The Euros and go again refreshed and with some shiny new players again in September.

In Carlo we Trust.

GROUND HOG DAY.

 

[Death]

Recent years?

He hasn’t been elite level for years.

Last won a trophy 2018.

 

[maccavennie]

We need to find a clone of Allan in the summer then because there’s not a hope in hell we’re getting a full season out of him.

Yep deffo, because the level when the likes of him are out drops massively.

 

[MikeH72]

Hopefully something like this when some players are back from injuries at Spurs.

Pickford

Holgate Keane Godfrey

Coleman Allan Gomes Digne

James

Calvert-Lewin Richarlison

That’s still absolutely grim tbh.

 

[tommye]

Just looking at the tables under Koeman, Allardyce and Silva

When we finished 7th with Koeman, we finished 8 points behind 6th, 15 off 4th

When we finished 8th the following year, we finished 5 off 7th, 14 off 6th and 26 off 4th

Year after that, we finished 3 off 7th, 12 off 6th and 17 off 4th

After tonight’s result we’re 1 off 7th, 4 off 6th and 7 off 4th with 8 games left

 

[MikeH72]

Yep deffo, because the level when the likes of him are out drops massively.

I’ve been disappointed with him personally, but he hasn’t had anything like a run of games/form so I’m fully aware of why he hasn’t been at his best.

 

[Billy Liar]

Who can defend this fella anymore. He’s an actual joke as manager.

2 points from Burnley, Palace and Brighton.

Get out of the club, you absolute dinosaur of a manager.

Agree another turgid performance.

 

[hktoffee]

That’s still absolutely grim tbh.

Well that’s the way it is. We miss Doucouré.

 

[Ring master]

 

[BlueToff]

He was superb there Toff.

Genuinely believes we've got a top drawer manager
Said when Doucoure, Allan, Rodriguez are playing together that's the rolls Royce engine
When we get injuries and are playing a centre back (Holgate) as a midfielder, that isn't acceptable and that's where we need to have a squad where we swap like for like not where we have to put players in positions they weren't bought for.

I agree with him mate, I think most of us do. It's a sensible thing to say. We've all on here pointed at the recuritment too.

Issue for me is there's this kind of attitude - or there has been - that it's all okay, that it'll get sorted. Unfortunately I've seen limited evidence of that. The man who has been in charge for the last three years is still here and needs to buck his ideas up sharpish if he's going to be here longer because we can't afford to waste more time.

My issue with Carlo is there's no actual idea or plan it seems at times. I don't lay that particular fault at his door today, but over the trend of the season that's one of the big reasons why we've dropped points.

I also will suggest that while our recruitment hasn't been amazing, there should be no reason why our players can't pass a ball like Brighton's players can pass a ball, or can't run with the ball like how Leeds' players run with the ball. These are basic things, and I've seen no evidence of that over the last 17 months. Indeed, we cannot press at all, our players don't know how to press, yet under Silva that was actually an effective part of our game (or it was until we sold Gana).

There's a myriad of issues and Kev is spot on. But, and I said this back in November, I doubted we'd see that team that started the season together more than 5 times following that initial derby when Coleman got injured and Rich got suspended. Well, six months later, we've still not seen it, and I doubt we will before the season is out.