I think that he's making the point that any other manager would get the same performances we have been seeing, and that's true, not necessarily that we should sack him. Goes the same as saying that any other manager putting these tacts and team selections out would get crucified by us.
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Wait, what are you talking about? I've been reading, repeatedly, that Carlo has only had ONE window and that's why we are still cack?
GwladysBlue
Player Valuation: £70m
He hasn’t sorted it out. That’s the sad reality we are now facing. The man does not look like he can turn this around.
Bob Elstone
Player Valuation: £35m
Kenny and nkonkou must be seriously bad to not get a look in
What would your definition be of sorting it out, and turning it around be though?
Kenny is, but Nkounkou has played one league game so no, I don’t think even the great Carlo Ancelotti can declare that just yet.
He has been questioned by plenty on his tactics and selections. He is not getting a free pass on criticism. But he has been here under a year so I think most people are giving him time.
At this point in his tenure I’d at least like to see some kind of plan being executed on the pitch.
Ok. Fair enough and there isn't really any comeback to that.
All you can say, is he's never been manager who has a plan, and works towards it. He's a pragmatist that amends the system to suit opponents. There's a legitimate argument to say he's not done this very well over the last few games, and in truth the tinkering is not helping players currently.
Overall though, we have made a lot of improvement on where we were since he's come in. I can understand people may think 18th was a false position and in some ways it was, but it was where Silva left us.
I'll be frank, it's going to take a lot for me to turn on Ancelotti, so I'll be quite defensive of him, probably to some annoyance I'm sure!
Big Sams Undies
Player Valuation: £25m
Probably not losing to Newcastle, Leeds, Southampton and the worst United side in 30 years in the space of 4 weeks
His comments after the game they got the first goal....Leeds could have scored 6 -8 Kenny & our new left back should have p!ayed imo with a wide player to protect them both wings all evening we were wide open on the flanks ...
The team had no shape to it - Leeds defence is as bad as ours yet we only tested them a bit .....
Sorry, but it's worrying team selection, plus wrong substitutes yet again ........
4 out of 5 games lost ........
Carlo needs a rethink, because it ain't working..ATM ......
GwladysBlue
Player Valuation: £70m
7th at the end of the season.
Leylo
Player Valuation: £35m
6th in premier league quarter finals of league cup. Yes were crap at the moment but you carnt buy a load of players all at once we've done that before, I think it will take a couple of seasons to get rid of the deadwood and get his type of players in .he's not Houdini give him time ffs.
Fair enough,but managers do go through phases where they lose 4 games in 5 or 6. It's not great but it does happen, especially when you take over a side who were 18th.
Fair enough. I appreciate the reply and I'm not trying to get at you, it's an interesting discussion.
My points would be, even on an awful run, we could well be 7th at the end of this week, or very close to it. Secondly, the side was 18th when Silva left us, so we are moving towards 7th and progressing towards it aren't we? I mean it's fine to say progress isn't as quick as we might hope, but we are progressing in the broadest sense (I appreciate the last few weeks have been poor).
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