Rudolf Hucker
Player Valuation: £30m
Today please Mr Moshiri.
Gives Unsy 4 days to get the players up for Lyon.
Gives Unsy 4 days to get the players up for Lyon.
Nothing Martínez put together was anywhere near as bad as this. At least you could see signs of football in between the defensive blunders, Howard brain farts & missed penalties.
Martinez didn’t spend £200 million either.
The reason it took so long to remove RM was because Kenwright and Kenwright alone wanted to be loyal to him. Jon Wood wanted rid after the derby and so did a lot of the board inc. Moshiri.The board put up with Martinez's crap performances for more than twelve months before getting rid of him. Point taken though Groucho, that was pre-Moshiri, and we saw how swiftly RM was removed once Moshiri arrived.
Would be a huge admission of error after spending close to 100 million on midfielders that we may need to buy another defensive mid to partner the 18 year old who was already here.
I want RK gone before lunch time but absolutely do not want Unsworth to replace him. Caretaker for the brief interim then fine. Long term, no way. That would be madness.
In a nutshell for me. Obvious folly for not buying a striker as a focal point. But also, should have got a solid centre half along side Keane (and one who can run too). That way, only one of Gueye and Schneiderlin needed (competing for the spot). Frees up a spot for a midfielder who can actually drive forward through the middle and commit the opposition. Its not rocket science. So in that regard Koeman is responsible (set up wise).The January transfer window won't change things.
Bringing in a striker and another defender won't change the fact he continues to play with 2 DMs who can't attack, barely no width and a tempo that is so slow I'm amazed opposition players have not died of boredom.
A loss against Lyon and Chelsea will mean we're out of 2 cup competitions at early stages once again. Player confidence will be completely destroyed and that will effect league form even more.
I don't want another Martinez situation were it's a wait and hope because at this point in the season it will just make things worse.
I doubt a "cheese on toast" flying banner is going to make him change his ways, but it's worth a try yeah.
Martinez's first season bought him a lot of breathing space, esp pre Moshiri. Moonface doesn't have that goodwill in the bank. He needs to go. He's reshaped a good squad into something that's unbalanced and he has shown he is tactically terrible. Not to mention he keeps pissing off our best playersThe board put up with Martinez's crap performances for more than twelve months before getting rid of him. Point taken though Groucho, that was pre-Moshiri, and we saw how swiftly RM was removed once Moshiri arrived.