Sessegnon has nothing to do with Poch. We wanted him on the advice of Levy’s special advisor David Pleat. The fact is Poch almost walked last summer because Levy’s antics in the transfer window. We were never signing Dybala and we spent forever negotiating for his prime target Lo Celso. The other player Poch wanted on the advise of Bisela was Calvin Phillips, but that was a no go because Levy was more concerned about Jack Clarke who was also on the advise of his special advisor.
Levy fast and loose antics in the transfer windows have left us with an unbalanced squad. The fact he listens to David Pleat as a special advisor is baffling.
To settle for 1 goal and shut up shop in the last 15 mins, is always a dangerous game to play, very few teams are capable of doing it. We got away with it because Everton showed no real aggression and played half arsed as though the couldn't care less.
We are nowhere near good enough to score 1 and shut out 99% of teams, especially teams who are determined. It only takes one ball into the box, or over the top, one lapse in concentration and bang that's a goal conceded and points dropped. We simply cannot afford to play this way because you only have to open your eyes to see we have always got a mistake or few in us, and we get off the hook when opposition teams waste good chances.
I don't think I've ever seen us shutting out a team completely without giving away a good chance or half chance, so JM should stop coaching us into doing this, quite simply because we are incapable of it. If we don't score more than one, more often than not we come away without 3 points, and anyone who can't see that is just plain stupid.
To settle for 1 goal and shut up shop in the last 15 mins, is always a dangerous game to play, very few teams are capable of doing it. We got away with it because Everton showed no real aggression and played half arsed as though the couldn't care less.
We are nowhere near good enough to score 1 and shut out 99% of teams, especially teams who are determined. It only takes one ball into the box, or over the top, one lapse in concentration and bang that's a goal conceded and points dropped. We simply cannot afford to play this way because you only have to open your eyes to see we have always got a mistake or few in us, and we get off the hook when opposition teams waste good chances.
I don't think I've ever seen us shutting out a team completely without giving away a good chance or half chance, so JM should stop coaching us into doing this, quite simply because we are incapable of it. If we don't score more than one, more often than not we come away without 3 points, and anyone who can't see that is just plain stupid.
Hang on... you've assumed that because Mourinho was the wrong choice, the right choice must have been to keep Poch. Or that I think Poch was perfect (he isnt). My argument in that post was that Mou is the wrong coach for us.I would ask why Poch who is notorious for his teams fitness levels couldnt get our record signing fit. Also having had foyth here for as long as he has been. Why wasnt poch playing him regularly. Lets not act like they were pulling up trees under the old boss. Sess was out injured but hardly got a look in when fit. Lets be honest here. The players were terrible for a nearly a year under poch. It wasnt poch of 16/17 17/18 that got sacked. Potential is one thing. Desire is what makes you succeed. Jose has shown that with Lo Celso
Sneaking a win at home to the team in 10th? Is not going to change my mind after witnessing the mist negative boring dross ive seen at spurs. It was only a few weeks ago he was getting schooled by Chris wilder.
We have issues with the playing squad but I absolutely don't think that this is the best you could get out of them.
Obviously Im no big Mou fan but that is the potential upside and I hope it happens!!I loved his post match interview and the whole thing last night between Lloris and Son shows Jose is getting into their heads and having an affect.
Yes it's a very boring watch at the moment but when trying to change a team you have to start at the back.
We are seeing clear improvements defensively and as we build confidence we'll see more effective attacking football as well. That has to be the hope.
No one is expecting pretty expansive football under Jose, but if he makes us tough as hell to beat and we see the cutting edge in the attacking third that we'll need to be successful I'll absolutely take that if we end up winning something.
But he must find the balance as what we saw last night was more about two teams being very passive than anything else.
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Cmon man, how dense can you be? Same players, same issues? If he can’t get a group of professional footballers to pass forward why do we even need managers in footballIt's okay to pine after the same thing from the out going manager though?
Same players, same problems.
Poch was right, glaringly so, about one aspect at this club. People continue to pile on Mourinho though even though he suffers the same problems the outgoing incumbent did.
You're excusing the players. There is no debate to be had with you then.Cmon man, how dense can you be? Same players, same issues? If he can’t get a group of professional footballers to pass forward why do we even need managers in football
Aha got that one wrong, didn't I.I know time's been feeling slow lately, but that was less than 5 days ago man
How 'bout you get down from your high horse.To see some 'fans' of our club apparently unwilling to celebrate a win against a team in good form is very disappointing. Get over yourselves.
You're excusing the players. There is no debate to be had with you then.
@Amo how is this spam when the other person won't debate the ideal that the majority of players that did for Poch are now doing for Mourinho - remove it, don't be pathetic.You're excusing the players. There is no debate to be had with you then.
Are you saying that these players don't pass forward at all? Or are we just talking about Kane? That wasn't your original point.so you think our players are not capable of playing a forward pass, involving their striker?
@Amo how is this spam when the other person won't debate the ideal that the majority of players that did for Poch are now doing for Mourinho - remove it, don't be pathetic.
I forgive you. You can spam this instead.Accident