It does seem like the reason to abandon the remit of ‘free flowing attacking football’ was the appointment of Paratici. The appointment of Paratici itself seemed to be very opportunistic and unexpected, following our discussions with Conte. I’d love to know what really went on but it does seem as if there was no forward planning at all, just a series of decisions taken reactively that have now left us in a very strange situation.
I feel like this is how Levy has operated. I know there is luck involved, but nearly every thing that has gone right you could apply those words to.