QUOTE(Ichighost @ Dec 16 2015, 03:59 AM)
for me at least give him a full season to fix this..
if we get rid of Mou, who will come midway through the season to fix this? No one that worthy as a long term manager..
rather than blaming and calling for his head everytime we lost..why not just discuss what is wrong, players performance, tactical flaws..just like a few of the lads here..
we can call for his head everyday..but it all up to Roman and the board..
First thing I'd love to see is him following through with his declaration that players are at fault for this disaster. When he proceeded to give loftus cheek a start vs villa and kenedy at leftback (can't remember the opposition), I was jumping for joy,because I believed this is the way he's finally starting to do things differently.there were supposed to be bruised egos all around,with senior players chomping at the bit to get back into the team.
Unfortunately,that change never happened for more than the odd game or two,and jose will revert back to the very players who've lost their way. I think certain seniors have sniffed this out and are quietly confident jose is all bark and less 'bite' with his empty threats,hence they're not afraid of putting in successive pathetic performances. At the end of the day,the gaffer's too afraid to drop them for more than a match and his stubbornness isn't hard for all to see. Iva's instant return to the team when he got back from injury is a clear example of a player who's practically 'betrayed' jose from day one,yet would worry more about catching a cold rather than being dropped from the starting 11. Just look at his embarrassing attempt at a 50/50 challenge that lead to bournemouth's goal. If that's not betrayal of the highest order I don't know what is mate.
But the important question probably being murmured in hushed tones around the dressing room Is,"what makes these untouchables so special?"what gives players like Iva,cesc,matic,costa,hazard,etc, the divine right to start practically every game without others getting a look in when results have shown their not cutting it. This is quite possibly the biggest issue tearing at the heart of the squad,which all points to undeserved preferential treatment and certain players taking advantage of the whole situation. They just know jose will recall them for the 'big' games,and they practically have nothing to worry about.
The hardest question which is probably making the board sweat bullets is whether jose's capable of turning things around before season's end. If he's given that much time,will we end up relegated?right now that looks a real possibility because I sense some players have stopped responding to his methods for whatever reason.
Therefore the relegation 6 pointer (who knew we would actually be using that term

) game vs sunderland will be a do or die for us this weekend. Jose must follow through with his declaration that certain players have betrayed him,and drop them from the matchday squad altogether.