I actually think Potter would have performed better than De Zerbi this season. Finding solutions and dealing with squad rotation and adapting was much more a Potter skill. I doubt the injury list would have been as high as well.
Linked in the press is not really the metric here. I doubt Steve Cooper had gone down in the eyes of people that matter and know about what makes a good manager. The press, pundits and fans that blindly regurgitate what they say....yeah he will have done but that doesn't matter.
The reason he...
Then why would the fans accept him now? That literally makes no sense. If he finishes anywhere in the EPL he has more experience than he has now, finished higher in the league than he has now etc etc. And on top of that he didn't underperform in the EPL.
I don't buy that. Everyone thinks they will go down. So if they do he has performed to expectations and his stock will remain the same. If they get close or even stay up his stock will shoot up.
I don't think a manager that was her for under two seasons can be close to being described as "the best manager we have ever had". Not even close.
Ready made players....ok how do we afford that long term? The reason we made that money is from the current model. You break that, we lose the...
I disagree. Tony Bloom wants the team to be the best and his way will get it there. De Zerbi's strategy is not going to make the team the best, maybe for a season or two, but then we will crash an burn. But that's ok as he will have left.
I would expect the club to sign him on a longer contract with a view to coaching. Especially after Lallana leaves. Can't see anyone offering a few that would tempt us to sell - he is one of the top midfielders in the EPL and will command a big fee.
It would definitely help attract more people, and if there are more people and more competition for jobs that should drive a higher standard. It also feels a bit weird to have people on £100k a year lay down the law for people paid £100k a week. Is that not a bit wrong? If we expect the players...