Lingard missed 4 sitters. 4! If that is Sterling he gets murdered in the press. There are a number of players that performed worse than the usual-go-to-whipping-boy Sterling. We should have had 2 pens too. It’s 3 points. When was the last time that happened in a tournament. We’ll go through. That’ll do for now. Let’s see what happens.
With respect that is naive in the extreme. The players won’t give a toss about it. Also, to add to what others have said... the atmosphere when we had only 3 sides occupied was no better, it was probably worse
Increasingly managers don’t pick players. Either owners or directors of football do. A manager should be a decent coach/tactician first and foremost. At our level a manager will never have a team full of players he wants or needs.
The only answer is not sure. It’s impossible to know in a case like this. I think it’s safe to say it’s a better bet than the majority of other recent appointments.
Good press conference. A slightly more mature and less self obsessed man with a bit of humour and humility is a refreshing change to the self important, humourless pricks we have had recently.
Speculation. Another cry baby neg. It is sooo easy to be a snide and negative. It also speaks volumes about him and you. What a tragic and bitter existence.
Right. So presumably you feel the same about managers bringing players in too then as, since Royle, they have (pretty much to a man) had an equally dismal record at player recruitment.
Not sure why the owner bringing players in is automatically seen as a problem?
Anyhow, decent interview, level headed. Managing expectation, which any sensible manager should do.
Regardless of what anyone thinks of the appointment, I think we can all agree that we get behind him and the team and see where it takes us. It’s s clean sheet of paper.