Goring Gull
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Agree that assistants may not be good enough but who do people seriously think would come in to replace Gus?
Agree that assistants may not be good enough but who do people seriously think would come in to replace Gus?
Can't cut it at this level, let alone anything higher. Lets face it, the honeymoon is over, the penny has dropped with a lot of fans ( apart from the 'in Gus we trust ' brigade ) that we have a manager who is nowhere near as good as people thought he was.
For the second season running we have been rumbled. Three wins in seventeen games is not a blip. It is the wheels coming off, just like last season. We can't beat anyone decent at home ( certainly not in the top half ) We go a goal down and know we are not going to win the game ( it was the same at Withdean, in our Championship winning season )
Regularly picking the wrong formations ( playing Lopez and Orlandi together !!! )Settling for a point when we should be going flat out to win games. Tactically naive and too cautious. Far too ready to blame the players ( he signed them, he decided the tactics, he motivated them...or not! ) Ridiculous non-existent penalty strategy. Too much histrionics on the touch-line. All this appealing to the crowd, arms akimbo....." I've told them what to do and they are not carrying out my instructions " stuff.
Charisma, being a good salesperson and likeability have got him so far. Now he is in the spotlight and under pressure for the first time. Fans are now turning against him. They are not seeing any progression. We all know we have a stronger squad than last season but nothing is changing.
There are managers in this division who are cuter and cleverer than Gus. He is being out-thought. Is he learning? Is he progressing as a manager? Are his assistants good enough?
Sadly, I believe the answer is no to all these questions.