Agree. Even this last week Ally Mac talking to bbc says Roberto the best he's played under although of course, he wasn't here last season when it turned sour. He had a run in with Roberto when playing for us but that's nature for the cause. My comments above were not about Fab ranting and raving at every player but a rollicking when needed is normal.
The last time we really controlled a midfield was against Manure when Wee Billy G got MOTM.
Trossard, Sanchez, Fati, Lallana, Dahoud and possibly others that weren’t as publicly obvious about it might have something to say.
True to a point but we seem to have kept them in the one worst place - in and around our penalty area. See Bart at Fulham and Igor at Leicester.
If you've been to every home game, you'll know that yesterday was the first league game our "awful" manager lost in almost half a season. Unless you're of the opinion that everything good is luck and everything bad is down to him then that ain't a bad record.
I’ve kept quiet since the match yesterday, not commenting on any of the many threads that were started (or continued) in reaction to how we played, largely for this reason.
Having slept on it I feel bad/embarrassed about quite a few of my post match posts and comments yesterday. My disappointment at being schooled by Palace coupled with drinking more than I should as the nightmare unfolded, a match I wanted to lose less than any other than the return fixture, led to an over reaction. I hate how football can do that to me, it really shouldn’t matter that much. Well done to those that kept their cool and just walked away accepting that shit happens
You’re far from the only one. I avoided pretty much any thread to do with the game last night. It’s always the same - too soon, too raw and too toxic but completely get how it affects some more than others and perhaps there’s nowhere else to vent for many. Going to be a lot more inconsistency yet with a green manager and new squad that’s been massively messed around by injury and no chance to settle. I’m still settling for top half this season as decent.Having slept on it I feel bad/embarrassed about quite a few of my post match posts and comments yesterday. My disappointment at being schooled by Palace coupled with drinking more than I should as the nightmare unfolded, a match I wanted to lose less than any other than the return fixture, led to an over reaction. I hate how football can do that to me, it really shouldn’t matter that much. Well done to those that kept their cool and just walked away accepting that shit happens
Again I will say the wins over city and spurs papered over the cracks I believe he’s out of his depth its opinion
I guess the question should be ‘is he currently a bit out of his depth and learning, or simply out of his depth ?’……….and if the former (more likely imo), how much time does he get………
That’s ok - put you on ignore when we went 2 nil down in full anticipation that you’d have a meltdown and start another ‘Fab out’ type thread
I would give him till Europe is no longer achievable but I’m not Bloom , I believe the module is about getting in to Europe and anything below that is a failureI guess the question should be ‘is he currently a bit out of his depth and learning, or simply out of his depth ?’……….and if the former (more likely imo), how much time does he get………
It was the first game we lost at home this season and we are in the top half of the table - an objective the Club has repeatedly expressed as their aim - it’s just unfortunate the loss was to Palace and so spectacularly.I guess the question should be ‘is he currently a bit out of his depth and learning, or simply out of his depth ?’……….and if the former (more likely imo), how much time does he get………
Credit to you for this. It helps that you aren’t just a negative troll in your usual posts - as I said in the match thread:Having slept on it I feel bad/embarrassed about quite a few of my post match posts and comments yesterday. My disappointment at being schooled by Palace coupled with drinking more than I should as the nightmare unfolded, a match I wanted to lose less than any other than the return fixture, led to an over reaction. I hate how football can do that to me, it really shouldn’t matter that much. Well done to those that kept their cool and just walked away accepting that shit happens
I don’t think that’s the case this season specifically…………
In fairness, our home performances have been average at best, we've beaten a couple of big teams and f***ed the rest.
I think the biggest issue with the City win, and I said this at the time, was that the thing he did that day was bring on our best team. He didn’t do anything miraculous tactically. He just brought on better players.