[Albion] Is it the manager, or is it recruitment?

[elwheelio]

It's a bit of both.

 

[GrizzlingGammon]

Manager's fault, this joker has had far better players at his disposal than Hughton ever had.

Welbeck and Lallana are the only 2 improvements.

The rest have been replaced with players of the same quality that can play in different positions. I still see it as a changing of the old Hughton's 11 behind the ball system to Potter's system.

 

[TottonSeagull]

It’s Porter, end of thread!!

 

[A1X]

Whoever is instructing the players to get into the final third and then turn 180 degrees and look for a pass back to Veltman or White is to blame. I don't think that's the recruitment guy.

At one point in the first half we had an attacking free kick five yards from the corner flag. 10 seconds later we'd passed it all the way back to Sanchez.

 

[Swansman]

Its a good team with a good manager but with a bottom three striker setup. You dont sign a free transfer striker after deadline unless you fail to sign your primary targets. That is what happened and it is costly. But I believe it will be fine in the end, and with fine I mean avoiding relegation.

 

[durrington gull]

Mostly recruitment for me. Welbeck apart, we finished with a front line of Connolly, Ali J, Trossard, and Zeqiri. First two of those not nearly good enough for this level, Trossard is infuriating, and a Swiss second division striker. The only thing I blame Potter for is whatever is happening with Maupay. But essentially we don’t have the quality in attacking positions, and that’s about poor recruitment. We’ve spent big money on dross (Ali J, Locadia) and that’s killed us.

Spot on, the recruitment on attacking players has been utterly woeful

 

[The Fits]

Welbeck and Lallana are the only 2 improvements.

The rest have been replaced with players of the same quality that can play in different positions. I still see it as a changing of the old Hughton's 11 behind the ball system to Potter's system.

Lamptey...

 

[neilbard]

Welbeck and Lallana are the only 2 improvements.

The rest have been replaced with players of the same quality that can play in different positions. I still see it as a changing of the old Hughton's 11 behind the ball system to Potter's system.

Sanchez
Alzate
White
Connolly
Lamptey

 

[sydney]

This is exactly what the likes of Wilder, Dyche and now Allardice will be saying to their players in team talks - rough them up and we'll get something from the game.

yeah ...we can have a bunch of skilful , ball playing , globalists but stick them up against a bunch of hirsute , muscular northerners and they all shit themselves .....pathetic.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

At the risk of sounding like a broken record... We are two points behind the staying up tracker.
No reason to expect anything better that a relegation scrap this season after the recruitment levels (justifiable)

Another 3 or 4 gilt edge chances going begging.
That has nothing to do with the quality of the management nor the quality of the players.
It is confidence which is the problem.

Considering how harsh are opening 14 games were, it isn't a massive surprise that confidence is low.

 

[London Irish]

It’s the manager

 

[jimhigham]

I’m not going to blame Potter because Connolly managed to put the ball over the bar from three yards out by heading it with the back of his neck.

 

[Reddleman]

It’s the recruitment of players, Connolly and Ali J today missed headers from three yards which were essentially open goals. The manager cannot effect that.

 

[SEWDONIM]

Mixture.

We have players who can’t score and a manager who will tinker starting line ups but not tactics. At the end of the day, it’s cheaper to get rid of the manager.

Cost will be a major decider given the climate we are in.

 

[macbeth]

Whoever is instructing the players to get into the final third and then turn 180 degrees and look for a pass back to Veltman or White is to blame. I don't think that's the recruitment guy.

Yes but when the ball did eventually come in it was put over a basically open goal twice.

 

[vagabond]

I’m not going to blame Potter because Connolly managed to put the ball over the bar from three yards out by heading it with the back of his neck.

[emoji120]

Encouraged by this thread. Good to see there is some balanced and thoughtful responses on NSC after all.

 

[Market Porter]

It’s Porter, end of thread!!

Oi, what’ve I done? Porter OUT

 

[wellquickwoody]

Don’t agree with the name calling on GP, uncalled for.

But you make a fair point.

**** me this world has gone soft, calling someone a joker is a bit risqué, really?

 

[One Love]

Back in the summer I voiced an opinion that Maupay was average and really only a support striker and that Connolly needed to go on loan in the Championship.

I was slaughtered on here for being clueless.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Let’s cut to the chase.

Potter is going to be slaughtered here tonight. No question, and results wise, today it’s hard to argue.

But is Connolly really good enough?
Maupay? AJ (love him, but)..

Zequiri? Is he the answer.

Our problem is unquestionably taking our chances. We watch all the games. We all know this. The question is, is that the fault of recruitment or Potter?

Good to see you've scaled back on your absurd pathological levels of gormless cheerleading finally. Keep it up