Seagull over Canaryland
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Ok it hasn't turned out how the Club, fans or Oscar would have wished but the guy has done very well to get us to 6th place and the play offs.
Yesterday was disappointing but looking at the bigger picture Oscar did not enjoy the same budget as Poyet, it is not his fault that we are committed to FFP, that key players were sold on (I suspect that Bridcutt in particular was always going to move on, having had his head turned), we did not secure the signings we sought and above all he had to contend with a horrendous injury list. Maybe he might have played a tad too conservatively for most fans likings, but we did not implode either, as some on NSC predicted.
I guess the other curious question is why we never saw any decent fresh Spanish talent arrive, given Oscar's background and impeccable contacts, and of course this might be one factor in his departure. I wonder if this will now be the end of the Spanish influence for a while?
A big plus is that he was not afraid to blood youngsters and we now have two fine players in March and Ince who will surely be part of the future. It is a pity that he will not get to have an influence over the new training academy, which seemed to be one of the potential benefits of appointing him.
I wish Oscar well and will watch his career with interest. The King is dead, long live the (new) King. Time to move on and support the new guy.
I still give some credit to Tony Bloom for taking a punt on Oscar and not doing the more obvious thing having had his fingers burnt by Poyet. It will be very interesting to see who Tony opts for next, maybe he will be a bit more pragmatic with his appointment of head coach?
Yesterday was disappointing but looking at the bigger picture Oscar did not enjoy the same budget as Poyet, it is not his fault that we are committed to FFP, that key players were sold on (I suspect that Bridcutt in particular was always going to move on, having had his head turned), we did not secure the signings we sought and above all he had to contend with a horrendous injury list. Maybe he might have played a tad too conservatively for most fans likings, but we did not implode either, as some on NSC predicted.
I guess the other curious question is why we never saw any decent fresh Spanish talent arrive, given Oscar's background and impeccable contacts, and of course this might be one factor in his departure. I wonder if this will now be the end of the Spanish influence for a while?
A big plus is that he was not afraid to blood youngsters and we now have two fine players in March and Ince who will surely be part of the future. It is a pity that he will not get to have an influence over the new training academy, which seemed to be one of the potential benefits of appointing him.
I wish Oscar well and will watch his career with interest. The King is dead, long live the (new) King. Time to move on and support the new guy.
I still give some credit to Tony Bloom for taking a punt on Oscar and not doing the more obvious thing having had his fingers burnt by Poyet. It will be very interesting to see who Tony opts for next, maybe he will be a bit more pragmatic with his appointment of head coach?
