WEST HAM away to Cardiff. Saturday 3pm KO (UK time)
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Losing I can accept but not even bothering to turn up is unforgivable.
It just feels like you focus on our failings, without giving credit for our successes.
You see the glass as empty, I see it half full.
Can't help but agree. I know he deserves a couple of seasons to get things right, but some of our performances this season have been utterly dreadful under a man with such a strong reputation.
I hate it when people say “they wanted it more”. That should never happen and every team in every game should give it their all which is after all what they’re paid more than a normal year’s salary every week for.
It’s made even worse when Pelle and whichever of the players speaks up during the week come out with “they are desperate for points and it will be a hard game so we have to be at it from the start”. Come kick off they switch off and stroll around and look as if they’ve never played the game before. Give it their all and lose then so be it but today was an utter embarrassment.
So what's the alternative?
We give managers less than a season, and give them it in the neck if we aren't challenging for Europe?
We've played some old rubbish, and today is another example, but our best, and there has been a fair bit of it, is, imo, better than anything we've had for a while.
It's the hope that is heart breaking. ;weep
I'd agree with awful, but not with disgraceful. The players didn't throw in the towel, things just didn't work, and too many switched off at points.
My small crumb of comfort is that, given the other results, the win hasn't really done them much good.
I'd agree with awful, but not with disgraceful. The players didn't throw in the towel, things just didn't work, and too many switched off at points.
My small crumb of comfort is that, given the other results, the win hasn't really done them much good.
Absolutely awful performance,we made them look like Barcelona.
I do understand that our manager knows just a bit more about football than me but I really don't get Hernandez playing as the main striker at all.I can only assume that there's still problems with Arnie.
Two observations-1.That Arter is one annoying little
sh...chap.2.Is Colin wearing make up?
As I said, (and I'm not sure if you deliberately ignored it) he deserves time to build his team, but for a manager with a big reputation and success with clubs of a similar stature to us, he has struggled to get us to be any more consistent than his two predecessors, who both got a lot more stick than he's getting.
I didn't ignore it, but then you appear to be stating two contradictory views.
Either he should be getting flack or he shouldn't.
I'm in the 'shouldn't' camp.
Obviously today was a tricky game, but that was shameful. The manner we played, the sloppiness. Everything. But we are gonna have to get used to this between now & May. We have naff all to play for, no motivation, we will be playing sides who have things riding on their games.
Unless Pellegrini sorts it out.
Luckily we have the chance to bounce back next week against a side who are gone. But April could be fun.
And Lukerz, we do have something to play for. 7th place. The manager and captain have both talked about it in the week. If the players can't raise themselves for games that will affect out chances of getting European football then why are they even out there?