So what the hell do we do now boys?
In my head i'm thinking Poch has to stay, he deserves to stay, what he's done for our club is beyond my wildest dreams during the AVB days, he's an absolute star, obviously the lack of trophies is disappointing but the football we've seen over the last 4 years, has more than made up for the lack of trophies for me. He wanted a clear out in the Summer and didn't get what he wanted, and that can be extrapolated to his entire reign, the reported lack of say in transfers is just all wrong, if indeed that is the case, but do we carry on like this, so Poch gets a chance to have a massive rebuild over the next couple of years, for me YES on this one, but i also understand we need to get through another 7 months with the possibility of what we're seeing on the pitch happening time and time again, which will ultimately intensify the pressure on Poch and we all know the manager is normally the one who gets shafted.
I don't know about you boys but i think i'd quite happily take a 6th or so place finish, just to give Poch the chance to rebuild, but the problem is, it's a massive job and could take a couple of years. Ideally the entire back line plus Hugo need replacing, i absolute love Toby and Jan but they've been exposed mercilessly this week up against pace, they're in the twilight of their careers and it's time to move on, and if being utterly ruthless, you'd get rid of Rose, Davies and Aurier, not sure what the deal is with KWP, Poch clearly doesn't trust him, another issue is that they're getting little protection from the DM's, an area where teams seem to play thru us with ease, and another area we need a clear out, Dier and Wanyama need to go, I've read on social media about how Dier could be the saviour, i don't understand that, he's been rubbish for a couple of years now and from the sounds of it, he didn't exactly pull up any trees today, then again who did? Alli's another one who seems to have completely lost his way, he needs to find his mojo, coz he looks totally drained of confidence and has done for some time but injuries have done him no favours and obviously Eriksen needs to be moved on, coz his head is clearly elsewhere. Do we have any youngsters coming through our academy, really pushing for starts, i know very little about our youngsters, other than Parrott, who looks like he has the ability to give Kane the odd rest here and there and Skipp, who from the limited time I've seen of him, looks pretty average.
The worry is, that the players ultimately have the task of sorting this mess out and they look a shambles and i'm not sure they have the fight to get out of it, which means that the next few months will determine whether Poch has a chance to rebuild, coz he needs to be the leader, another month or 2 of this and i reckon he'll be gone. He needs to sort out his formations, tactics, team selections and subs coz that side has been questionable as well, the whole situation is such a mess. We still have a very formidable group of players and still think if some form of harmony can be found and we can string a few wins together, then things can change and we can get to May and rebuild with Poch, gonna be a hell of a task though. COYS!
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