Unfortunately we have Liverpool vs Brentford on, as my partner supports them. Worryingly, Brentford look better coached than we do....
Ole is out of his depth this is not a reactionary comment, I've long said he's taken us as far as he can. He's laid some solid foundations but now we need a world class manager to build on those
We've got, bar the DM, a strong team and should be challenging for things. Going out of the league Cup then floundering against Aston Villa, having also lost to Young Boys really doesn't look great
The lack of coaching and game changing decisions is apparent
He should have nowhere to hide this season we've made strong signings
I got the first thought during the CL game, when Ronaldo and Bruno were leaping around behind him while he stood meekly, that he may just lose the dressing room if he doesn't sort things out. He's no longer just got a bunch of his favourites/yes men eg Rashy/J Lingz/ Mc T etc he's got winners such as Ronaldo/Varane/ strong characters such as Fernández who I can't see being content with struggling against teams we should be beating if we want to win things
Trouble is we don't know what his minimum performance criteria are that mean he won't be sacked. The warning signs were there, we should have waited until Christmas before renewing him, which would have given time to see how we did in the league and cups. Noone was going to poach him, which in itself says someone.
He's starting to sound like Moyes in interviews, anyone know what he said today?
I just hope the board are decisive. Chelsea swiftly removed Lampard, another club legend and fan favourite, and went on and won the CL....