He was downright diabolical for periods of this season, don’t get it wrong, but the last 10 games he’s really found form again. Last 3 or 4 he’s put the team on his back.
They’ve played under this manager and his mental tactics for a full season. It’s taken until April for them really stop bothering. Well over half of them are his players or players he has promoted.
The obvious problem with that is you essentially write off next season already. It doesn't affirm any belief in the manager - it just confirms he's a placeholder until we properly get our shit together behind the scenes. Things could get a lot...
Sort of standard, but the type of story that tends to come out when a team is shite. But that’s also because it’s hard to fall out with teammates when you’re winning!
There is an air of mysticism about him. The Ajax aura genuinely gave a lot of people this belief that there was something sensible bubbling behind the madness. I think he’s too far in the tooth now though. If he pulls this out he’s the Teflon Don