welsbyswife wrote: ↑Mon Jan 03, 2022 6:47 pm
I think we would be in a worse position to bounce back up than the last time we went down which, given that we've spent 6 seasons in the Premier League, is a damning reflection on our recruitment. I don't think we can lay that at Dyche's door. But the atmosphere around the club is far more downbeat than the previous time we were relegated. In my view anyway.
But during those last six years the final say on recruitment has been as much down to Dyche as anyone else
An inflexible manager who believes only in an outdated formation of 4 4 2
To the point where he would rather put square pegs in round holes just to keep the formation
And a manager who believes that age/experience is better than younger players with pace, hence the oldest/slowest squad in the league
OK, so money hasn't been made available but I think the next financial year figures will give us reasons why (plenty are already moaning about the debt being built up by Pace yet Garlick is hammered for keeping money for the potential fallout of COVID)
Garlick stood up to Dyche on the issue of old players getting new contracts because he could see it was money going to waste with no hope of a return on such investments - and the likes of Bardsley and Lennon weren't even starting games
In return he just kept having to put up with public snide remarks from Dyche which meant the relationship became untenable and Garlick chose to go, and the fact that he made a personal profit was a result of this
A manager who coaches any semblance of flair out of players just to play within a system that is clearly out of date. McNeil was a real breath of fresh air when he got his chance (a chance he would probably never been afforded without the injuries to all other wide players some years back) He got better with more games and more confidence but is clearly now struggling to play in a system that does not suit his game
More than likely we will go down and the only hope is that some other club comes in for Dyche because otherwise it will be the same next year
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