I’d hate him to be shaping next years squad because I don’t think he’ll be around after 15/20 games (because he’s not good enough) then we’ve wasted a key transfer window and we are on the back foot again!!
I’ve said the same. This is my biggest worry.
Fair enough these might not all be his own players but he wanted Elliot, Bennett, Rance and Sembie Ferris in because he’s admitted to it. Ok so give him free reign to sign another 10+ players but the big question mark I have is that he’s not utilized what he’s had since he’s came in very well at all.
This fascination on that 4/2/3/1 formation has been a big reason why we’ve gone down. The formation looks like it doesn’t suit the players, everybody else sees it just doesn’t work and yet he persists with it.
Any manager worth his salt looks at what he’s got and plays a system which best suits the players he has at his disposal. Nelson took 3/4 games to devise a system but least it worked and we had a clear identity. I find it mind blowing that he’s kept going down the same route even though it’s not really worked since he’s been here.
Will a whole squad of his players suddenly solve his shortcomings as a manager?
I don’t think so, it’s the complete lack of tactical awareness which bothers me. You can also throw questionable man management skills into the post as well because if he had good man management skills he’d have spotted that this formation he keeps playing doesn’t work.
