Palfy

Another bizarre decision that most don’t understand.

Since joining Leeds in June 2018 Bielsa has brought in 8 signings and let 9 players go, he bought players to suit his style of playing, Ancelotti could have taken over that group of players and got the same results, the question should be could Tuchel have done any better with the team Ancelotti was given. When Ancelotti gets 8 players in we will see a big difference, but not so sure Brands will be able to off load the players he brought in who are already or will be very soon surplus to requirements.

I think we all do mate.

King was definitely a non starter who was thought could fill a role as a stand-in for DCL which was quickly seen as a nonentity, Kean lost heart and wanted out long before Ancelotti arrived he got his wish and hopefully we make a decent wedge on him, no point keeping a player who doesn’t want to be here. Your right Iwobi is frustrating he has got a great work ethic and ability but lacks vision he plays like he hasn’t thought about what he is going to do before he receives the ball, can he be coached I don’t think so if the lights not on it usually means there’s no one at home. I really don’t think Ancelotti likes the look of Bernard and wants him gone.

Explain?

I always new you were Posh and not working class. They were very much in the spotlight when Barry Fry was involved with them and had some good moments as I recall, to think the ESL could have potentially destroyed the future of these types of clubs that give supporters and players so many dreams and opportunities, great little post Bill.

That doesn’t read as you have just said. Yes it is the players and the players he didn’t bring into the club that are letting him down, he doesn’t need to prove himself to anyone at Everton, he has been successful at far bigger clubs than us with far bigger pressures, he has a proven system that works and his successful history as proven it works, he’s not going to change his beliefs because the players he as inherited can’t perform he’s going to change the players, he’s not here to fit the players needs he’s here to get the players to fit his needs. So for me all this free ride nonsense because of who he is is bollocks, he’s not on a free ride he’s on a process of moulding a team into his values and beliefs, he’s one year into his challenge made harder by some of the players brought in by Walsh and Brand’s, but for me he is our best chance in years to achieve something at this club as long as he gets sole say on first team acquisitions and the complete backing of the club.

Just say no mate who’s going to check life’s to short.

I thought it was more to do with Ancelotti’s management of DCL and Richarlison, obviously better players like James make a difference, it would be strange to sign players you didn’t think would improve the team to be fair I thought that was the general idea with new signings.

Of course you can, but how do you make him pay for his free ride, the only way I’ve ever seen a manager pay for his mistakes is by losing his job.

So you think our manager is responsible for all those issues, he plays a 433 players permitting like most teams home and away. He doesn’t persist with Iwobi Iwobi was on the bench until James got injured warming up, yet he wasn’t the worst player on the pitch. I’m guessing he played Holgate because Keane isn’t fit and Mina wasn’t quite ready to start so didn’t take the risk most of Holgate’s starts have been as cover because of injuries, who would you rather he play there yesterday? He has made negative subs in games we were winning in the past I will grant you that and they have backfired, yesterday wasn’t one. Well I hope you get your audience with him so you can tell him he’s getting a free ride, why aren’t you condemning Brand’s for buying Delph and Iwobi in your eyes the to worse players in the team, there’s quite a few players you dislike that weren’t brought in by Ancelotti, he can only play with what he as inherited, I can see that players who have joined since he arrived are mark up on those that were already here, and I believe those that come next season will also be of a better quality and players like Delph Davies Gylfi Iwobi Bernard and Gomes will struggle to get a start and some won’t even make the bench, I don’t think he’s got a free ride I think an impossible task to get this squad of players into the top six yet have he nearly or may achieve it. For me calling a manager negative and saying is substitution of Delph was to protect a draw in a game we had to win, and then making the accusation that he has been given a free ride doesn’t had up when you then say getting rid of him would be absurd.

Well like I said the manager made the decision, and if he made it for the reasons that I think he did then I would have done the same, it isn’t a competition about who is the best player, management is about who the manager thinks will influence the game more at that particular moment, but if like Rom you believe he put Delph on to take a draw, then you should both be asking for his head, I know 100% if I believed that I would be screaming from the roof of the Old Lady for him to be sacked. I’ll continue to believe he was trying to win the game with his substitutions because he new only a win would help us get to where he is trying to get us.

Not at all Davies isn’t going to pick out a defence splitting passes, he doesn’t really have that in his game, he’s going to work his arse off and break their game up but he’s not going to provide a magic moment, were as poor as Delph is he still has that ability to see something and execute it, he was definitely not brought on to defend the draw.

Bringing Davies on wound have been more of a signal he was holding out for a draw than bringing Delph on, Delph of the 2 on paper has the better chance of creating something with ability on the ball.

So what do you achieve by questioning him what questions are you going to ask him? If you are not prepared to ask for his head and you think he’s getting a free ride because of who he is, then you are just sitting on the fence, if it was your company and you just said that about your shop floor manager and did nothing you would look weak to the rest of your workforce, so if you think he’s getting a free ride and it’s wrong what do you do to stop it if not sacking him.

Well put mate, so now it sort of comes down to do we trust Ancelotti to find the players needed or not, if people think there has been no improvement this season then they in reality can only say no we don’t trust him, if like some you believe there has been an improvement this year then you trust him and want him to carry on with rebuilding the team in his style, let’s be honest this was never going to be an easy overnight transition, it was always going to take a couple of seasons even for a great man like him.

Just hold onto your earlier statement of “we are lucky to have him” because in the long term things will turn out for the better. I can understand why he went for Delph over Davies in that situation, he needed to win the game and not hold out for the draw, and Delph was the better option, the fact that he’s not that good is not the fault of Ancelotti he is pretty much trying to work with the tools he inherited.

Let’s go I think I can handle the cold

Our front line has improved which is highlighted by the amount of goals scored compared to last season, it’s already higher with 5 games to play, we have seen an improvement in the defence generally although injuries are making it hard to maintain a consistent back 4, the MF for me is where we’ve shown the least amount of improvement although we have improved the personnel mainly for me with the inclusion of Allan and Doucoure yet we don’t seem to be able dominate good possession in the middle of the pitch, the manager knows that so I can see a new addition to the MF coming in the summer who will add a different dimension and leadership we desperately need in that area of the pitch. So not all doom and gloom some important but still a lot to come.

It would have been nice to have seen us go above the shite tonight but it wasn’t too be, very frustrating but not the end of the world first year for Ancelotti and his rebuilding process, we have made some improvement from last season and 2 or 3 new faces next season will move us further forward, and if Brands and Ancelotti can’t move us forward I have no idea where we go after them, so let’s try and stay positive and believe we are moving in the right direction.

And they need some serious underpinning.

When you can only bring on subs with the quality of Delph Bernard and King to change a game you know you’ve got problems.

Don’t you mean the 6 yard box.