I wish players wouldn't go on social media after a poor performance saying things like "not good enough, but we move on to the next game" You (the players) are in the position to make things happen during the game, so do it whilst you can. Hindsight is a wonderful thing and we can all say after the event what we should have done! For instance, on twitter everyone was saying that apart from Chilwell, yesterday's starting line up was our strongest. Now they are all saying how s*** we were. It can't all be Puel's fault. It wasn't his fault that we put a corner straight out of play for instance!!!! The players need to stand up and be counted. It's not all about tactics, but execution too. If, as a lot of fans wish for, Puel does get the sack, then what? We are in danger of getting back on the managerial merry go round! Whoever is in charge, won't please everyone. The fans need to play their part as the terraces have gone quiet and the players need to play for the badge on the shirt, whoever is picking the team.
We shouldnt keep a **** manager in charge just to avoid a managerial merry go around. Puel has to go. His tactics and team selection are appaling. He cant see whats in front of him half the time. He only has plan A which doesnt work most of the time. Puel should never have been given the summer. He should have got the boot when Palace beat us 5-0. We are not going forwards. Just sideways and backwards on and off the pitch with him in charge
In my life ive very rarely called for a manager to get sacked. Only managers where ive said enough is enough is Craig Levein, Paulo Sousa and now Puel More often then not I agree sacking managers isnt the solution but the answer clearly is not Puel
Nothing too bad is happening so personally I think you keep till the summer and then, when you can attract managers who are currently in a job, you make the change. Just my opinion though.
Doesn't the team end up reflecting the manager? I see high intensity managers at Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal whose character is reflected in how their teams play. We had that under Pearson (to a degree) and under Ranieri. At Chelsea, Watford and Everton there are managers who clearly have a plan about how they want to play but without the outward passion. In Puel I only hear the same old monotonous broken record; there is no sense of passion or motivation. He is like Benitez but without the ability. I don't like the idea of changing managers just for the sake of it, because players have to take ultimate responsibility for what happens on the pitch and it is they who can make things happen. And even though Maddison was having a mare of a match on Saturday, was it really the best thing for the team (and the player's confidence) to be taken off? He is the team's play maker and the only one who currently has the flair and vision to make things happen. You only have to look at the number of goals and assists he has to know how important his presence on the field is. He is the one player who can change the game in an instant, so don't bin him because of one poor half. I would just like to know what the message to the coaches is as to how they train the team and prepare them to play. It can't be easy when Puel is constantly changing personnel and the position they play in during a match. The next 3 games concern me. We have dropped from 9th in the league to 12th and I can only see that deteriorating over the next few weeks. If we can't score goals and beat the teams around the foot of the table then we will soon be looking at teams below us in the table and worrying that we could be dragged into a relegation dogfight in the bottom 6.
I'm still baffled that we didn't get anything out of this game ... wasn't a lot wrong with Vardy's challenge on the keeper as far as I could see ... and he was very unlucky with the chance that hit the post ... Ghezal had quite a good cameo IMO - adding some much needed creativity ... still the most frustrating for me is Gray ... invariably panics and snatches at it whenever near goal .. up to that point he is a real handful ..
