Without wanting to belabor the point, sacking both Sherwood and Harry do not look like the most blinding moments of inspiration ATM. On topic, Townsend has at least partly changed my mind about him this year. He always gives it his best, which I’ve found more and more welcome as the year has gone by. He is not the most intelligent player by any means, but I think he’s done okay this year and may be improving. I prefer Lennon to him, but he’s the only other right sided midfielder who has been okay, and I don’t mind seeing him in there. This is the great counterargument to the tactical, strategic, left-brain approach. I think both sides have their points, but they aren’t equal. If you ask me, spend the great majority of your time working on your one way to play, and a small but still considerable minority on alternatives/counterstrategies/situational tactics, etc. To belabor the point above, the strength of the Harry-Sherwood system was that it wasn’t really a system at all, but more like an encouragement to "express yourself." Of course players will play better if they’re being asked to do what they know how to do as well as possible, rather than expected to fit themselves into a system--insofar as I understand playing, anyway.
