24-02-2018, 12:36
(This post was last modified: 24-02-2018, 12:37 by Slick_Footwork.)
For me Pardew has shown zero ability since he arrived.
His tactics and team selection is largely baffling, he's shown zero ability to lift the players, he has no plan B.
Even basic tactics like having centre backs up for corners seem to have deserted us.
It took him weeks to stumble upon his best team and when he did, he changed it for no reason.
But is it a shock he's so bad? He was sacked from Palace because they were bottom. I don't think they had a bottom of the table squad.
IMO to give us a hope of staying up, Pardew should've been sacked already and a new manager should've been appointed for the Huddersfield game. But much like earlier in the season, when it was obvious Pulis had lost the plot, the board have taken too long.
I hope i'm wrong and we beat Huddersfield and then go on to hit a spell of form. I do expect we will win today but I don't think he has the Pardew has the tactic nounce to oversea wins away from home, unfortunately. We desperately need them.
As for Potter, he wouldn't be my first choice, but can he possibly be any less tactically astute than Pardew? For me it would be a gamble, but worst case would be that he'd be equally bad. If it does come to sacking Pardew now, it will be too little too late as that will mean we have dropped another 3 points so we'd probably be relegated whoever we appoint. If anything, then it could be the best time to take a gamble.
Given Potter's achievements with Ostersunds and their style of play. I'd say it's highly likely he would be a better option than Pards anyway.
His tactics and team selection is largely baffling, he's shown zero ability to lift the players, he has no plan B.
Even basic tactics like having centre backs up for corners seem to have deserted us.
It took him weeks to stumble upon his best team and when he did, he changed it for no reason.
But is it a shock he's so bad? He was sacked from Palace because they were bottom. I don't think they had a bottom of the table squad.
IMO to give us a hope of staying up, Pardew should've been sacked already and a new manager should've been appointed for the Huddersfield game. But much like earlier in the season, when it was obvious Pulis had lost the plot, the board have taken too long.
I hope i'm wrong and we beat Huddersfield and then go on to hit a spell of form. I do expect we will win today but I don't think he has the Pardew has the tactic nounce to oversea wins away from home, unfortunately. We desperately need them.
As for Potter, he wouldn't be my first choice, but can he possibly be any less tactically astute than Pardew? For me it would be a gamble, but worst case would be that he'd be equally bad. If it does come to sacking Pardew now, it will be too little too late as that will mean we have dropped another 3 points so we'd probably be relegated whoever we appoint. If anything, then it could be the best time to take a gamble.
Given Potter's achievements with Ostersunds and their style of play. I'd say it's highly likely he would be a better option than Pards anyway.