[wba_1996]

When the Wednesday and Preston fans unanimously agree he was the worst manager in both of their history's then I think it tells you that he is out of his depth at a Premier League club.

Why should we have to settle for someone who would be viewed as an awful appointment by most League 1 clubs?

I really think that in flashes this season - and even during yesterday's game that has been slated by nearly all - we have been very fluid and comfortable in possession in the 60% midfield area, and this either isn't being recognised or is being forgotten by a lot of people when we lose games. Admittedly we haven't been able to be consistent in our performances in this way but IMO we have looked better in defence than we have since Roy was HC, and the midfield has too, with the limitations mentioned above. I agree we need to line up differently and just be more positive, but still think that AI hasn't yet proved that he's out of his depth.

Yes we have had a lot of possession in the midfield, that is because we play with 5 centre mids who are all decent passers of the ball. But that possession is pointless because it goes sideways, backwards and then gets hoofed up to nobody - as can be seen by the fact that we have only scored once from open play in our last 8 games in all competitions and that our second top scorer is "own goal".

This problem could be easily solved by anyone with any knowledge of setting up a team, firstly by identifying wingers as a priority in the transfer window and then by actually playing wingers and setting up with some width in the team.

As for the defence, obviously it will look marginally better due to the fact that we set up so negatively and our aim is always to not lose and to go for the 0-0, maybe nicking a goal from a penalty or a corner. But, at home we are conceding on average around 2 goals a game, so I wouldn't even say that the defence has improved.