18-09-2018, 17:30
I`m not sure I`d go along with you on `arrogant`, Blue. We can all agree or disagree as much as we like with the decisions that MA makes, but at the end of the day he`s the manager and the buck stops with him. He obviously has his own ideas about how he wants the team to play and he doesn`t seem ready to change them any time soon. You can call that arrogance or stubbornness, I suppose. Yer pays yer money and yer makes yer choice.
Let`s not forget, though, he know this league a hell of a lot better than any of us. As you say, he doesn`t hide behind vague euphemisms; he says it as he sees it and he`s clearly not happy with what he`s seeing right now, so he`s doing what he thinks needs to be done and he`s not messing about in doing it; even if that means losing face by listing a player he has signed himself. I respect that, although I admit it does come across as being more than a little erratic. And, to be fair to those above him, the club seems to be backing him so far.
Let`s not forget, though, he know this league a hell of a lot better than any of us. As you say, he doesn`t hide behind vague euphemisms; he says it as he sees it and he`s clearly not happy with what he`s seeing right now, so he`s doing what he thinks needs to be done and he`s not messing about in doing it; even if that means losing face by listing a player he has signed himself. I respect that, although I admit it does come across as being more than a little erratic. And, to be fair to those above him, the club seems to be backing him so far.