I'm not sure why Dowling receives so much criticism. Slaven has been at the club for less than 1 month and it's going to take time for the working relationship to gel. Dowling's first job this summer was finding a new Head Coach, he's done that well with Slaven even though it took a while. Now he's got to find players to fit what Slaven wants.
Slaven was never going to walk in and sign 3 or 4 players in the first couple of weeks because he had to look at the squad in the training, talk with the players individually, work out who wants to stay and go, who's mentality and style suits his style etc. He has Krovinovic now, a player in a position that we haven't had quality in since Sessegnon was Pulised, and now that Rodriguez and Rondon's futures are being sorted out, and any other players who may be leaving or deciding to stay (Harper signing a new contract), Slaven can now start sorting through who Dowling and his team will have identified and any of his own options and start to get the squad beefed up with quality.
First game of the season is on the 3rd August. That gives Slaven, Dowling and co 3 and a half weeks to put this squad together.
Slaven was never going to walk in and sign 3 or 4 players in the first couple of weeks because he had to look at the squad in the training, talk with the players individually, work out who wants to stay and go, who's mentality and style suits his style etc. He has Krovinovic now, a player in a position that we haven't had quality in since Sessegnon was Pulised, and now that Rodriguez and Rondon's futures are being sorted out, and any other players who may be leaving or deciding to stay (Harper signing a new contract), Slaven can now start sorting through who Dowling and his team will have identified and any of his own options and start to get the squad beefed up with quality.
First game of the season is on the 3rd August. That gives Slaven, Dowling and co 3 and a half weeks to put this squad together.