15-04-2015, 17:28
First of all I've got to say that I think that TP was exactly the right person to bring in following AI's dismissal.
I guess that, because of certain team selections,the manner that we are now playing in, and mostly the last 2 very poor performances, the jury's definately out on whether he is STILL the best person for us.
Personally I think he is. I don't believe he's the Messiah or above criticism at all - in fact it bugs me hugely that he continues to pick Dawson and Brunt over (what I class as) perfectly good specialist fullbacks.
The last 2 games - especially the Leicester one - have also been impossible to defend in terms of his selections and substitutions.
However, IMO in order to get a balanced picture we have to look at the other games where we have played better than expected and gained points where we could've expected none - Southampton, Swansea, Stoke and maybe the cup game v West Ham where we played great football and hammered (
) an in form side.
Quite simply, survival is the key, and TP has to acheive this with the present squad; whether or not it'll be fair to judge him totally on this is questionable as he's inherited this set of players. On the other hand he DID let a few go in the transfer window with real pedigree, and he continues to not pick others at the club who seem perfectly capable.
My view is STILL that he's the best one we could've hoped for to survive in the PL this season, but I'll not get my prayer mat out and worship him till he has had a summer of transfer dealings to show us what a REAL TP team can do......hopefully this will be in the PL
I guess that, because of certain team selections,the manner that we are now playing in, and mostly the last 2 very poor performances, the jury's definately out on whether he is STILL the best person for us.
Personally I think he is. I don't believe he's the Messiah or above criticism at all - in fact it bugs me hugely that he continues to pick Dawson and Brunt over (what I class as) perfectly good specialist fullbacks.
The last 2 games - especially the Leicester one - have also been impossible to defend in terms of his selections and substitutions.
However, IMO in order to get a balanced picture we have to look at the other games where we have played better than expected and gained points where we could've expected none - Southampton, Swansea, Stoke and maybe the cup game v West Ham where we played great football and hammered (
) an in form side.Quite simply, survival is the key, and TP has to acheive this with the present squad; whether or not it'll be fair to judge him totally on this is questionable as he's inherited this set of players. On the other hand he DID let a few go in the transfer window with real pedigree, and he continues to not pick others at the club who seem perfectly capable.
My view is STILL that he's the best one we could've hoped for to survive in the PL this season, but I'll not get my prayer mat out and worship him till he has had a summer of transfer dealings to show us what a REAL TP team can do......hopefully this will be in the PL