Well, at least I explained my reasoning, whereas you've just posted a one-liner.
One thing I expected above else from Darren is that we would get honesty, integrity and no bias from him above all else. Sad to say, the evidence of the season so far has shown this not to be the case.
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t's obvious you didn't want Darren as Head Coach, as I recall your choice was Thomas Tuchel, well dream on, on that one. And at every opportunity since his appointment you've had a snip at him as you don't consider him to be the attack minded coach you wanted. You’ve said words to the effect “he has my supportâ€, but here we are five league games into the season, he has a 40% win rate and you make this post. He appears to be a yes man for Lai and Jenkins,
I think Mourinho said this week that there was no problem with him and the Man United Board; does that make him a yes man? There are politics at play in every club, Darren and our club are no different in that respect and you call into question his honesty and integrity.
he says that he's happy with poor perfomances, talks up players but doesn't reflect that with actions.
He is a professional and is looking at the game from a different prospective than supporters, his livelihood depends on it. When I was at school my English Teacher, who was also our football coach was an ex-Nottingham Forest player and he always said the player without the ball is just as important as the player with the ball. Just because a player isn’t dominating the ball doesn’t mean he’s having a bad game, he can influence play in many other ways and if a player is fulfilling the role that the Head Coach has assigned him within the team framework, then the Head Coach is right to acknowledge that and if the team have performed to an acceptable level based on his tactics, he is right to acknowledge that as well, but show me where he has said he is “happy with poor performance†and you call into question his honesty and integrity for doing what every Head Coach / Manager does week in and week out. Very few managers are critical of their players in public after a game, because these same players have to play for him in the next match and the next match et al and if they don’t perform, the sack is not far off for the Head Coach. How would you feel if your boss, in front of your pier group, subordinates and customers was openly critical of your performance? and he picks players based on who they are, rather than what form they're in and/or what they bring to the team/position.
He selects the team based on what he considers will give us the best opportunity of winning. He sees them training during the week and I doubt he has favourites, but he acknowledges and respects experience in what is a tough and completive league and has the right to select who he thinks will give us the best chance of being completive in it. It may not be your choice or mine, but don’t call into question his honesty and integrity for doing his job the best he can
Add to that his baffling decisions on substitutions and I have to admit that I expected more from him than has been delivered so far.
His substitutions may be baffling to you, but they make sense to him and his tactical game plan. Substitutions are normally planned in advance of the game and discussed amongst the coaches; there will be a range of options based on how the game is developing, injuries obviously alter options, but you can’t really legislate for who is going to get injured and how that effects the game plan and tactics, also there’s the old adage, “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it†and the Head Coach gets to decide on that one as well.I just hope that the influence of Graeme Jones increases so as to address some of these failings.
Credit to Darren for appointing someone he knows and trust and someone with greater experience than he has himself, I think that of itself displays honesty and integrity on the part of Darren. And know another disservice to Darren “failingsâ€, five games into the season. I seem to recall you heralded the appointment of Alan Pardew as you perceived him to be an attacking coach, well that went well. The difference is you were prepared to give Pardew more time and I can’t recall you calling his honesty and integrity into question, when he may well have been more deserving of your angst.So, I ask again, based on your statement about his honesty and integrity “Sad to say, the evidence of the season so far has shown this not to be the case.†Where is the evidence for this, because I have seen nothing in your post to substantiate that statement?
Fans will always criticise Head Coaches / Managers, but I think a line is crossed if, without substantial evidence, their honesty and integrity are called into question when they are doing the job to the best of their ability and with the resources available to him.
