Yeah and American Football is also much bigger in the US. It is easier to follow at least...
Yeah and American Football is also much bigger in the US. It is easier to follow at least you do not have to concetrate on 45 minutes of action at a time with some times only 1 or 2 goals (if that many). And in the NFL a three touchdown effort gets 21 points (assuming the EPA is good) so a 3-1 victory reads like 21-7. A lot more scoring that way. In addition you get three to four hours between the begginning of the game and the end instead of one hour fourty five. And the drinks they serve are bigger and there are nacho's with cheese and hot dogs and cheerleaders. And the game is only 4x15 minutes with many breaks so the players don't have to be fit which means an even larger talent pool to draw from.
Soccer has none of that and the rest of the world just does not get it.
If nothing changes, you are 100% right.
I am still hoping, maybe naivly so, that he will ...
If nothing changes, you are 100% right.
I am still hoping, maybe naivly so, that he will still grow as a manger, he is smart enough to be able to do it, I just hope he is not stubborn enough not to do it.
I think it is important to realise that next season starts now.
If we are to have any hop...
I think it is important to realise that next season starts now.
If we are to have any hopes for next season, it is between now and the next season that they will be created.
Does AW have the managerial skills to motivate this young group of players to win every remaining game? Or are we going to struggle home? In my view the current squad is missing one or two players to compete for the title next season, but it should easily be strong enough to beat the Boltons and the Spurs of the world. There is no hiding that fact.
It is up to AW to show us why he put this group together, not next season but now. That would give me confidence he can still motivate and inspire a team and that he can wake up to what needs to done.
Than I hope over the summer (and you can have a different view on this) he strengthens our midfield with experience and perhaps add a 15-20 goal striker. two max three new players that's all we need.
But let's not write off this season, lets not fool ourselves into believing that the remainder of this season means nothing. It means everything, it will show us what we can expect of this group of players and manager when things get difficult. We are in a crisis and that is when great managers prove them selves.
