That was the day that Poch went mental at Dean i thinkSo I just want to say I’m on the fence still as to whether we stick or twist, I can think of reasons for both outcomes .... but if you look back at our fixtures for the last calendar year nov 18 - feb 19 (Burnley away) it reads played 25 won 19, Lost 5, drew 1! Then from Burnley away until today it reads played 33 won 10, lost 16 drawn 7!
it’ll be nice to know what happened at burnley away (maybe in the dressing room after the game) to see what lead to the nose dive on results! Its Hard to read that ....: I genuinely think had city put us out in the quarters of the champs league, (like they should had) poch would be gone by now, I know it’s a bit touchy, but something clearly has happened behind the scenes to see those results drop like they have!
I could be wrong but this is starting to smell of Levy brinksmanship over the compensation and not wanting to allow a top side to get Poch on a free. Can see why he does it but the club tends to suffer for it.
I understand football writers' motives in kite-flying for Mourinho to take over as manager of one or other Premier League club. In the last week or two, I've read or heard them suggest Arsenal, Tottenham, and most recently West Ham, as possible destination for him, while chucking into their microphones at the thought of the press conferences with Mourinho — for he has been their media creation, albeit with his own narcissistic connivance, ever since he arrived at Chelsea and declared himself 'The Special One'.
Football as soap opera, and in their knowledge that after the initial flap and his fancy-pants arrival at a club, the storyline will proceed and then come to a sour end after hours and hours of media speculation, "phone in and tell us" and lengthy articles in which the whole personal history of his time at previous clubs is recounted for the umpteenth time, day in and day out, week after week until departure. "Everyone loves the circus!" No, we bloody well don't.
I think if that were the case then we say goodbye to Kane/Son etc.If that's true then it could be three or four seasons in mid table.
Other than Mourinho no manager is going to publicly come out and say "yeah, I know he's been utter dogshit hasn't he?". The man can do no right at the moment and it's getting really dull.From Dan Kilpatrick:
"Poch says he is happy with Eriksen's commitment and that his level of performance hasn't change in five years. Suggests players in final years of their contract can be more committed than players with four years left."
I'm lost for words.
Other than Mourinho no manager is going to publicly come out and say "yeah, I know he's been utter dogshit hasn't he?". The man can do no right at the moment and it's getting really dull.
Perhaps Eriksen is not downing tools but is going through something grim we don't know about and his manager is trying to help him through it?
This isn't a dig against you, it's just the way the world works that when the love is lost everything is seen in a negative light, I understand this but it is still dull.
Pardon?
So I just want to say I’m on the fence still as to whether we stick or twist, I can think of reasons for both outcomes .... but if you look back at our fixtures for the last calendar year nov 18 - feb 19 (Burnley away) it reads played 25 won 19, Lost 5, drew 1! Then from Burnley away until today it reads played 33 won 10, lost 16 drawn 7!
it’ll be nice to know what happened at burnley away (maybe in the dressing room after the game) to see what lead to the nose dive on results! Its Hard to read that ....: I genuinely think had city put us out in the quarters of the champs league, (like they should had) poch would be gone by now, I know it’s a bit touchy, but something clearly has happened behind the scenes to see those results drop like they have!
Commitment is one thing, we don't see him in training every day the way Poch does and it's not as though he's strolling about the pitch when played.From Dan Kilpatrick:
"Poch says he is happy with Eriksen's commitment and that his level of performance hasn't change in five years. Suggests players in final years of their contract can be more committed than players with four years left."
I'm lost for words.
Oh I totally agree that Eriksen should not be on the pitch at the moment but I can just see Poch's words on the matter being used as yet another sick to beat him with, although why anyone takes any notice of what Poch says to the press is beyond me.The point is he shouldnt be playing him. Not just under par, but woefully out of form.
Oh I totally agree that Eriksen should not be on the pitch at the moment but I can just see Poch's words on the matter being used as yet another sick to beat him with, although why anyone takes any notice of what Poch says to the press is beyond me.
I don't really agree with this.
I think the reason Levy probably hasn't pulled the trigger is loyalty.
Poch by all accounts had opportunities to move on to Real Madrid or Man U and in both incidents decided to stay with us and sign a new 5 year contract. That contract was the start of a new project in the new stadium.
Poch has been talking about a rebuild since the end of the 17/18 season and the fact we didn't buy anyone that summer window can partly be attributed to still going through the stadium build. It was down to Poch to wring every last drop out of the last group of players last season as we had no one new. He had clearly been promised we would spend money this summer for a much needed reboot.
After waiting until this summer to spend some money, way past when we should have started rebuilding it would be bang out of order of Levy to then sack a manager who was loyal enough to wait around while the stadium issues were sorted. Especially when it can be argued that he is partly culpable for some the problems the team is currently facing.