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Yeah, I think that's where I'm currently at with Ryan Mason, though paradoxically I do think that's what we need until the end of this season. I think the players are starting - in patches - to throw the shackles off and that looks to be more vibes than any specific system or tactics that Ryan has implemented. No-one is expecting miracles from the guy, but if he can get us to the summer break thinking positively then he'll have fulfilled his 'mission'.He’s an impressive guy, but we’ve got no real idea what a team under him will play like, or if he has the ability to coach them to play how he wants. For instance, Lampard came into Chelsea talking about playing high-pressing attacking football but had no clue how to implement it.
The standard of coaching is so high in the PL right now, it’s not enough just to
have a vibes guy who sends a team out to just play loose. I’m not saying that is what Mase is but until he goes and coaches a team at a lower level we won’t know.
Would love to see him work with his own ideas over a couple or three seasons at a Championship/League 1 club and then we will have a better idea what he's all about.