Quote Originally Posted by hissingdwarf View Post
Surprised they took Ruben off.
So am I, given that he's the only one who produced a goal.

I've stood up for IB so far and I continue to do so, because it's too early to judge what he will achieve when he's had proper time to implement his ideas and recruit players to suit. However, one thing I am looking for from him is more imagination than his predecessors when it comes to handling the more gifted players.

Coaches who play safe and sacrifice gifted players for defensive water carriers are ten a penny - there's a long production line of unimaginative 'coaching by numbers' clones with top UEFA qualifications.

I'm looking for IB to be the coach who thinks outside the box and leaves match-winners on the pitch when we're drawing 1-1 with Altrincham and need a bit of inspiration to tip the balance our way.