A manager who only has one system isn't a good manager.

Just because we're pressing higher up the pitch and supposedly "working harder" doesn't make Val a managerial genius.


You can press high up the pitch with a 4-4-2, 4-3-3, 4-2-3-1, 4-5-1 or 1-0-10 formation, it has nothing to do with formation, it's all about player fitness, mentality and capability.


A poor or limited manager is one who can't see his own squads limitations, we accused Darren Moore of being stupid and Shann of being naive in such as the Villa semi final, what we are seeing here is a manager displaying all of the same weaknesses we accuse others of.


I've watched Albion for 50 years now and like most of you I have watched thousands of matches, I think I know a bit about football like you lot do.

Are any of you going to put your hand up and say that if you were our manager at this moment and you had this squad that you'd play three at the back?


I certainly wouldn't, not on ANY occasion with this squad.