Quote Originally Posted by Ozwhites View Post
Trust me, this is a serious question old chap. But who exactly would be your choice to take on the role? And of course based on the players we currently have now.
I thought he really should have replaced players 10 minutes into the 2nd half...because it was obvious those players on there weren't going to turn their performance around in the remaining time! Also critical of the style of play at times..but I will never fully exonerate the players of their fair share of blame like some do on here. For the life of me, I just can't picture Farke standing in the dressing room before the game and saying to our attackers..."if you get near their penalty box, you MUST NOT take defenders on! Please hold up and pass back to seomeone else." 🤔 No manager will get results if the players are half a#sed....simple.
Surely not purely down to the players. It’s been an issue for weeks and if a player is ignoring instructions then they can be subbed.


Farke is a decent coach but not sure he will ever be a great coach. He has a way of coaching and system that works in the championship over a season and seems to be based pretty much around on possession and waiting for a chance to appear. High possession stats are part of his defence system - if they have the ball for on 33% of the game then less chance for them to score.

Where he seems weaker is one on one match ups or reacting to what goes on in a game. Not convinced by player development and rotation.

He is a solid coach but not very inspiring - Russell Martin’s post match interview was great and if I were a player listening I would love it.

Everything seems a little too harmonious and Stepford Wife’s if you listen to some of what Farke says and be seems to stamp on any alternate view all the time which isn’t always healthy.

I still have a problem (without saying Cresswell was blameless) over the Cresswell debacle coupled with something similar seems to have happened with Spence. Don’t think Cresswell played a single league minute after than notwithstanding Struijk’s injury which seems petty and small minded.

Wilkinson wasn’t soft but his man management of challenging players like Batty was excellent.