jackalbion
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- Aug 30, 2011
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We would not have finished 6th with Potter, I think that needs putting to bed. He beat a dire Leicester City with a cardboard cut out in goal, don't think he had consistency in his locker. He never got Solly scoring like Roberto did.Airbrushing out rather less than incredible football from Oct 23 - present. I'll give you JPVH and Solly but not sure about the others; Webster gone backwards, Dahoud disaster, Fati waste of money (both RDZ inspired apparently), Estupinan from best LB in PL to below average (if perhaps due to being played when shouldn't have been but that is coach's problem); Ferguson less said the better.
End of the day we don't really know what would have happened under any other coach. 29 points from 14 PL games (and incredible football) prior to RDZ suggests we were doing pretty well under GP once he discovered MC, and that several players had also upped their game.
My point is that RDZ is getting too much credit for what was already in place and for the efforts of others. I think we would have finished 6th if GP had stayed and then he would have had demi god rather than pariah status. It is a team game off the pitch as well as on; GP/RDZ both have benefitted hugely from TB's common sense and algorithms; PB's astute management; excellent recruitment team. Would it have been hugely different with any other coach?