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How would you rate Chris Hughton so far?
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Good on you, another quality post, well done !!!!
Below par, for me. A league table since he came in would have us 17th. Being better than Hyypia is not enough and neither would 17th be for this club in this division. Even worse is the lack of goals, since Hughton arrived the only team to score less goals than us is Wigan. Yes, our strikers are poor but where is the experimentation to improve our attacking threat? If we are insistent on one up front, how about two proper wingers supplying the lone front man? Nope, subbing Carayol for Lua Lua was one of his favourite pointless substitutions. Play two up front? Only when we are desperate at the end of games. The move to five at the back gave a prime opportunity to play two up top. Wing backs providing width, solid three in the middle with Stephens/Kayal breaking forward and two strikers. What do we get instead? Carayol or Lua Lua playing central looking like they have no idea where they are supposed to be playing.
He is in credit for the improvement in defense, but that was inevitable after Hyypia's ideological fallibility. Just telling the full backs to stay back was all that was needed, and I don't think there is a single person on here who did not know that. I'm in the Hughton out camp because he has shown little to impress me thus far. The performances against Ipswich and his clever tactics v Leeds are the exceptions but there have been far more negative tactical decisions that for me are not good enough for a manager that we are led to believe is a smart tactician.
He is in credit for the improvement in defense, but that was inevitable after Hyypia's ideological fallibility. Just telling the full backs to stay back was all that was needed, and I don't think there is a single person on here who did not know that. I'm in the Hughton out camp because he has shown little to impress me thus far. The performances against Ipswich and his clever tactics v Leeds are the exceptions but there have been far more negative tactical decisions that for me are not good enough for a manager that we are led to believe is a smart tactician.
symyjym
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Completely disagree about Tilley. Yesterday Milawall subbed on Jamie Philpot for the last 10mins, an 18 year old who signed for them last Thursday, and he scored with his first touch.
Harris "delighted" for debut star Philpot http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/news/article/wolves-4-2-millwall-neil-harris-jamie-philpot-2435994.aspx
5 seconds playing time without even touching the ball was an awful decision and Hughton signed off this season with an anticlimax. Any belief and hope I had of him as a manager went out the window in that instant. I am giving him a generous poor.
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I'm shocked that some think he has done a good or better job. I can't belive that bloom would have said survival at all costs and don't worry about scoring goals or wasting money on pointless loans.
More than prepared to judge Hughton next season, but I have been dissapointed in what he has to do date.
More than prepared to judge Hughton next season, but I have been dissapointed in what he has to do date.
Try telling James Tilley that he should be disappointed at only getting on for 5 seconds. What are the odds on a youngster scoring with his first touch? Surely if Tilley spends the summer feeling proud that he has made his debut and gains confidence from it, then how is it a bad decision in the grand scheme of things?
symyjym
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What's the chance of scoring in 5 seconds?
I am sure he is delighted, he also got to share the team bath. It's a bit like celebrating being old enough to drink with a glass of water.
We have to know what Houghtons motivations were for including Tilley in the squad. If it was for the experience then Houghton has done nothing wrong. It was the perfect weekend for him, isn't that all that matters? Perhaps people should look at it from the perspective of a 16 year old player progressing through the ranks rather than a player coming on for 5 seconds.
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Thanks, I manage quality posts being that i am a lifelong supporter.
portslade seagull
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Needs to be given time to build his own team, can all the FM disciples give it a rest and give him a chance as the game he is playing is for real
He had to rely on keeping clean sheets to pick up points due to our strikers failure so job done
Worried Man Blues
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Defence is just organisation but attack needs flair and the right attitude. So for me OK but not really enthused.
Brighton Mod
Its All Too Beautiful
Isn't this what we bought or loaned this season? Bennet, Halford & Hughes,Bennett, Baldock & O'Grady. What you seek is probably in the region of £7m and then begs the question who is going to come here? Oh, we might get Best permanently and any other key signings that GH wants to bring in, but he has set out his style of play and next season is of concern to me. Lennon took over at Bolton and had them scoring goals taking them out of the relegation zone, so lets not let the manager off the hook by blaming the players,