IMO a lot of reasons including
Poor recruitment
Injuries to key players
Bottom three budget
Players going missing in matches
Players played out of position
Lack of discipline on and off pitch
Second season syndrome
CH has to take some responsibility, but he’s not alone in that either.
If...
thanks...and BBC Breakfast the previous day and Five Live this morning. I'm on the TV more times than Farage at present, and talking as much shite as him too.
I don't want to blame one person, I think it's a more complex issue than sacking the manager and things will improve.
1: Recruitment is a collective decision, CH would have been part of that no doubt, but he was the guy that was sacked.
2: Recruitment is a risk (Morata, Sanchez, Drinkwater...
If CH had been responsible for recruiting a centre forward who by his own admission doesn't like heading the ball, I'd say sack him
If CH had been responsible for recruiting a record signing winger who can't run fast, shoot, tackle or cross the ball, I's say sack him
If CH had been responsible...
Whilst I think it was a poor decision to scapegoat CH with the sack for failings elsewhere at the club, the one thing I do think TB has got right is the timing.