Everyone blasted Vicente, and you know very well the likes of Bennett, Buckley, El Abd and plenty of others all loved playing for him. The huge clear out post Poyet (of non playing staff too) demonstrated that.
Poyet didn't leave because he lost the dressing room. He left because he wanted more...
It's because he's fallen out with Downing, Ayala, and Adomah and subsequently lost the dressing room. Gus had his faults but he never lost the dressing room - in fact players absolutely loved playing for him.
There really are no parallels here,
Just spoken to a boro fan friend, his take:
"It's all gone mental. To be honest, AK is losing his marbles (probably the pressure). He had a bust up with Adomah about 6 months ago which nearly saw the winger leave, every time we lose he blames the work ethic of the team (which is harsh and just...