um bongo molongo
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I'm a massive fan of Gus, the football we play under him and the general philosophy he seems to be trying to instil at the club. But I do worry whether he needs to learn a bit of pragmatism at times. I don't imagine many managers particularly like the loan system (other than Watford of course) but at championship level, with the seeming impossibility to be successful without losing bucketloads of money, it's a necessary evil. And Gus' insistence on no recall clauses has, you would have to assume, probably been a big stumbling block in securing a striker this time. If you're in, for example, Norwich's shoes, why would you risk having less cover in your squad which could cost you premier league status in order to save 2-3 months worth of wages, probably a couple of hundred grand at most?
The "we only play one way" is another example - fine in principle (and a good sound bite/statement of intent), but even Wenger usually starts throwing extra strikers on with 10 minutes to go when they're losing...
So the question is, does Gus need to learn when to compromise a bit?
The "we only play one way" is another example - fine in principle (and a good sound bite/statement of intent), but even Wenger usually starts throwing extra strikers on with 10 minutes to go when they're losing...
So the question is, does Gus need to learn when to compromise a bit?