Sage in or out

Sage in or out

  • In

    Votes: 100 39.4%
  • Out

    Votes: 116 45.7%
  • Sit on the fence

    Votes: 38 15.0%

  • Total voters
    254
I have always thought it was mad to hold the manager responsible for most individual moments in games, or even for individual results. What he is in charge of is the approach. Only when the individual moments in games and the results seem directly related to the approach can you start to look at the manager.

From what I can tell, Fulham had several good chances to score before we did, and it could easily have been a game where we were two down after 30 mins. Didn't happen, of course, but it doesn't exactly seem as though we tightened up at the back. The negative trend seems to have continued in that respect.

We had hardly any possession, and created very few chances. Again, negative trends continuing.

I mean, if we concede that many chances of that quality, and create so few, away to Spurs at the weekend, do we fancy our chances of getting a result? Even if we do get one, if it is following the concession of really good chances and creation of hardly any, it will not indicate progress to me. Luck runs out.

If we perform well, and the approach seems to help the players in keeping Spurs chances to a reasonable amount, and we cause a few problems ourselves, I won't mind too much if we lose. There is plenty of time left in the season for things to come good if the approach is the right one. That's the key. I am not sure last night gave me much reassurance on that front.
 

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