Ruud in or out?

[cityfanlee23]

Just now, ithuriel said:

Problem is, who are you going to get and they have to use this squad, our strikeforce alone is worn out or was never all that anyway.

To be honest, I don't think whoever comes in will keep us up, but, for me with the squad we have staying up is unlikely, so I'm not really thinking about that, what I'm focusing on is what the manager is doing with the awful players we have at our disposal, and is that manager showing he has the capability to get the most out of the squad individually, and as a unit, and is the manager showing he has the capacity to build us back up should we go down. 

I think we know the answer to all of those questions, sadly.

[Sly]

Cooper wasn’t great, however RVN is basically a Dutch Lampard, or Gerrard. 
 

This is a failed experiment.

 

We need an experienced head, to win this mini league of 4 teams at the bottom of the table. 

[DJ Barry Hammond]

1 minute ago, don_danbury said:

i know cooper was shit but i dont see us losing 3 nil against that everton side under him.

Why not - we’re playing the exact same system he was, both with and without the ball.

 

Ruud has tried to make minor changes defensively, such as engaging higher and defending narrower - but it’s the same horrible setup that offers little in attack and the same in resistance going the over way.

[GavParket]

Has to go.

Playing Ayew/De Cordova Reid ahead of Buonanotte week in, week out is enough for me.

Plus, what do they do all week in training apart from Rondo’s? Defence is getting worse. 
 

Edited 1 February by GavParket

[sm1]

7 minutes ago, StonyFox said:

I doubt any manager could improve our defence. The goals today are unforgivable. I never want to see Faes or vestergaard play for us again 

Asking Vesty to defend on the half way line and try to beat strikers/wingers in a foot race is just bad management. Wolves was forgivable because Ruud was so new, but after Palace, Fulham and  now this, the worse result of the lot, there's no defending Ruud. Isolating Facundo, playing Ayew for 90mins, he hasn't got a clue.

[escape2victory]

It’s a poor group of players he is working with but he isn’t exactly the most innovative of managers I’ve seen, same old 4-2-3-1, same like for like subs around 60-70 mark. Mix it up a bit Ruud !!!

[kingpower]

A more experienced manager organises the defence better than RVN. Since he’s been here we must have shipped on average more than 2 goals per game. I appreciate we’ve got a load of duffers at the back but surely someone better suited makes us more solid 

[Saxondale]

It’s not working, but I can’t see anybody else who wants to come being able to do much better. 

[Mendi]

OUT

[foxfanazer]

I don't care either way. Won't fix anything but won't make anything worse. Just throwing more bad money at it

[Eskay]

I don't think it makes a difference. The team and the club is that bad.....you could have prime fergie in charge and it wouldn't make a difference. He was bought in....given no signings and no back room staff....the definition of handcuffed! 

[ROB-THE-BLUE]

Out... But it won't change much.

[The Doctor]

honestly don't care. I've voted no, just because if he goes it's another excuse deflecting away from the real problem of the nepo baby and his butler having control of the club, but wouldn't be sad to see him go.

[Mickyblueeyes]

I wanted him to work but…

 

Newcastle toe to toe

Wolves collapse

Bilal sub

No change of system despite obvious shortcomings

Everton Collapse

Fulham collapse 

Palace collapse

Unable to utilise Facundo

There are so many mistakes. Amateurish. I have no idea who to get. 

[Iran]

6 minutes ago, Sly said:

We need an experienced head, to win this mini league of 4 teams at the bottom of the table. 

Think we can get that through Sean Dyche.

Edited 1 February by Iran

[JonnyBoy]

We have nothing to lose to sack him, or he just walks. Get dyche in **** it. Doesn’t fix the sh*t show running the club but genuinely nothing to lose sacking this pretender off tbh 

[Twitcher]

They're not running through brick walls for him. I suspect they're not terrified of going into the dressing-room if they've not performed. We're not good enough in terms of ability, but I'm not seeing players fighting for their lives. He was unproven. Big mistake all round. Yet another made by the club. OUT now!

[Matt]

Whats the point?

 

This club and these players in it's current state is unmanageable.

 

Nothing changes by sacking the manager in this situation.

[reynard]

9 minutes ago, ROB-THE-BLUE said:

Out... But it won't change much.

Why not?  Are we really saying there's no manager out there who could at least get us organised and at least try to make us harder to beat?

 

Amazingly we are still not down, though I do think it likely but whilst there's hope we need to consider the best way to go and for me it clearly is not RVN.

Edited 1 February by reynard

[Ian Nacho]

He lost me today but I'm not sure if the alternative will be any better. 

[JonnyBoy]

There were some people on here worried about him doing so well that he would move onto bigger things come end of the season 🫣😅

[ithuriel]

Considering they did not back him he has to go,  might has well give the tea lady a crack at it.

[CrispinLA in Texas]

2 minutes ago, Matt said:

Whats the point?

 

This club and these players in it's current state is unmanageable.

 

Nothing changes by sacking the manager in this situation.

Yup....even if he goes this weekend.....I don't feel as much as I did when Cooper or Rodgers were sacked 

[StonyFox]

7 minutes ago, sm1 said:

Asking Vesty to defend on the half way line and try to beat strikers/wingers in a foot race is just bad management. Wolves was forgivable because Ruud was so new, but after Palace, Fulham and  now this, the worse result of the lot, there's no defending Ruud. Isolating Facundo, playing Ayew for 90mins, he hasn't got a clue.

Vestergaard was nowhere near the half way line for their first two goals and Faes was all over the place for third. Ruud was the wrong appointment for our situation, but these are not youth team defenders thrown into the team, they are supposedly international defenders, but they just can't defend. 

[accessory]

He's working the ticket, just as Rodgers was two seasons ago.

 

But he's been knifed by those who wouldn't give him any meaningful amount to spend in this transfer window.

 

Not even Pep or Ancelotti could do anything with this weak squad.

 

Expect maximum toxicity when Arsenal dish out a hiding in two weeks' time.