by Hoop Blah »
09 Dec 2015 11:02
Firstly, welcome back McDermott, if this happens then it does put a bit of the soul back into the club.
I'm hoping he manages to get us playing some better football than last time around, but I'm generally pleased we've gone for someone who's heart should be in it over other options who would see us as more of a stepping stone.
Having said that, this bit is rubbish I'm afraid TFF, McDermott fully played his part in the failure of that season. Yeah perhaps his hands were tied somewhat, but he still made plenty of mistakes and didn't get the best from far too many of his players.
TFF Failure to invest in the prem was his downfall, not his tactics.
Only one Trevor Morley Brian often mentions that he fully believes that a system should fit the players you have rather than the other way round (unlike Adkins or Rodgers). We played differently with Sig and Long and once they went he reverted to 4-4-2 as that suited what we had. How right he was.
I hope that plays out as you say, but his insistence on playing 4-4-2 in the Premier League far too often when we had the players and the need to be a lot different suggests that his actions didn't quite match up to his words.
I'm not having a pop at McDermott here, I'm relatively pleased he's looking likely to the be the new man, and I hope we end up seeing him get the best out of Sa and Vydra as a good old fashioned front two, but there's still some realism to be had in between all the nostalgic celebration.
