Re: Discussion: Potential Pellegrini Replacements
it's been an interesting discussion, certainly there are multiple factors causing our current struggle.
Some people are stating that we need to change the players, and keep the manager. However, with such a squad overhaul seeming the most popular course of action at this juncture, we do have to consider Pellegrini in all of this. Simply put, when Txiki goes out and buys him a load of shiny new players, is Pellegrini going to follow through on the greater plan put forward that involves those signings, or is he going to do what he's done this season, and put square pegs in round holes to suit his own narrow minded view on how we line up? I can't begin to believe that Txiki bought the likes of Fernando for the purpose Pelle has used him for, so is this going to be repeated next season?
Furthermore, if we keep Pelle, are we then going to have to buy players that suit his style, or is Txiki going to follow the long term plan and the plan leading to his successor, whoever that may be? If the latter, then we have the above problem, if the former then we're tying our hands in the hope that Pelle finds a spark and delivers again. At the moment he's completely lost his way and the players as yet haven't put the shift in to suggest they fully back him, and it's nigh-on impossible for a manager to get that back. His lack of desire to change from his ways, evidenced by the way the Rags bought on a lad 3-0 up yesterday that you never see Pelle do, to give them experience, just highlights how there are too many things stacking up against him.
Ultimately though, what's the point in spending vast sums on players if the manager isn't going to use them properly, and in the right way? Txiki will buy well or poorly irrespective of Pellegrini, but if he buys well he deserves for his signings to be used in the most effective way by the manager, and therefore, I can't see why you keep Pellegrini unless he becomes the front for Txiki, which is really unlikely to happen.
