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IMO he has done us a great service, but it seems to me we kept him for a year too long. I was a fan, but it's time to look for replacements.
He is massively pissed off and must be frustrated with the chairman.
The whole philosophy has gone out the window. Poch wanted a big name signing to push on and levy has shit his pants at the thought of paying over 50m on one player.
I believe he wanted zaha.
I'd keep him for now but he has to know levy won't change..
Zaha would never have taken us to the next level. Lucas is better.
We have made mistakes in the transfer market two summers running and it has come back to bite us in the ass just like I said it would.
We finished 2nd in the 2016/17 season and we sat still. Only at Spurs would that happen.
Zaha may or may not take us to the next level but i genuinely believe poch wanted him but levy just refuses to spend the money. We're never going to attract the top players, ever with someone who refuses to pay the going rates.
He pisses and moans about what clubs charge for players but that doesnt stop him doing the same thing.
From a squad perspective:
Inherited some of the best footballers on the planet.
Absolute shocking purchases draining our funds (Sissoko, Llorente, Janssen, GKN, N'koudo - some of them are still here getting 90k+ a week each).
Choosing not to buy as we can't improve the squad.
Stacking average players in too many positions.
Not promoting youth.
His prioritization really hurt us, too many cups at once instead of focusing on the target, the FA cup against palace and the EL run the season Leicester won the league were absolute shocking decisions.
His game management has been horrible, the FA semi finals, the Juve match last year - he's not learning. Still only one tactical approach, no flexibility, and he is too slow to react with (poor) substitutions.
Amazing coach when it comes to building teams, but he can't make the next step and turn us into a winning team.