freundorfoe
Vital 1st Team Regular
To qualify my point: whilst the CL final was an exceptional achievement, our league form from the start of 2019 was dire. The thinking last summer had to be to get us into Champions League qualification form in the league. Subsequently he didn't.
There was also Poch's body language from the day after the CL final defeat. He was depressed and downbeat. The signings didn't seem to buoy him at all. I think this transmitted to the players. Pre-season wasn't good by all accounts. When the season resumed the players no longer seemed committed to him. He looked to me like he wanted out. Maybe the series of near misses was too much for him and he just needed a break. But I think the signs were there from immediately after that CL final defeat.
I don't disagree our form was extremely poor, there were many factors for that and I won't bother going into them now. However. I fully disagree that Poch was clinging on to his role in the summer. His position wasn't in any way under threat except if he decided to walk (which presumably he assured Ndombele he wouldn't do if he joined) and the idea that Tanguy should have anticipated him being fired is a little ridiculous imo.