Have any of you considered that a big part of the reason we haven’t won anything for 20+ years is the club culture? It’s a difficult thing to put your finger on but it exists through every level of every sporting club in the world. (Including the fans in many cases) It’s a mentality that filters down through everyone, especially those in the dressing room .
Maybe that’s the real reason many dislike DL and Enic so much. We’ve had squads good enough to win silverware so why haven’t we? The fact that we didn’t buy anyone for two or three windows under Poch or when we didn’t get rednapp any decent players in the Jan window when we were top can be easily put down to DL , but it goes to a deeper level and affects the club culture a lot.
This is what Ange is talking about, especially (and here I’m going to cop flack from you all) his comments re the City game near the end of last season. Ange is trying to I still a winning culture at the club. It’s also the thing Mourinho moaned about
Now have a go at me all you like, I’m 69 and developed a thick skin