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Manager Ange Postecoglou

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Was sacking Ange a good idea?

  • Yes, I think it was a good idea.

    Votes: 73 64.6%

  • No, I think it was a bad idea.

    Votes: 40 35.4%
  • Total voters
    113
Im not Ange’s biggest fan at the moment but he should stay the season and see how things shape up, we have been doing well in the Europa League so maybe that’s the focus this season. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO USE IN SACKING HIM NOW.
 
Matt1882 said:
We have no hope. We're on a slippery slope now. There's no recover. No turn in form. No shock cup win. He's finished.

Ange is not that though. He's won things in leagues that have no history or pecking order. And Celtic. He's achieved nothing special, nor has he ever even held a position particularly long. People say give him time. To do what? Most of his jobs bar Australia were 1-3 years.

I said and stuck to it, that Liverpool with 9 men very nearly got something from us. We got beat 4-1 and only because Vicario kept cutting their breaks out. A half decent in form forward for them that day and it would have been a cricket score.
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That was actually the point I was trying to make ; we’d actually be better off with someone who coached Stornaway Caledonian
( with a transfer budget of 2 sheep and a half-drunk can of Irn-bru ) to within reach of the Highlands League Premier Division 2 Northern Section than anyone whose been parachuted in to win the treble ( in Scotland) with , of all teams ; Celtic FC . (There are harder jobs in the world of football ; or so I’ve been lead to believe) .

In short : We need someone who can make a lot out of a little against opponents who do things differently.
 
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Lickher said:
Im not Ange’s biggest fan at the moment but he should stay the season and see how things shape up, we have been doing well in the Europa League so maybe that’s the focus this season. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO USE IN SACKING HIM NOW.
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How have we been doing well in Europe? We were so fortunate to win against Carrier Bag. Scraped a win literally. Got battered in Turkey. Roma battered us too and we were fortunate to get a draw despite us being in the lead.

Every game is the same, whoever we play just carve us open. We are such a shite team under Ange.

None of the performances have been convincing at all.

There is no point in keeping him at all.
 
Lickher said:
Im not Ange’s biggest fan at the moment but he should stay the season and see how things shape up, we have been doing well in the Europa League so maybe that’s the focus this season. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO USE IN SACKING HIM NOW.
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I agree the timing is very weird

It’s kind of personal now; I’m sick of seeing this immobile oaf on the touchline looking sullenly at his feet. At least Conte and Jose were passionate. This guy just screams failure to me. And success with the heroin XI up in Scotland doesn’t cut it.
 
Aphex said:
Yep, we lost game after game last season particularly towards the end, getting battered by Newcastle, Liverpool etc, and then when we faced City and had the chance of handing (or denying) the goons a league title, that was when he chose to give it some to the fans, about where was our winning mentality! Yet we were only put in that horrible position which none of us wanted, because he had presided over some awful results which saw CL slip away, and he had the gall to call out the fans?

The fans had nothing left to play for because he had lost too many games ffs. he's an odious prick.
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hes embarrassed himself by coming here. hes not getting a top job again thats for sure.

neanderthal football system
no plan B
not understanding the clubs hatred for the scum
saying set pieces arent that important
not making subs so the starters suffer as they dont deserve to win..
saying he doesnt want to grind out results he wants to entertain instead....
rushing back players from injury
the list goes on.....


this is a guy who clearly doesnt understand the sport at all.

ill be over the moon tomorrow if we are told this piece of shits been sacked.
 
Os22 said:
Ok, but playing devils advocate..

Could VDV or Romero have possibly spent less time injured if Ange made use of Dragusin when they were both fit? The bloke only really came in when they were both injured?

Could he avoid injuries to Porro by allowing Spence on the pitch?

Or is it just simply that you feel those players for example are just that bad that they aren’t of the required quality to rotate?

It’s not helpful in regards to injuries for players like VDV when your tactics appear to amount to “play up on the half way line, and if they get through us, Micky will sprint after them”.
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In fairness, Dragusin started all the Europa and cup games so he was rotating in midweek. Davies was used as a left back and Gray as a right back too when we had everyone fit. Unfortunately, Davies has been used as a centre back now so one of Udogie/Porro has to play every single game. They clearly don't rate Spence for whatever reason.

I think we have rotated as much as we can! But we are down to the bare bones now so are forced to play the same lads every game. It'll be interesting to see if Lankshear comes in for Solanke on Thursday night. Thats the level we are down to when trying to keep players fresh
 
Hampshire Spur said:
Your opinion i respect. But imo i think hes burning players out. Had it last season. Lack of balance in his tactics. Its not working.
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I agree with you tbh. 2-0 up today and we are just still gung ho. I was even thinking we need to go 3-0 up because there is a goal coming and if it goes 2-1 then I nearly fancy them to comeback and win.. We don't manage the game right at all and he's not changing so it does feel like the end
 
HampshireSpur said:
I do. He’s a thin skinned surly halfwit who can’t take criticism. He’s come unstuck in the big league and is lashing out at all and sundry. Speaks volumes to how fragile the man’s ego is.

And his in game management sucks the big one.
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That’s fair enough. Like him or dislike him isn’t really the issue (it’s a personal view on the man)
I prefer to say he’s out of his depth and is weirdly obsessed with sticking to a system regardless of whether it works or not. Refusing to change this where it’s not working is the sackable bit.
 
Lickher said:
Im not Ange’s biggest fan at the moment but he should stay the season and see how things shape up, we have been doing well in the Europa League so maybe that’s the focus this season. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO USE IN SACKING HIM NOW.
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Wheres this narrative coming from that weve been good in the EL? Weve scraped over some poor teams and the half decent ones gala and roma weve been dreadful
 
BJK said:
If you asked him for a sincere answer (not one that he would give in front of journalists to ingratiate himself with Levy) he would probably ask for an entire overhaul of the squad. He would maybe make an exception for <5 players, but I really think he's content at best, unhappy at worst with most of the current squad. But again, that's just another truism. Every manager would like to upgrade their GK, CB or any other position if given the opportunity. The question is whether Ange has done anything in his career or in his tenure here to justify that kind of an invesment for his 'project'. My answer is no. He has a resume where even Celtic, a team leagues below us, looks like an anomaly compared to rest. If you had spent over two decades in Australia and Japan, you have no leverage to ask for marquee signings worth dozens of millions. You need to earn that respect. And he hasn't done anything that would remotely justify him getting that kind of support. So the question of whether he's properly backed or not becomes a moot point IMO
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I'd be curious to know if "No Plan B" is real. If Postecoglou really doesn't adjust for opponent or game situation then we are in uncharted waters, even aside from the challenges this season with injuries.
 
He’s not getting sacked imminently.

Levy will be desperate to give him as much time as possible. He’ll get Rangers and then Southampton. That said, if he loses to Saints, he’s likely done.
 
Lickher said:
Im not Ange’s biggest fan at the moment but he should stay the season and see how things shape up, we have been doing well in the Europa League so maybe that’s the focus this season. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO USE IN SACKING HIM NOW.
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There is something darkly pre-determined about AP’s sackico coming at Ibrox : Football , Bloody Hell , as someone once said.

Hopefully Daniel won’t be influenced by those sectarian bigots.

Just my view.
 
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