I am not sure, I feel like that is giving the players way too much leeway and excuses. Romero, VDV, Vicario and other countless players making pathetic mistakes this season is down to them. They need to look at themselves.
Footballers blaming the ownership is an easy cop out. Maybe Romero could point to his ambition not being met, but he's let the club down with his suspensions.
The club spent a lot of money in the summer and for all intents and purposes expected an exciting season.
I do think the club are ultimately responsible for the demise over several years, and definitely to blame for appointing people like Lange and Paratici who have fucked this squad up by signing constant duds, like Vicario, Porro, Udogie, Gallagher, Richarlison, Odobert, I could go on.
But ultimately if we get relegated, it will be on the players.
We have had two managers in Ange and Frank who couldn't get a tune out of them in the league. I think it's fair to say both managers are crap. But Tudor is also struggling.
This points to a cultural problem at the club, but also points to the fact that the squad we have are spineless. We have signed too many poor characters who aren't taking responsibility for themselves. We have no real leaders. The leadership group is a disgrace, how can you have a leadership group that has one of the worst players in the squad in, Vicario. Who lets goals in, makes mistakes constantly and berates young players.
That shows the squad is toxic. So yes overall the owners and leaders at the club, football and non football, are ultimately to blame. But if we go down, it's on this shit group of players who could only win 2 games at home all season.
We have cowardly players, they are a disgrace and I can't wait to see the back of them. I have said for a couple of seasons now that this squad are immensely dislikeable. Even Romero plays like he's dumb as hell. Porro and Vicario think they are far better than they are. VDV too. If I look back at the squads over the last couple of decades, we had such quality players, and even the ones who weren't great, most of them busted a gut.
This current iteration are pathetic, and so unlikeable. I don't just say that because we are struggling. Which players would you honestly want to get your kid a shirt with the name on the back? In previous years it would be a hard choice. Now, there's hardly a choice to make.