Agree 100%
to me he come across as a bully, shouting at players to get a reaction.
if they don't perform they are ostrisised, he doesn't manage them he just bomb squads them out.
pusb
Waggot is a bullshitter and twats fall for it, I don't. When the history book is written and the truth told people will realise I am right
I must admit I am starting to wonder why people are so impressed?
His results record?
His transfer market history?
His tactical ability?
His nice new (I watched the world cup) system?
Anyone care to explain?
The fact he does have a plan and a vision, and he sees the long game as much as the short one in terms of the need to build a club, not just a team.
It's easy to look at first team performances and judge solely on that, but often it's the legacy left for the managers that follow that's more important - take Newcastle for example, Keegan did well with results but binned the reserve team so there was no easy [path through to the first team for younger players (benefited us as we got Huckerby on the back of that) so after he left, the following managers were running uphill.
We've had similar, focussing on the first team beyond all else, and arguably neglecting a whole generation of players, the likes of Quinn, Betts, Fowler, Thornton as a result. Sure they had issues, but our club culture didn;t help, and that's something only McAllister ever tried to sort out (unsuccessfully).
So ultimately, the manager will be judged on results but they're not the be-all and end-all. We'd have also been in a better position long term, I reckon, had Adams not played Wise in a bunch of meaningless end of season games, but instead used those games to tune the side for the following season.
Problem is, circumstances have meant we haven't been able to try and build while Pressley's been here - Northampton handicapped that. So we've had a bunch of loanees and short term contracts as that's the cards we've been dealt. We need to move away from that, so having a manager who's prepared to0 give chances to the likes of Willis, Haynes, Finch etc. is exactly what we need. Rome wasn't built in a day an' all that.
Well that's all very nice but he will never get the chance to see it through if he doesn't get the first team sorted. And I would suggest that he has had little choice but to rely on kids, policy or not. He doesn't seem too keen on giving our young strikers a go this season after being allowed to recruit does he? And we are not exactly smashing em in!
We are not exactly creating chances for them to smash in.
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he was a hero for keeping us up last season.
all the more reason why its baffling that he has changed formations and the make up of the squad
all the more reason why its baffling that he has changed formations and the make up of the squad
How many goals did we score? Was it a good return? Wolves away today had three shots on target and scored 3 goals, that is a good striking.one game last season, we had 18 shots on target in the 1st half.
We have had 3 in the last 4 games !!
one game last season, we had 18 shots on target in the 1st half.
We have had 3 in the last 4 games !!
We are a mid table team, not much else to say. I still dot think this league is that difficult to get out of, one massive striker and a decent centre half and keeper and your half way there. I'm unsure about Pressley, he talks about long term vision and signs 31 year olds and people on one term contracts? He brought a philosophy to the club and changed it once he saw world class players achieving in the World Cup. The formation we play can only breed success with quality players and versatile players capable of playin at wing back, unfortunately we haven't got any quality players. What i think is funny is that Pressley would be a really good manager in the premier league and arguably the championship but in this league you have to be physical and play rough sometimes. Pusb
I really can't make my mind up if he's a good manager or not. did well last season before the exodus of our 'star' players. he's doing okay-ish with the players he has at his disposal this season. however, the five games I've seen thus far,have been very,very,very, boring at best. reminds me of colmans reign.
He has excellent media skills. I'll give him that.
How many goals did we score? Was it a good return? Wolves away today had three shots on target and scored 3 goals, that is a good striking.
So the way i see it , is nobody actually likes what he is getting out of the players on the pitch , it seems as though nobody actually has a genuine reason as to why or if steven pressley is the right man to take us forward , thats slightly worrying .
he didnt get progress at falkirk , im not on a one man crusade here , i genuinely want him to do well .
point is last season we shipped a crazy amount of goals , he should have just bought in good solid defenders and have faith in the ones he has bought in like reda , pugh , hines . Play with more width and the pace going forward , playing the midfielders like obrien and swanson in their regular positions instead of out of position , and actually giving our strikers some service to judge wether or not they are infact poor infront of goal .
i do not think we will progress with pressley , i think somebody like gary johnson , who can get a team promoted on a small wage budget , is the type of manager this club crave and financially need
You did make a good point and i respect that otis , but 9 league wins in 37 is absolutely awful and 3 in 10 this season so far , this rate its 13 wins 13 draws this season ..52 points .I do think the fact that we have had so many many managers over such a short period of time and that they have all pretty much failed, has left us all a bit apathetic these days.
I know it's not a great argument, but the main one I can come up with is that a manager should be given time, unless it is all going horribly wrong. Don't think 3 straight defeats is quite there yet. We lose say 7 games in a row, then the alarm bells will indeed start going off.
1 point against crawley ....
Crewe (a) bristol city (h) oldham (a) peterborough (h)
anybody think we have what it takes to pick up more than 3 points against this lot
Well we did have a team better than half the division , its hardly suprising we clawed out of the 10 point deduction
Yes but you cant say that on here mark , as pressley has less recources than every single manager in the division you would think by the way our supporters pine over himI personally think we underachieved last season.
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