DonnieAndMooie wrote:
I've been pretty impressed with GA and the way he's carried himself since he's come in, and I really hope it goes well for him. But I can't shake this fear that this whole thing could go horribly wrong. Ever since Russell Martin became manager 4 years ago, we've been building a team to play a certain style. "The MK way" had been evolving and built to something pretty special a couple of seasons ago. All of the noises from the club, with the new sporting director model was that we were going to stick to this style. Managers may come and go but we'll still stick to our principles and have some consistency.
Obviously last year was a total disaster and I understand we simply have to get out of this league as soon as possible. If we need to be a little more pragmatic, like we were under Tisdale, I get it. I just worry that this is too big a change for this squad. Pretty much everyone (bar the new recruits) were brought here to play possession football, and now they're being asked to do the total opposite. I can't help but feel this group of players, although they're not perfect, are better than what we saw tonight. 30% possession against Crawley! Constant aimless long balls up to nobody. We struggled to win anything in the air, and when we did, the ball landed at the feet of a red shirt. And this wasn't just tonight - the signs have been there in every game so far. Anyway, it's too late to back out of this situation now. This is how we're going to play. Whether you love it or hate it, we're all gonna have to get used to it. I just hope Pete puts his money where his mouth is so we have a squad who is capable of achieving something playing this way. If win enough games to get promoted this season, you won't hear any complaints from me about the style of play. All that matters is that we somehow find a way to bounce back.
Can't disagree with a word of this.