[han2503]

I'm honestly afraid to watch this.

[CrazyMilanFan]

it appears montella is picking players first and then putting them onto a formation to play, it should be other way around pick a system and then find suitable players for that. Messing around each game with slight tweaks, at this rate season willl end in november

[Danny]

it appears montella is picking players first and then putting them onto a formation to play, it should be other way around pick a system and then find suitable players for that. Messing around each game with slight tweaks, at this rate season willl end in november

You build a system around the players you have. You do NOT choose the system first. You don't pick the players first, but you do eke out the best system which suits the players at your disposal.

It turns out we were all wrong - 3 at the back doesn't work any better than the four did.

Bonucci has plain and simple been a horrific signing - but the two beside him are having dreadful seasons too.

Although I should emphasise that all this is under our current 'manager'.

He cannot motivate, he cannot organise, and it is evident the team is every inch as bad as last season, maybe worse.

Last season for the first four months we had a dreadful squad playing way above its capabilities. Now we have a decent squad (not good, not great, not outstanding, just decent) playing way way way below its capabilities.

We need a new coach because this one stinks. I am starting to dislike even looking at him. He looks so gormless, so clueless, and clearly is the wrong guy. The players we've brought in are only marginally better than what we had. We just assume they're better because they cost money or have foreign names or came from Atalanta.

Quite simply I'm not impressed with any of them.

Bonucci: he's been absolutely terrible, for the money we paid. No better than Zapata, with the exception that he has a decent long range pass on him. As for as pure defending goes he's been dire.

Musacchio: terrible. Cannot read the play. Weak on the ball. Can't tackle. Han reckoned because he came from a great defence he would be great. Wrong. He's been horrible.

Biglia: invisible. Does nothing in his position to assert himself. Diabolical player so far.

Kessie: started good, but deteriorated quick and now looks pathetic, tbh.

Rod: as others say one of the best of the lot, but he's been caught out defensively numerous times and all he does is cross well from the left. He has no pace, he cannot get back, and other than his admittedly excellent cross-balls, he's mediocre at best.

Hakan: has shown up in one European match so far. Absolutely awful player so far for us.

Kalinic: one of the better ones. Working hard and trying, and has scored a few - but asked to do too much for what he can.

Silva: He is actually ok before the penalty box, but in the league he's a joke when it comes to the final product, the final shot, the final cross, pass.

Borini: offers little in the way of creativity but works hard and it's ironic he's now being 'praised' by fans when I was the only one to give him any before for that aforementioned hard work. He's a team player and will do all the dirty work.

I do sense these guys would produce more if they were better coached, but it's clear we're rudderless.

I hope a new coach is in place by the time of the derby because I think I'm done supporting Montella.

[X-Offender]

Kessie has that unique brand of hustle and muscle but he is being asked to do so much. He has to defend and attack and generally make up for the two mediocre midfielders (Biglia, Hakan) next to him.

Indeed. Kessie is a defensive midfielder, plain and simple. You cannot ask him more than that, but Montella has created this idea that he's some sort of Pogba or something.

I hope a new coach is in place by the time of the derby because I think I'm done supporting Montella.

Montella has been confirmed by management so you can scrap that.

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EDIT: I will enjoy reading these comments two months from now.

Why?

[d'Arc.LP]

Why?

Cos we are better than you are making it look and in 2 months the team will be enough comfortable playing together. I saw good signals in the games against Roma which makes me think that this team will only get better from now on and I'm not worried at all about current results. While someone would kill to have many of our players we are not pleased with them, even after knowing that we had players like Constant not long time ago.

This post has been edited by d'Arc.LP: Oct 2 2017, 05:35 AM

[X-Offender]

Cos we are better than you are making it look and in 2 months the team will be enough comfortable playing together. I saw good signals in the games against Roma which makes me think that this team will only get better from now on and I'm not worried at all about current results. While someone would kill to have many of our players we are not pleased with them, even after knowing that we had players like Constant not long time ago.

I know we are better than this, which is precisely why Montella must be sacked. Hire a new coach who can get the most out of these players. Because as it is we are spiraling into mediocrity without any signals of improvement.