[han2503]

Football is really failing me atm. After the big Azzurri disappointment. All that's left to do now is a big drubbing from Napoli and I'm set

[d'Arc.LP]

Montella off, now we can start commentary again. I'm glad. Nothing has been lost yet.

[Jack Sparrow]

Montella off, now we can start commentary again. I'm glad. Nothing has been lost yet.

Montella fired has less to do with Montella and everything to do with kicking the players out of their complacency. I saw the last game. I don't know if you can blame Montella when players miss sitters. Let's face it their GK was MotM. The players are the ones missing that extra 10% and firing the coach will send a message to the players I hope.

That said Gattuso was probably the worst hire we could have done. No experience. No winning experience. Seems a simple fan pleasing initiative and even worse apparently we didn't even have the class to tell Montella face to face. Sending a collaborator instead.

I hate to say it but considering the players we have brought in, the lack of tactical identity and considering we were not so clueless last season should it have been Mirabelli out and not Montella out? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)

[d'Arc.LP]

Montella fired has less to do with Montella and everything to do with kicking the players out of their complacency. I saw the last game. I don't know if you can blame Montella when players miss sitters. Let's face it their GK was MotM. The players are the ones missing that extra 10% and firing the coach will send a message to the players I hope.

That said Gattuso was probably the worst hire we could have done. No experience. No winning experience. Seems a simple fan pleasing initiative and even worse apparently we didn't even have the class to tell Montella face to face. Sending a collaborator instead.

I hate to say it but considering the players we have brought in, the lack of tactical identity and considering we were not so clueless last season should it have been Mirabelli out and not Montella out? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)

23th different formation in the last 23 games tells everything about Montella.

I agree that the players are underperforming and hopefully a new coach will bring the better in them. Personally I like Conte or Ancelotti, but I dont mind Gattusso till the end of the season.

Our problem is not quality IMO, it's mentality.

And lets see if Gattuso can solve this mess.

[X-Offender]

23th different formation in the last 23 games tells everything about Montella.

I agree that the players are underperforming and hopefully a new coach will bring the better in them. Personally I like Conte or Ancelotti, but I dont mind Gattusso till the end of the season.

Our problem is not quality IMO, it's mentality.

And lets see if Gattuso can solve this mess.

Weren't you positive that we would get better with time? That we'd have to be patient with Montella? Changed your mind at last?

[Jack Sparrow]

Weren't you positive that we would get better with time? That we'd have to be patient with Montella? Changed your mind at last?

Well, I disagree with d'Arc's comment that it was the 23rd different formation. It was mostly the 23rd different lineup. To be fair it's been difficult with injuries. Conti and RR are our starting fullbacks. Biglia is meant to be our main regista etc etc.

Just to re-state, firing Montella was not just because our tactics were pathetically stagnant - but more to do with the fact that the players seemed to be not responding. At least some of the blame needs to go on the players and they needed this kind of ***-kicking. A new coach automatically means no one can assume themselves to be safe selections of the coach's favourites. Everyone starts from scratch and earns their place. Players performing poorly because they lost faith in the coach now try and step up their game etc. etc.


I'd have taken Bielsa though to be honest. But he's such a hipster, I wouldn't be surprised if he benched Bonucci, started Verghara and played Antonio Donarumma as a left winger.