budgetmeansbudget wrote:budgetmeansbudget wrote:Southampton currently 3-1 down at home to West Ham and on course to lose 6 out of their last 7 games in the Premier. I guess with out their best centre back and not having a prolific goal scorer right now they could start to worry like us, Leicester and few others just above the relegation zone.
And of course Jose Fonte leaving in the transfer window.
If it wasn't for the EFL final would the manager be out the door?
We, hopefully, solved one issue in the January transfer window by signing Gabbiadini (and his goal today was class). But we completely shot ourselves in the foot by creating a separate issue in it's place by selling Fonte and not replacing him. And that's ignoring the fact that Virgil is injured for at least two months.
I'm still not worried yet (for this season), but that will change if we lose against Sunderland next weekend. But I am very worried about next season. This is two transfer window's in a row that we've got badly wrong, even despite spending fairly big on Boufal and Gabbiadini. As every pundit says, you can't keep selling your players every season and continue to not let it affect you. Eventually it will catch up with you. You'll sign a duffer or two, or you'll decide not to replace.
As for your final point, I'm convinced that without the league cup final, Puel would be sacked if we were to lose to Sunderland next week. Even though, whilst his football is as boring as anything, the primary reason for our poor league season is the fault of the board's, not his. Board's don't sack themselves, they sack managers.
Question is though, can that mantra apply to Eddie? I asked the question a few weeks back, and I'm still asking it now.
