Holy Joe
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MM did things differently ergo his methods were wrong. Bordering on a formal fallacy with the premise accepted as true but the conclusion is false. His methods, whether or not so different, got us to be a tight unit that has fallen short of a few points to get to safety. The shortfall is likely down to personnel and/or selection. Nothing to do with training. I said weeks ago on here that his side reminds me very much of a PB team, tight but lacking goals. Training methods may differ but the result is the same.
Football success is about three things: ability, perspiration and belief. It's anyone's guess which one we lack but for me it's belief. We have seen some good moments from our players and at this level their ability and effort is a match for a lot of the opposing sides. The belief however is questionable and no player needs belief more than a striker.
Back when PB was here previously I must have asked for a forward coach to be employed a hundred times because it was clearly something Brown lacked. His club management record is a testimony to that. Is MM any different? I don't know but he constantly tinkered with the frontline, prevented any striker partnership from forming and crushed the forwards belief by selecting mids and defenders to play instead of them.
If things are to change it won't be by continually doing the same thing and expecting a different result. If we employ a sports psychologist then sack him/her. They clearly are not up to it. What goes on between the ears is a vital ingredient. Coaches and managers are guilty of mathematical fallacies. Check the stats we were the better team. Players and fans often transpose logic with magical thinking: putting the right boot on first, sporting a promotion season scarf or wearing the same cack crusted undercrackers for each game in a winning streak. Relying on some supernatural agent to bring about success is very flawed indeed. Players need to believe in their own ability and the role they are asked to undertake. Much of that belief comes from conditioning but also from the manager. It's there we have fallen short for a very long time.
I hope you're right, because if it's ability, especially upfront, then changing manager will have no short term impact.