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Post by shaunyboy88 on Dec 29, 2017 0:23:19 GMT
Personally I think 3 factors. His long persuit of berahino and then not even playing him or not managing it professionally ( although we don't know the full story)
Sticking to his stubborn belief in 3 at the back, when clearly we don't have good enough wing backs for this formation to work
Also placing all this summers transfer hopes on getting Fabian Delph... didn't work and as a result ended up with fletcher as back up
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Post by greystokie on Dec 29, 2017 0:55:37 GMT
That's 3 mistakes
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2017 1:16:25 GMT
Game set and match. Thread over |
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Post by riccyfuller93 on Dec 29, 2017 1:21:23 GMT
3 Strikes you're out. After 2 games of course.
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Post by cheeesfreeex on Dec 29, 2017 1:30:54 GMT
4231
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Post by Gods on Dec 29, 2017 1:32:04 GMT
It's the beard for me. Mark himself clearly felt it made him look wind swept and interesting and at least one lady reporter positively swooned at it, but those close to him either looked grim faced or struggled to suppress a snigger.  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2017 1:33:47 GMT
Shitting himself in April 2016 and refusing to play with more than 1/2 flair players. Haven't tried to play football since.
If we're going for 3 mistakes then add on:
Not signing a right back after Johnson turned to shit.
442.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2017 1:42:51 GMT
The backup goalkeeper situation at the end of 15/16 could be considered the start of our rot. I’m still convinced the seemingly desperate signing of Grant, and his subsequent terrific form during the first half of 16/17, was more a stroke of tremendous luck rather than expert judgment.
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Post by cooper67 on Dec 29, 2017 1:52:50 GMT
Deciding he was staying on for a 5th season.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2017 4:55:50 GMT
Zonal marking, no battling defensive midfielders, not getting a Huth replacement in Huth's mould.
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Post by 99problems on Dec 29, 2017 5:22:34 GMT
awful recruitment.:.
When we had a Spine of Pulis's grafters which allowed Sparky to sprinkle in some flair we looked real good, beat some very good teams and finished well in the league.... but as the pulis players have diminished he's not acquired many who would run themselves into the ground for us, instead preferring to spunk great swathes of cash ( with some exceptions) on mediocrity, the aged or the talentless.
He's not maintained the balance of what he initially built - a good side, we now look a bit brittle and honestly, a bit shit.
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Post by Bojan Mackey on Dec 29, 2017 7:19:45 GMT
Playing Bojan at Rochdale.
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Post by Scanner on Dec 29, 2017 7:20:33 GMT
Single biggest has got to be the sale of Huth and replacing him with Wolly
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Post by 99problems on Dec 29, 2017 7:38:03 GMT
Playing Bojan at Rochdale. A dark day 😔 |
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Post by Rednwhitenblue on Dec 29, 2017 7:55:18 GMT
Zonal marking, no battling defensive midfielders, not getting a Huth replacement in Huth's mould. This. Defensively our managerial/coaching team appear not to have a clue. |
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Post by wearepremierleague on Dec 29, 2017 8:22:16 GMT
hope this means changing from 4231? |
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Post by Staffsoatcake on Dec 29, 2017 8:24:03 GMT
Not having a clue on how to spend £18m.
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Post by wagsastokie on Dec 29, 2017 8:26:32 GMT
Buying too many European show ponies
I still to this day can't understand why Hughes after the way he played signed players with all the balls of your average eunuch
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Post by potterglen on Dec 29, 2017 8:31:40 GMT
Not having a clue on how to spend £18m. How much? Double it and add a further 2/3. |
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Post by potterglen on Dec 29, 2017 8:40:50 GMT
Playing any number of systems and not understanding the basic principles of any of them.
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Post by estp1863 on Dec 29, 2017 8:45:09 GMT
1) Never building from the back when he first arrived
2) inside forwards preferring guile over pace & natural wingers
3) insisting on a shit boring possession based slow tempo football
4) not doing homework on big signings (laziness, poor management)
5) resigning a contract for himself
6) selling huth
Fuck it stinks, get rid of the smell
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Post by 19notbeaten72 on Dec 29, 2017 8:48:49 GMT
Hughes biggest & most costly mistake was early on selling Huth to Leicester was criminal for lots of reasons.
He was the one player who held us together scored the odd important goal & Ryan has never been the same player without him (injuries aside).
I also think he made a very large contribution to Leicester winning the title against all the odds
I bet Hughes version of this would be very different.
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Post by skemstokie on Dec 29, 2017 8:51:32 GMT
Personally I think 3 factors. His long persuit of berahino and then not even playing him or not managing it professionally ( although we don't know the full story) Sticking to his stubborn belief in 3 at the back, when clearly we don't have good enough wing backs for this formation to work Also placing all this summers transfer hopes on getting Fabian Delph... didn't work and as a result ended up with fletcher as back up Perhaps taking advice off some Oatcake posters  |
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Post by sheikhmomo on Dec 29, 2017 8:52:55 GMT
Continually failing to replace N'Zonzi.
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Post by numpty40 on Dec 29, 2017 9:02:21 GMT
Starting with Crouch and reverting to hoofball.
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Post by estp1863 on Dec 29, 2017 9:04:39 GMT
Playing Bojan at Rochdale. He could of done it very next game though. You can't not play players so they don't get hurt what is the point in signing them |
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Post by knowingeye on Dec 29, 2017 9:07:15 GMT
Spruce Goose
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Post by adamsson on Dec 29, 2017 9:12:53 GMT
Deciding he was staying on for a 5th season. Yes I think managers just get stale and loose their way after a few years, only Ferguson has ever spent many years at a club and not seen performances decline. |
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Post by crapslinger on Dec 29, 2017 10:02:33 GMT
Selling Huth for a pittance and replacing him with Wolfy.
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Post by lordb on Dec 29, 2017 10:04:32 GMT
Imbula
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