11 Sep 2015 06:22:49
I read the Viking boss a friend of Deilas said he watched the 2 games over Malmo and said he couldn't see the style of play Ronnie had brought to Stromsgodset and that he didn't think that style of play would have worked with a Scottish club. A lot of people are giving Deila stick over us exiting but don't people think that's more down to the players and not RD?
11 Sep 2015 08:23:42
I feel a degree of sympathy certainly. RD has his hands tied in terms of quality being brought in, and I certainly think we're lacking a few positions for the style he's going for. Not picking all the targets can't help either. Also we haven't been able to shift many players, those perhaps who aren't taking things on? He has coaches he probably wouldn't have wanted too. And yes, ultimately, a performance comes down to the players. And the harsh reality is that in knockout football one performance can make you what you are. Over the course of 6 CL group games we may well have done better than Malmo will.
That said he seriously needs to create a plan B. And some big decisions have baffled me.
Like our team though he's young and learning.
11 Sep 2015 13:04:57
I'm not sure if it's down to the manager or the coaching staff, but it looks to me as if when we play teams outside our own league that the players seem to lack a bit of self belief.
Malmo was the latest example, in that in the home leg we could have won the tie there and then, but at 2-0 and 3-1 up, it looked to me as if they couldn't believe the position they were in and became timid, they seemed to want to hold what they had rather than finish them off.
It looked to me that in the away leg, that we had no belief at all, and we may as well not bothered turning up.
We can talk about tactics and fitness till we are blue in the face, but the players have to believe we are better than the opposition, we do against Scottish teams, but when we go outside our comfort zone our confidence seems to become non existent.
11 Sep 2015 13:20:35
is it not just that the other teams were better than us
11 Sep 2015 16:03:16
Rd has signed a shed load of the player therefore blame lies solely at his door.
11 Sep 2015 16:09:26
I didn't think Malmo were better than us at home, I honestly think if we'd kept our foot down on the accelerator when we had them on the ropes, the tie would have been over.
11 Sep 2015 16:22:08
Which signings are definitely his Ryder?
11 Sep 2015 19:20:51
Jim all the signings are defo his. They are under his tenure so the responsibility is on him and no other. There is just no way that the players have been brought in without his consent, surely the plan would be that PL and JP would got to RD and say we have a chance of this player what do u think? He says no I don't want him, and they get him anyway. No chance, How could the board buy into his methods and ideas yet not back him with players of his choice.Thats just plain crazy.No manager worth his salt would put up with that.
Every manager under the sun says he hasn't been backed financially, I sure there are plenty of managers in EPL saying I was only given 50m to spend instead of 100m.
I know posters have mentioned CG wasn't his signing as he was in before him. NOT TRUE we were in negotiations with CG while we were getting RD and CG was not signed till RD was manager so we can only assume RD had the final say.
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11 Sep 2015 20:26:51
I personally believe the majority of the players from the Scottish sides are Ronnys', it can't be coincidence that Ronny has suddenly came in and we've just signed 5 players from the Scottish league. We barely signed anyone under Lenny from the Scottish league bar Watt and Stokes, with Mulgrew being a free agent and that was over Lenny's years here. Only Watt for me is a decent player out those three and was a bit of a gem if truth be told, just attitude got the better of him.
Anyway point is I feel the three Dundee Utd lads are all his and imo going down this route is only going to make us a weaker side so Ronny needs to take reponsibility for this imo, I also believe Boyata is a Ronny signing due to his Man City connections and he's another player I've been far from impressed by.
11 Sep 2015 22:08:05
It is crazy rayman. So crazy it might just be true. That's my gripe. I think it's pretty clear JP and PL call the shots mate. If Nadir Ciftci and Scott Allan were top of RD's shopping list then by all means kick him out the door. But i'm 99% certain they weren't.
12 Sep 2015 02:20:28
Jim its rare a manager gets the top of his shoppimg list. Did Man U get Bale? no.
But they would a been on the list. The manager must have the final say or there is no point to it.
12 Sep 2015 05:59:55
Who signed Gordon then?