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Post by OohMac on Apr 11, 2015 12:40:29 GMT
Lennon will ultimately be measured on results and perhaps even the way he can financially put Bolton is a better position. However when people question if he is still the man for the job I would say "undoubtedly" and reading his comments only reinforce this. From Bolton News:
“If you look at Bolton over the years, do you really think they should be pleased about being 16th in the Championship?” he said. “I’m not. It’s not that great... but there is big room for improvement"
None of this 'Look where the club were when I took over, I've kept them up with 10 injuries, etc. Guy knows there's still a job to be done' and no "i've had no money to spend, i've had to get rid of my best players". No excuses.
He's no miracle worker but he's certainly ambitious and i don't think Neil has any intention of leaving this club until his work is finished which would see us in the top tier again, certainly looking for a playoff spot next season.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2015 16:25:51 GMT
But he needs to get rid of all his defenders cause they can't defend for shxt yet again 93rd minute we concede a late goal can't wait till the end of the season I am sick of hearing and lets go to the game Bolton are in as there has been a late goal and yes you guest it it is against Bolton. How many times has that happened how hard can it be god I am so sick of it
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Post by riochforthereebok on Apr 11, 2015 16:30:28 GMT
Very interesting article from Dennis Chase over on the Lion of Vienna Suite regarding our 'over hype' of Neil Lennon. Quite interesting stats and pretty embarrassing for the Douggie haters like myself which show that DF's record actually stands up against NLs fairly well. A fair point raised that the top 8 sides are accruing far greater points return this season than when DF got 67 points and just missed out on the playoffs. By comparison and at the time of the article, Brentford had 68 points with 7 games to go. Worth a quick read though to make up your own mind
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Post by riochforthereebok on Apr 11, 2015 16:35:13 GMT
But he needs to get rid of all his defenders cause they can't defend for shxt yet again 93rd minute we concede a late goal can't wait till the end of the season I am sick of hearing and lets go to the game Bolton are in as there has been a late goal and yes you guest it it is against Bolton. How many times has that happened how hard can it be god I am so sick of it I'm not sure if this is an inherited trait from the DF days, all these late goals, but surely NL has to hold his hands up as one of his failings. Surely, as a manager that has witnessed this happen to us at least 8 times during his reign, he would give out clear instructions on how to defend for the last 10 minutes and injury time. That said, Norwich are a really decent side who have easily done the double on us
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Post by OohMac on Apr 11, 2015 19:39:42 GMT
True Neil needed to address this the first time it happened, certainly the second but to let it go on week in week out is not forgivable. I could understand it more if we parked the bus each week and eventually just fell short. We don't, we're always in the game(sometimes the better side) and then sucker punch and the games lost. Its either lack of fitness or lack of concentration. I think the latter.
Can't remember the last time we had a good solid back four I was happy with. Amazed Mills has been offered a new deal, wonder what the terms are, would think less. I might be a little harsh due to how mad I am but he seems not to have a footballing brain. He doesn't read the game at all well and seems to get caught out all the time and how long can we really go without recognised full backs. Proper full backs who can defend as well as get up the pitch.
I'm not interested in the Dougie comparisons at this point because he's still dealing with Dougie players the ones that have been decent have been Lennons players. Next season is when we'll draw comparisons. Also when Dougie went on his run they were mainly Coyles players. When he stamped his own brand on the club we went on the worst start to any campaign and then the season after bettered it.
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Post by andyl on Apr 11, 2015 19:50:48 GMT
I agree 100% with ooohmacron re this. How we keep getting caught by counter attacks in added time is baffling. Neil claims bafflement. But if he analyses the goals against he will find Feeney or Hall or both with the ball in attack or midfield just before the key breakaway. He could try ensuring that Feeney is never on the field at the end! ( and maybe the beginning!)
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Post by OohMac on Apr 16, 2015 18:25:11 GMT
Was listening before about Klopp, who started at Mainz(I think) and went to Dortmund when they were in debt and going nowhere. Its made me realise that Lennon hasn't just got a job to do, a tough one. He had a project, and he's still in his very early days of it. So as much as i'm not liking this laborious style we are currently going through. Scoring goals is a real hardship for us and we've never been good defensively since Allardyce days. From open play we're let down in the final third and set pieces are poor. We're missing a trick with the height in our team we should be causing far more trouble than we are. But alas Feeney will chip one to the first man.
The positives again. The better players for us since xmas. Bannan, Amos, Le Fondre, Clough, Vela, Rochina and Gudjohnson. All Lennon's signings or players he put faith in. Disappointments though Ream, Mills, Dervite, Danns, Feeney. All players that Lennon seems fairly happy with. Worrying. Would happily lose all these players bar Ream and with him I would find his best position and play him there week in, week out.
Next season will be much of the same, but I would like to see 5 or 6 new faces at least and hopefully good work on the training ground and we could see better rewards. Bournemouth 10 games unbeaten winning most, I don't see why we shouldn't be looking at a similar season. But lot of work to be done.
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