Quote Originally Posted by fakeyank View Post
And that is precisely why he needs to go. I know he wont be fired but I am hoping that it comes from within to quit the club for someone else to takeover.
It's not anything to do with motivation or desire from his part. It is from the players though. SAF motivates and drills his players tactically. AW leaves it to the players, because he believes they should be motivating themselves, and plotting the play themselves...which I do admire to an extent, but it does mean he's not plugging that extra few holes he could easily plug.

The difference between then and now, is that the teams below us (and still below us) were easier to beat.

The league is far more competetive, with teams using the same modern techniques and scouting that AW benefitted from. It's harder to be consistent.

The main difference is in the attitude on the pitch. It's not the quality of the players per say (I believe we have had better teams than Utd in the last few years), it's the motivation of the players that he has gotten wrong...mainly by putting too much faith in youth, and not enough in experience.

This is why I believe this year is a better foundation to build on than the last few years. We have some experience, and a real captain now.