A hefty 4-1 defeat
against a side who have been struggling for most of the season really isn’t
good enough. There were flashes of brilliance when Bradders finally allowed
Fernando Llorente some game time but it just wasn’t enough – when you consider
how utterly useless Andy Carroll is as a footballer; you start to see just how
bad we actually were.
It’s small wonder Bob Bradley has shot to the top of the
odds for ‘Next Manager Sacked’ given Crystal Palace have freed up the services
of Alan Pardew. Pards has been heavily linked with the Swans job this morning
and the story will break across the newspapers later today or early tomorrow
morning – it looks like the Star Spangled Banner is heading back home.
Since Guidolin departed; we’ve looked a sorry state and
there are a few excuses that keep doing the rounds. Yes, we miss Ashley
Williams and we probably should never have let Michael Laudrup go but we did
and we have invested poorly since then as a generalisation.
Bradley can’t be trusted with what funds we have to spend in
January but then again neither can Pardew really. He’s a typical English
manager who has his favourites that always seem to follow him from club to club
– get ready for Yohan Cabaye to arrive in Swansea folks!
Our American manager looked stunned when the chants rang out
around the Liberty. ‘We Want Bradley Out’ couldn’t have been a clearer message
and there is now an alternative that will meet with the board’s expectations
for experience and most of the fans will accept.
I say bring it on. Pardew needs a job, we need a manager who
understands English football and perhaps we’ll finally see some cohesive
football that produces the results we need to maintain our Premier League
status.
The last thing we need is a return to the Championship –
look at Villa and tell me that we’d romp that league. I don’t think we would
somehow – Newcastle had to invest heavily to top that league and Brighton are
breathing down their necks! We need to survive relegation this season and
Bradders is not the man for the job.
Not Pardew. What happened to the Swansea Way? Pardew is only good for half a season then his teams flop.
ReplyDeleteI'm an American that has enjoyed the Swansea way since Martinez. I can't believe how far this team has fallen, it seems since Laudrup's sacking, Jenkins and co. have lost it.
ReplyDeleteBradley clearly doesn't have the experience with relegation battles (the crummy MLS doesn't support pro/rel, so no surprise) and it's a big reason why managers like Allardyce are called upon to save teams in a relegation battle - they play ugly, but effective football that's hard to beat and help preserve precious points (or better, not LOSE them) to stay up.
Pardew is the best short term candidate. But long term, could Martinez be coaxed away from Belgium for a return? If not, then what about de Boer?
Need to return to the Swansea way...bad idea to sell out to Americans IMHO!!