Took the words right out of my mouth.
Firstly, we’ve spent 200m net strengthening the squad over the past 2 seasons (far more than our rivals) so 4th should be a given.
Secondly, Gattuso’s been in charge for over a year and the team still looks clueless and we regularly get outplayed by fodder teams for large periods of every game. How’s that progress? Also, whenever we win it seems to be from individual acts of brilliance from Suso/Higuain. Fact is, if Montella had Higuain instead of Kalinic with Suso playing out of his skin he’d still be here.
Btw, it makes me laugh when people say we play good football whilst we’re regularly pegged back in our own half by the likes of Genoa/Empoli
Top 4 rivals aside (ie Juve, Napoli, Inter, Lazio) who all play better football than us, if anybody watches Serie A regularly they’d realise midtable teams like Torino/Atalanta also play better football as do fodder teams like Genoa, Sassuolo and Spal. If any of those clubs coaches took charge I doubt we’d play any worse than we’re playing now and probably a whole lot better.
Gattuso’s a solid caretaker but clearly lacks the tactical intelligence/flexibility/decision making skills of a top manager. Truth is he’s lucky to be in this job just like Bibbo, Brocchi and Dorf were. However, the only difference is they didn’t benefit from a 200m squad and stars like Higuain + Romagnoli.
I sincerely hope we replace Gattuso with a proven top coach (mainly Conte) if the opportunity arises.
#GATTUSOOUT