James

People who voted for Brexit are idiots and therefore they must be the same people that want rid of Puel. I've heard it all now.

He says he's happy with the squad and in my eyes he should be judged using the players he thinks are good enough. The squad we've got is clearly better than the performances we've been producing. My issue is with Puel's tactics and the style of football he promotes. I can't see that changing regardless of whether we bring in a couple of new players. For that reason I think it's time for a change. That's my opinion, it's different to yours but apparently that makes me less of a supporter for some reason...

What a sweeping generalisation. Just because some express displeasure at the style of play being produced doesn't mean they aren't proper supporters and doesn't stop them spending thousands of pounds following the team far and wide. Ridiculous that anything other than the most positive view of what is clearly a sticky situation is pounced on. This forum really is going downhill. It's a discussion website, that's the point of it!

Puel has said he's happy with the squad. If that is true he should be judged with the players he is apparently happy with.

It's not the results, it's the tactics being implemented and the style. Those who defend Puel continually fail to engage on this point.

Koeman also had a season's worth of good will and had shown he was capable of producing good results. Puel hasn't got that luxury nor has he shown any sign of emulating Koeman's results.

If we get less than 10 will you still continue to defend the manager?

Difference is that under Koeman we had produced good results and good football the season before when we came close to CL qualification. Puel has yet to show anything that makes me think we are capable of replicating a similar run of results.

Ah the old retreat tactic. Worked brilliantly against Spurs too didn't it? Very poor game management.

The staunch defence of Claude is slightly bizarre.

Out for me as well. The festive period has been pathetic and these complete collapse away performances are very worrying indeed.

Tactics are the root cause of all of this. Even if we had won this 1-0 I wouldn't be happy with Puel. His tactics are awful and the football we are producing is awful. Playing not to lose and then letting in three cheap goals, tactical genius.

Genuine question, do you honestly see the situation improving under Puel? He's out of his depth and there are times when a change can be made for the better (see Poch for Adkins). Just because Swansea are **** and have changed their manager doesn't mean that it can't be done successfully.

9 goals conceded in three games, 2 scored and next to no chances created. We will be well and truly drawn into the relegation battle. Decisive action required now.

The rotation thing has just not worked at all and is implemented at random it would seem. Completely agree on fitness, we must have the most unfit first XI in the league as no other team needs to rotate as much as we do.

As long as Black goes too I'm willing to take the risk I think. The current team and management are as dull and uninspiring as I can remember (certainly in the last ten years). His time will be up when we get turned over by Liverpool.

What a ridiculous statement.

Puel has got to go I think. Can't see this situation improving.

Will be interesting to read how the Puel apologists justify another lifeless performance if we don't buck up in the next ten mins.

Its probably pretty close to the truth.

It was, he was playing him onside FFS!

Pathetic xmas performances really.

Exactly and Tadic will basically have to play every minute whilst we don't have Boufal. This rotation system is fine in theory but the way it's being deployed is completely random. Certain players (VVD and Romeu) play every single minute yet some players are rotated out constantly (full backs, shuttle midfielders and strikers). I don't think it's any coincidence that VVD and Romeu are, by some distance, our best performers this season as the rest of the team don't know If they'll be playing the following week. As others have said it must massively reduce any kind of "playing for places" mentality as players know that no matter what they do and how well/badly they've played they will be rotated. I'm struggling to think of any team that has successfully implemented a mass rotation system. Even Chelsea who had a much stronger squad were ridiculed when Ranieri tried it. Always seems that successful teams are settled ones. Leicester won the league by playing a consistent team even Barcelona (who also have Europe to contend with) play pretty much the same XI every week.

Very odd decision.

Why, if the stated ambition of the club is to qualify for the Champions League, have we sold off a team that might even have been capable of challenging for the title?