Neither are they cattle to be herded by whips. There are plenty of books on how to manage people to get the best out of them. It could be that Puel just doesn't have what it takes.
We could have played Cáceres of course.
It wasn't a case of not marking Ibrahimovic, more a case of running away from him when it mattered. That really was bad luck.
Wholesale scrapping and replacement of players would cost a hell of a lot of money, possibly as much as selling two VVDs. Much cheaper to find a manager to suit the players.
Last season is now dead and gone. Now for a serious question:
Do you believe in your heart that next season we shall get the an EFL final and finish 8th or better?