That's utter crap, Burley got us into a playoff position the previous season and didn't have us in a relegation spot this last one but nearer to a playoff spot, the onus was on who appointed the managers that followed, that WAS total failure.
No route to the final is easy, Tommy Haas wasn't expected to get past the third round on his seeding but got to the semi's.....as I said what happened to Djokovic, Safina and the rest that got knocked out by lower ranked players and how many times has Murrey knocked out Federer as the lower ranked player?
What's the higher seed got to do with it unless you are suggesting higher seeds do not lose matches. I see Tommy Haas got to the last 4 seeded at 24 :shock: and what happened to Safina and Djokovic :confused:
One of the worst options available IYO of course, IMO opinion he would of been a great option. As for legging it at the drop of a hat should a higher club come in for him isn't that what most managers do? I'm assuming you are joking on the Tessem quote, IMO of course.