captainchris

I’m afraid there is little evidence to suggest that Ralph is Champions League standard. I don’t want to get into too much detail but Ralph is not performing well. His style certainly comes across as very autocratic which is just about ok in the good times but a disaster when things are going badly.

There are fine lines for sure but Ralph doesn’t seem to make the best decisions when these lines present themselves. Ralph has shown he can be slow to recognise when a game is changing tactically or the direction of a game changes. Ralph has failed to arrest the second half collapses which we see week in week out. Without getting into more specific detail Ralph is not adaptable enough in his strategies and stubborn in his philosophies and also at times with his favourites in the team. Ralph has issues which often hold us back. We are predictable now and teams just ‘play’ us. Blind loyalty is one thing but a failure to admit Ralph is not the God that some seem to worship come what may is not going to cut it for too much longer. Yes he is a ‘nice man’ and we have played some ‘nice’ football at times however there are some serious flaws going on here.

Exactly this.... From the Chairman to Ralph and then the players we do not have a winning mindset... Starts with the Chairman and trickles down....

You are clueless mate.... The players are not as bad as Ralph has got them playing. Ralph is also responsible in part for motivating and clearly they are not motivated by Ralph at all and don’t start me on two 9.0s - no manager should get away with that ...

Nonsense

Bednarek- harsh? Well if it’s obvious and it is then hard lines but your in the bench.....

Two up front, Djenepo and an odd right back .... Come on Ralph, you don’t invite sympathy do you...

Unfortunately that is the exact attitude which gets you relegated.

This is an interesting point, However, the problems seem to be arising in the second half mostly when we stop pressing, stop passing, stop running, and start aimlessly drifting....

It is a subject which begins with a low ambition both at the club and indeed with the fan base as well. Too much talk of how well we are doing considering this and that.... The losing mentality is rife right though the club and fans which generates a satisfaction with just staying in the league then the players will naturally play to that level and with that mentality. Even Ralph started saying we have achieved acceptable results by amassing 29 points. Well in competition whether you are rich and have the best equipment or not as wealthy a mediocre mentality will equal mediocre results and even John Terry alone will find that whole attitude difficult to overcome. Ultimately if the Chairman believes we are not aiming very high, the fans are satisfied with not aiming high, the Manager has reached his target, then the players will play ultimately and have a personal determination to that level which is ‘acceptable’ Mentality is 70% of the advantage in sport if not more... We clearly are lacking it in every aspect of the club and supporters. Roy Keane is dead right ....

Christ - work it out !

Playing with fire and particularly considering the teams left in the FA Cup.... A lack of ambition in the league is totally baffling...

You presume a lot ....

Not entirely true .... Ralph’s tactics, mental training and preparation not to mention strange substitutions are not good enough. Our second half performances are dreadful and this hasn’t been addressed either despite it being a recurring theme. We are playing with this intricate passing out of defence. Whilst this tactic can work, if we do get it through to midfield we then ponder on the ball again and send it backwards. All Wolves did second half was work harder and swap wingers round. If we are pressed aggressively we have no plan B. We were very poor second half ‘Again’ Referring aside ....

As usual, second half we are off the pace ....

This game is important ...

About time!

Lots of sense in this post. Ralph is indeed overrated by many fans. In many ways similar to Bednerek who has always been caught out and redeemed the situation with a last gasp tackle only to lauded for his ‘effort’ Applauding Ralph after two 9.0s is ridiculous, begging him to stay is also nauseating. Some fans attitude to losing mirrors the malaise and losing attitude with the club generally where second best will do. If you want to be successful it won’t do...

Why did Ralph press the repeat button today... Sorry but there were some glaring Ralphisms there today and he has to be scrutinised, much more, though he’s ‘a nice man’ and all that...... We do not adapt in games, and are very predictable with our slow build ups, almost as slow as Ralph’s recognition of how a game needs to alter with the circumstances. it’s time Ralph felt some pressure, everyone is too nice, including a large portion of fans. It’s time Ralph felt some heat.

Given you are clearly a little short of knowledge (Study their first goal for a clue) I suggest you swat up before making clever dick smart ass comments.

A football match .....🤷‍♂️

Will we bother to mark Shelvey and Saint Maxim???? This is key....

Agree...

We might be better covered in numbers in that position, however, the quality is much of a muchness and this new fella is apparently a step up from what we have and in all honesty we do need that step up in quality. There is rationality here. The other issues we have are very deep and will still take quite a while to drain away, whilst on the reserves/youth recruitment side not sure still if we have removed all those scouts and coaches responsible for the mainly ill equipped backup we had/have....

The game is finished