If Amorim did not get the message before he became part of this club. Then the onset of the reality at hand must be setting in right now. It’s going to take time and patience. We could say that maybe it’s the players that have always been the issue. Of course, the performance was better. However, the standards need to be higher, much higher. You cannot fault Ipswich; they’re no turnovers. The performance today represented two managers. One that’s had more time and the other that’s only just come through the door.
One could be wondering at this moment. What we saw wasn’t that much different than the previous regime. The time, however, and patience are going to need to be there. There also has to be the understanding that some of the players probably have a lot of work left to transition to the style of play.
The only way that Amorim gets this team playing better overall is when there are more players that are able to play the system the way he wants them to. It’s obvious that they’re not fully able to do that right now. That’s the disadvantage right now of the club.
The disadvantage of supporting Erik Ten Hag with 600+ signings. Ones that Amorim is going to have to try and get the best out of.
You do not take a club to first place in one day. It took Sir Alex six years to build. The problem with that is we’ve been saying that for the last several managers. It has to be a real change this time. However, what I take from this is that going into the future, the way we recruit is going to have to be without error.
The only time you can make something better is if you invest in the current situation as well. That match today started off well. However, once you’ve scored, you have to then take the initiative. If you don’t do that, you invite the opposing team on you. It’s going to be interesting how we develop and if we can erdicate that from our game. That’s the enormous task that Amorim has on what might even be a modest budget.
The main thing we do is support the team and Amorim in the way we know how and give them that time. I do, however, feel that INEO’s are going to need to continue to invest. I am sure they’re aware of that, but also some of the outgoings are crucial as well, especially if Amorim cannot get what he wants out of them.
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