There's probably a fair bit of truth in that. The current management team deserve massive credit for taking Mickey's team, which had an awful lot of strengths but was unfortunately inhibited by micromanagement, and helping them believe in themselves in attack. It was the missing ingredient at the perfect time and it brought Sam in 2021. Dooher and Logan took the best of what Mickey left and moved it on slightly with more freedom. Not every manager could have pulled that off.
Unfortunately pretty much everything since has suggested they aren't sure about how best to set out their own team. We've all too often looked like a rudderless ship, falling out of games for long periods and often, as the article suggests, relying on some individual brilliance to dig us out of a hole. I'd have favoured a change when the 3 year term was up. Given that didn't happen we really need to see real signs of progress in how the management are setting out what they have at their disposal. It's been good to see young players get their chance and do well, but we also run the risk of hindering their potential if it's not done properly. I'm certainly not expecting an AI this year but we need to see that we're on the right track at least. Jury is still out and a big few months ahead.
Unfortunately pretty much everything since has suggested they aren't sure about how best to set out their own team. We've all too often looked like a rudderless ship, falling out of games for long periods and often, as the article suggests, relying on some individual brilliance to dig us out of a hole. I'd have favoured a change when the 3 year term was up. Given that didn't happen we really need to see real signs of progress in how the management are setting out what they have at their disposal. It's been good to see young players get their chance and do well, but we also run the risk of hindering their potential if it's not done properly. I'm certainly not expecting an AI this year but we need to see that we're on the right track at least. Jury is still out and a big few months ahead.