The Alfred Johansson Thread

[Kmcalpin]

59 minutes ago, mfc said:

The drop of from the dundee Utd game until now is pretty staggering,we have looked a really poorly coached team the last couple of games to the point were seeing none of the basics being done.i get the manager is under the spotlight but there's to many players that have switched off all of a sudden that need to buck there ideas up, cut out the idiotic mistakes and give the manager a fighting chance.ive questioned his team selection a couple of times this season but at the same time,it was the players on the park that couldn't put a dent in stenhousmuir over 120 minutes and to lose heavily to that aberdeen side was embarrassing.im not saying alfred isn't blameless,it's his job to find the answers to the current problems and get the best out his players.the lack of experience in the team is a concern for me but it's been a hectic start to the season and hopefully things will settle and we will soon be out of this sticky patch were in. 

I think thats fair comment. The team does look devoid of confidence just now and that usually only occurs after a sustained run of poor results. Thats down to the management team to motivate them.  Why are the players not fulfilling their potential? Maybe there's a range of reasons including new lads still settling in; players being asked to play differently from how they've done in the past; lack of onfield leadership; some individuals not being team players; and yet others not being as good as expected. Its up to the manager to man manage them. 

The comparison with last season is quite stark. Last year the mixed bag of players inherited by JBA surprisingly bought into his system quickly and you could see what quite clearly they were trying to do, albeit not very successfully in the early stages.  This year, even with some continuity of personnel, we're struggling to see quite what they're trying to do. What exactly is our Plan A?  

[grizzlyg]

We have played 15 games under AJ. 2 bad defeats and suddenly its talk of not picking senior players, not listening to coaching staff, etc etc. 

I certainly don't see signs of a team not playing for him.   Against Aberdeen we were absolutely fine for the first 35 mins, we just fell apart after 2nd goal.  Against St mirren we wwre great at start then had a crazy 9 minute spell.

As for not picking senior players, mcginn is out with long-term injury.  I would have SOD in asap but he was out injured at start of season. Maybe not fully ready yet. 3 week break so hopefully ready for sellik game as we can all see that Sparrow is struggling there and also not captain material.

I am as frustrated as everyone else but the idea of replacing a manager after a few bad results is crazy.  As for Rosenborg he was there 2 1/2 years so was given plenty of time before they decided to part with him.

Last season we would never have envisaged 4th and with an outstanding manager and also lets remember we have lost Welsh, Just, Watt, Slattery and Ward.   What other SPFL side lost such a core of their side?

And as said before AJ is manager and responsibility ends with him but a good few players need a hard look at themselves also.  Maswanhise needs dropped and also maybe coincidence but Longelo been off form since transfer window closed.

I look at that squad and I think there is a lot of quality but we are not using them properly.  Paulsen is a concern and I am not convinced Matty is any better.  Up top we need to get good deliveries into either Seb or Thor.

Last thing we need is negativity in the stands, that solves nothing.   It's not great just now but jeez lets not forget the shit show we were experiencing under Kettlewell and the 16 game run without a win.  We are nowhere near that stage.

Heid up Folks and COYW

[wellsince75]

Results are important but so are performances . 

out the gates our performances were very good in Europe.

our cup performance was abysmal .

our league performances have been mixed - progressively worse .  

so it’s not 2 bad defeats that concern me - it’s the performance and lack there of . 

The manager of course needs time and will get it - but we can all see the regression and that’s ok to call it out 

[wellfan]

I don’t think anyone here is calling for Alfred to be sacked. People are rightly calling out what they see, and the reality is that performances have fallen off a cliff.

If he can’t arrest the decline and deliver the continuity of style he’s talked about, then the writing will be on the wall soon enough, if it isn’t already.

The early signs are increasingly suggesting to me that he talks a good game but can’t implement it.