The board clearly hoping for an Arteta style

Which is fine his arsenal team are very good but it took him 2 seasons

We can't afford a backwards step

McKenna and de Zerbi were the only semi-sensible choices out of the options available. We needed a manager who could mix possession-based football with a direct approach. Maresca's Leicester were essentially a poor man's City last season - they progressed the ball far slower than any other team in the league and frequently came unstuck against low blocks

5 years can't be right. I thought it was two years with an option for a further three years should he last the first two years.

Starting to look like management don't actually care about a managers underlying numbers - they just want someone they can talk numbers

Agree he has to hit the ground running. We were patient with Poch and it took a long wait before seeing proper improvements. That was a big argument for sticking with him. Even with Potter we were finally seeing some improvements just as they axed him, and had to wait a long time to get going again.

We can’t go back to square one and have to wait a while for the manager to learn what team to play.

Leicester must have come up against plenty of low blocks in the Championship, especially against lesser teams.

A view from a Leicester fan:

https://www.ja606.co.uk/articles/viewArticle/460866

Their struggles sound painfully familiar

5 year contract wtf. These owners/directors are insane.

🚨 BREAKING NEWS: Chelsea have made a contract offer to Tosin. (@SkySportsLyall) #CFC

So many wanted Poch out over the season though. You have to reap what you sow. We had a top class manager who would have done well next season. Now we have a lot of uncertainty and are gambling on a largely unproven manager with potential.

Tosin expected to accept Chelsea offer

(Mirror)

Poch was not a top class manager.

We were patient with Poch

comment by g7 (U12473)
posted 15 minutes ago
Poch was not a top class manager.
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Correct

comment by RtM (U1097)
posted 3 minutes ago
We were patient with Poch



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We were to be fair, Roman would of sacked him at Christmas

And the patience was reaping dividends before they then unjustly sacked him

comment by g7 (U12473)
posted 18 minutes ago
Poch was not a top class manager.
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I beg to differ.

comment by g7 (U12473)
posted 19 minutes ago
Poch was not a top class manager.
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Made a cup final, a cup semi final, top 6 in the league, with a young team fully of injuries all season

That’s a top class manager

What Poch done with cucurella the last month too was amazing, the inverted wing back role. Madueke Caicedo massively improved too and Petrovic in first proper season. how great he did with Gallagher and Palmer and Gusto too

Personally think Poch is world class, sewed so many seeds for us to be great next season

And the owners just burned it all down with their arrogance

comment by Oscar #TeamFury. #Trump2024 #BringBackMourinho... (U12980)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by RtM (U1097)
posted 3 minutes ago
We were patient with Poch



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We were to be fair, Roman would of sacked him at Christmas
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Yeah not a sacking a new manager by Christmas isn't an achievement, especially with a massive injury crisis. And we've been top four form since Christmas anyway.

comment by Oscar #TeamFury. #Trump2024 #BringBackMourinho #ComeHomeGaffa (U12980)
posted 11 minutes ago
Personally think Poch is world class, sewed so many seeds for us to be great next season

And the owners just burned it all down with their arrogance
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Weren't you calling for his sacking and mourinho's return literally 3 weeks ago

Poch was never the right choice long-term, if we wanted to win titles he was always going to be a stepping stone along the way imo.

But perfectly valid to question whether now was the right time to sack him particularly for a near novice manager.

comment by NPE - Bottom Half FC (U22712)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Oscar #TeamFury. #Trump2024 #BringBackMourinho #ComeHomeGaffa (U12980)
posted 11 minutes ago
Personally think Poch is world class, sewed so many seeds for us to be great next season

And the owners just burned it all down with their arrogance
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Weren't you calling for his sacking and mourinho's return literally 3 weeks ago
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About 3 months ago cos we was $hit and rightly so but the last 2 months we really turned a corner

And I’ll always be quietly calling for mourinhos return regardless who manager is

comment by Oscar #TeamFury. #Trump2024 #BringBackMourinho #ComeHomeGaffa (U12980)
posted 21 minutes ago
comment by RtM (U1097)
posted 3 minutes ago
We were patient with Poch



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We were to be fair, Roman would of sacked him at Christmas
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Yeah I don’t understand what’s so funny. Tell me when I’m telling lies.

The point is he did not start well but the people in charge did not sack him, and then things got a little bit better. That’s called being patient. Roman would have gotten fed up before 2024.