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A new manager comes in and at the start he is in a very strong position. He has the power in the dressing room. Suddenly players who have been under performing start to bust a gut and the results improve overnight. The new bloke is hailed as a hero.
Of course things at some point go wrong - such is life - and the manager isn't quite as firm a favorite.
As time goes on the performance of many players starts to falter and there's not much the manager can really do. He pushes them, then challenges them but they know that he is not in anywhere near as strong a position. By the time he gets round to giving them a public blast to start performing they know he is a dead man walking. That it is just a matter of time because these days the owner, media and fans wont risk wait for any improvment cos the money in the Premier League is so high. And after all he cant get rid of all of them.
He is fired and a new bloke comes in. It starts all over again
But how many players would you say have 'faltered' in their performances under Poyet?
If you look at the team that started on Saturday:
Pantilimon's performances have been very good
Jones hasn't faltered - he's never been that good and was injury prone before we brought him in
Vergini has always been completely unsuited to football in this country
O'Shea has been one of our best players this season and hasn't faltered at all
Coates has never looked good enough and was injury prone before we brought him in
van Aanholt is a bit inconsistent, but has mainly been injured and I don't think his performances have faltered
Larsson has been our best player this season
Bridcutt has never looked good at this level
Rodwell hasn't made any progress, but I wouldn't say his performances have got any worse
Fletcher has deteriorated massively since he got here and looks like he couldn't give a toss
Defoe has played two games for us
Tbh, I don't think there are many players who have 'faltered' in their individual performances. We have a bad mix of poor signings and poor selections.
I don't see anyone beyond Fletcher and Wickham who you could really question when it comes to attitude.