The Johnson problem


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We are completely being taken the utter **** out of as a fanbase. Completely ****ing unacceptable for a 5th season in this league.

I'm just massively sad, angry and upset and partly beyond giving a **** all at the same time.

Said it on another thread, lowest I've felt as a supporter of almost 3 decades.
 
Yes your squad is better than most but the OP said you should beat 99% of teams in L1, that is BBB stuff albeit I appreciate it might just be their view and not typical of Sunderland fans generally.
A well run Sunderland would be miles ahead of a well run anyone else in the division bar Sheff Wed ie if we used our fan numbers, income, resources, facilities, history to their best. In the 50 years I have supported them we’ve only had about 2 or 3 years when we’ve actually done that. Our stature doesn’t translate to the field of play hence a permanently frustrated fan base. Any fan from any club not recognising that isn’t being honest. When the ball kicks off of course it means nothing but if we maximised everything I’ve listed we’d probably expect to have a competitive advantage over what - 95% of other sides. The rest as you say is down to attitude and organisation. The questions are A whether we actually do have a squad better than others and B if the manager has their organisation and attitude right. To me B is no not always - they look confused at times. A is hard to judge because you always know your players better than others so it’s hard to compare but would most of our players walk into most other sides ? Interested to hear your views on that
 
Give. There are only 23 other sides on the division to beat 99% of those would mean winning every game, perhaps drawing one?

I don’t think, even ignoring yesterday’s shitshow, we are quite that good
 
The team on paper is good enough, the support home and away are second to none and the facilities are Premiership level.
The manager fails to prepare for the opposition in 50% of our games, he sends out headless chickens without motivation or desire to win games at all costs.
He is the problem.
If they players were as good as people on here believe they wouldn't be getting beat by the scores they are. Yes the manager isn't great but good teams at this level don't lose by the scores we are. People need to face facts that the players aren't as good as they think.
 
With respect to everyone. Said it before, the players can't follow his tactics or his game plan.
Playing from the back when the players receiving the ball can't pass it 30yds before we lose possession.
Or Hoff trying to clip a 40yd pass and it goes out of play.
Letting a high through ball bounce, its just basic stuff, not intercepting it, again and again its basic stuff.
Play to your strengths not repeat mistakes
Get the players to UNDERSTAND what your trying to do.
BUT a manager must know what he is doing THIS IDIOT DOES NOT.
Its not just LJ, JMac is just as bad.
 
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The team on paper is good enough, the support home and away are second to none and the facilities are Premiership level.
The manager fails to prepare for the opposition in 50% of our games, he sends out headless chickens without motivation or desire to win games at all costs.
He is the problem.
I think you are right. The players are good enough to to beat Qi it s a few teams simply because we are better than them.

But when it comes down to creating a game plan to beat the better sides, have a strategy, the finer detail and, crucially, manage the game during the 90 minutes - especially if it isn’t going well, he appears to have nothing to offer. That’s why we are losing games and losing games heavily
 
If they players were as good as people on here believe they wouldn't be getting beat by the scores they are. Yes the manager isn't great but good teams at this level don't lose by the scores we are. People need to face facts that the players aren't as good as they think.
For this level they are good enough, the preparation and tactics before these horror games seem to be nonexistent. When we get over run from the off the manager does not have the answers and ability to change the formation to our advantage.
 
The problem with Johnson is he’s still here !

Imagine if we somehow got promoted ? A side that is capable of getting stuffed 6-0 away against a lower half league 1 side would get absolutely hammered on inevitable off days in the championship.

He’s proved he’s incapable of managing a side to a run of consistent form required to achieve a top two finish.

If he doesn’t get peddled now we’re just treading water until the inevitable at the end of the season.
 
I’ve always been curious about this ‘streaky Johnson’ nickname. I’ve always taken the view that if you have players who are moderate for the division you are in you are inevitably going to have winning and kissing patches and if you get criticism for your losing runs then surely praise for your winning ones? What is the context behind the losing streaks injuries? That said you can’t explain away this season. This side at their best (and credit to Johnson for this) plays the best stuff in the league. I thought there was no way a team playing as we did could possibly go on a run like this and put in that disgraceful performance either. No extenuating circumstances either. Player wise that was a strong side yesterday. I don’t think Johnson is good tactically, I don’t think he takes into consideration opposition strengths and weaknesses very well and somehow his teams become complacent when doing well.
 
With respect to everyone. Said it before, the players can't follow his tactics or his game plan.
Playing from the back when the players receiving the ball can't pass it 30yds before we lose possession.
Or Hoff trying to clip a 40yd pass and it goes out of play.
Letting a high through ball bounce, its just basic stuff, not intercepting it, again and again its basic stuff.
Play to your strengths not repeat mistakes
Get the players to UNDERSTAND what your trying to do.
BUT a manager must know what he is doing THIS IDIOT DOES NOT.
Its not just LJ, JMac is just as bad.
They both seem very cock sure and arrogant about themselves when I fact some of the whoppings we have had proves they are very very naive.
 
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