We can't forget the work they did over the summer though. I think their responsibilities need shifting to outgoings only.
Problem is mate what work did they do in the summer? We are left to wonder why such a big overhaul was really needed when after last season stability was surely the most important thing.
Pulisic, RLC, Mount, Kovacic, Kanté, Azpilicueta, Ziyech, Lukaku, Aubameyang, Havertz, Koulibaly, Mendy, Hall, CHO to name the main outgoings. How can all of these players want to leave at the same time we're talking up to 12 starting players for any top 6-top 8 side in the league. Every single one of those improves our current squad and arguably all improve our current starting 11.
£1bn spent and worst off, this is beyond negligent, I can't see how they're still in the job. Replacing Mendy (a former uefa best gk with Robert Sanchez Brighton's 3rd choice), and then allowing Kepa to leave just before the season starts. What could the logic be here?
Selling Jorginho for £10m and replacing him with Enzo for £105m (Enzo is a good player and has high potential but is he even a £50m player if we're being honest we severely overpaid). Losing Kanté for free effectively and replacing him with £115m Caicedo who again has high potential but again is he even a £50m player. I talk a real £50m I'm talking pound for pound money's worth taking inflation into consideration. Both Jorginho and Kanté have looked good this season meanwhile we've missed their experience in midfield. Every season they played together along with Kova we were a top 4 side and made cup finals.
Mudyrk and Madueke effectively Pulisic and Ziyech replacements again high potential but for a combined fee of over £100m this is insanity a waste of money and poor squad building.
The list goes on and on as we go through the sales and the purchases. You do not spend £1bn and make a team worse it's beyond comprehension, if they wanted to go the youth player route to make money then they adapt our old model buy low sell high, how do you make money when you buy over market price by over double and your sporting performance declines. Where is the market to sell? You only lose money because the players want to leave you then sell for less then you paid for and find it harder to recruit better players due to poor sporting standing and performance.
I point to this because its my area of expertise I did my Masters dissertation on the effective running of elite football clubs. More specifically it was a case study on the "big 6" and why there is a difference in sporting performance despite similar financial outlays amongst the 6 and I can say without a shadow of a doubt this is the worst run club in the world currently at least as far as so called elite clubs are concerned. I genuinely believe on the current trajectory we will no longer be recognised as a big team and could face years in the wilderness before the situation improves.
I finish this with a simple thought. What exactly are Paul and Lawrence's instructions, what do the board tell them to do. Because it could be that none of this is their fault and they are merely following their orders to the letter. Or perhaps they have been given complete control and have destroyed this club from the inside with ineptitude.
