Inter away was pretty wow, wasn’t it? Not just a decent result, but the sort of statement win you file away for later because it tells you something about the direction of travel. Beating a European heavyweight on their own patch is the kind of thing we’d have dined out on under previous managers, and rightly so.
That’s why the constant noise about the manager can feel a bit detached from what’s actually happening on the pitch. Credit where it’s due. And equally, when it isn’t due, say that too. But at least judge the whole picture instead of treating every wobble like the end of the world.
Stop chasing the drama
Truth is, some of our fanbase flirts with chaos. It’s more exciting to be the iconoclast, ripping it all up, calling for heads, demanding immediate change. It makes you feel decisive. But it’s also how clubs end up living in a permanent rebuild, never quite settling on a direction.
We’ve all watched that happen elsewhere in the league. The revolving-door approach: sack a manager, bring in a new one, change the style, bin half the squad, repeat. You might get a brief bounce. You also might just get years of expensive drifting.
What’s the actual plan?
If you’re “Slot out”, fine, that’s your shout. But then comes the grown-up bit: who replaces him, and why are they a clear upgrade? Not a name you’ve heard before. Not someone you vaguely like the look of. A proper plan.
Slot’s got titles in two countries. That matters, because it tells you he’s been in the pressure cooker and come out the other side. So if we’re setting the bar, let’s set it there. Are you bringing in someone with a better record? Someone who’s won in a bigger league? Someone who’s demonstrably built a top side over time?
Otherwise it becomes the football version of “burn it down and we’ll work it out later”. Sounds bold. Usually ends in rubble and regret.
Clawing our way back means patience too
We’re trying to claw our way back to where we want to be. That doesn’t mean pretending everything’s perfect, or that criticism isn’t allowed. It does mean recognising when there are signs of progress, and not turning every bad half into a referendum on the whole project.
Big away wins in Europe don’t happen by accident. They don’t guarantee anything either. But they do suggest there’s something being built, and you can either help steady that or spend the season trying to knock it over.
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