| Don’t agree with a lot of what Cook is saying, but the performance team commen 11:53 - Jan 5 with 4253 views | unstableblue |
… is very interesting
First off Cook states that if he’d known that the project was only 20 games to achieve success he’d have not taken it on. I don’t agree - the reason he was sacked was a lack of visible progression in the playing system and the effectiveness.
I still think Cook should have had longer, and the poor cup form clouded judgment in the board and fans. Wycombe away remains our most cohesive performance and Sunderland away was strong. Crewe had some merits.
But McKenna has already showed tweaks in system and set up that cook failed to deliver. Cook was slavish to 4-2-3-1, and it relied on good wing backs and high performance across the team which he was just not getting. I still think we’d have got better results against Charlton, Wigan and Sunderland at home than with McGreal. But cook has to be honest that the cup performances and many league just weren’t good enough.
Most telling from the interview is the comments about Ashton installing his own performance department and the friction and disconnect to cooks team and way of thinking. That is not good. And it is critical that McKenna feels he is going to get value from that team. Rolls does not have a good reputation.
The difference is that McKenna perhaps expects such a department and knew it was part of him joining.
Gills game needs to show continued improvement. |  |
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| Don’t agree with a lot of what Cook is saying, but the performance team commen on 20:11 - Jan 5 with 346 views | BondiBlue |
| Don’t agree with a lot of what Cook is saying, but the performance team commen on 12:29 - Jan 5 by tractorboy1978 |
"Rolls does not have a good reputation" - what amongst Bristol City fans?
The bloke has worked at Arsenal, Chelsea, West Ham in the Premier League for a combined total of 10+ years outside of working with Ashton at Watford/Bristol City. He clearly more than has the credentials to be here. Think the actual issue is more Cook isn't used to working with this set up and being told which players are available for selection and which aren't. |
I thought maybe the performance team were taking up time on the training pitch?
Not that i'm defending cook. Not good enough. |  |
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