Russell Martin “the mentality was wrong”

[Darran]

What the f*ck does that actually mean?

https://www.swanseacity.com/news/russell-martin-performance-and-mentality-were-not-good-enough

 

[Swanjaxs]

Basically he's saying the players couldn't give a fùck, and he must shoulder most of the blame

 

[JackFish]

Maybe the formation and tactics were wrong too? Just a thought.

 

[Ringwood Jack]

More effort from the supporters than the players on the pitch.

I'm not actually sure anymore whether we have players not good enough for this level or being badly managed !

 

[exiledclaseboy]

Maybe the players reckon he’s fucking useless.

 

[A4Jack]

Russell Martin was critical of many aspects of his side’s display, with the body language of the players and inconsistency in performance particularly in the spotlight. The Swans boss witnessed another depressing away defeat and whilst he took some blame for his own part in the loss, it was the same...

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[sainthelens]

If the mentality was wrong, he's lost the dressing room.
End of.

 

[AndyCole]

Maybe the players reckon he’s f*****g useless.

How very apt, in so many ways.

Mind, this is a football thread after all. For football people.

 

[A4Jack]

If the mentality was wrong, he's lost the dressing room.
End of.

The fact he says about the body language says everything

 

[Nocountryforoldjack]

It's this simple... Martin isn't a good enough manager to get a tune out of them.

 

[Best_loser]

For our players the season is over , for Sheffield its not , they are going for promotion , that would account for a difference in mentality

 

[CurtessECarr]

So is he saying he can't motivate them? Are the players saying we can't play like Man City so let us play the game we are good at?

 

[Pentyrchjack]

Different excuse. The usual pretext is the players are tired after a midweek game. We are absolute gash away from home.

 

[Nocountryforoldjack]

For our players the season is over , for Sheffield its not , they are going for promotion , that would account for a difference in mentality

No excuse... Pro footballers, if they feel like that then that is down to the manager to smash that out of them sharpish. What if all the fans took the same approach and stopped going to games?

 

[STID2017]

Sounds to me like he is passing the buck.
He chose the team, he tels them where and how to play.
He decided to leave it until it is too late to make changes.
Ultimately responsibility lies with him.
Poor performance but poorly conducted by Martin