Clean slate for Milijaš

It's not just a lack of appreciation of his skills that kept him out of the first team. There's the full appreciation of the fact that his performances were substandard, to consider,too. Same with AG and AH;they were all given ample chances to impress, and failed to. Like Jody, though, as soon as they were out of the team, they were touted as the answer to all our problems- until they played. Ned is undoubtedly a player of considerable touch and passing ability, however at the pace he plays, he needs far more time on the ball than he's ever likely to get. He's also been a complete liability when we're not in possession. ALL midfielders have to defend, not just some, and it's when we need to chase back that his chronic lack of pace is exposed.I think the fact that he's going to start with the proverbial 'clean slate' with the new boss, is (or should be) a moot point, in that all the players are entitled to expect that. I want them all to succeed for us, Milijas included, but I think we need to be a bit more balanced as to the reasons behind certain players not playing in Mick's first team. They all were given a chance and as a squad failed. If SS can get the Serb, the Algerian and the Scouser to turn in the kind of performances we'd like them to, then fantastic. Let's not get expecting miracles from the Viking though.

No, lovesW, I don't think they were successes either. The thread was about Milijas though, so I kept it specific, other than to mention that the squad failed. I never rated the 'quality' of our squad, the three names you mentioned being part of the reasons for that. The fact that we couldn't defend, made the inclusion of NM a luxury we couldn't possibly afford to have on the pitch.That doesn't mean I rate Edwards- I don't... in any capacity. But the criticism I outlined of Milijas is he has been just too slow, both in execution and movement. I'm not sure a new coach can make much difference to that, but, as I said, I hope anybody who plays for us is a success. That doesn't mean i'm holding out any hope for a total transformation of players (whoever they are) from last season.

The problem was not just with Milijas it was with 8o'% of the squad they were championship players and not good enough for the PL. But after three seasons of struggle MM was still deluded to think they were good enough and their lies the problem not just the players but the manager as well.