Worrying article in Telegraph

[ffc73]

Maybe...

Established players who have grown lazy & under achieved under Marco are now complaining about a new manager, new ideas and being asked, told, to put a shift in on a matchday.

Their response? Complain to press & do their upmost on the pitch (as substitutes) to get the new manager sacked.

[Jims Dentist]

I have never said a bad word about the owners and am not going to start now, but found that quote from the article concerning: "he was one of a few available who fitted the profile that Fulham sought."

No idea what the profile we were sought was, but how Arbeloa with almost no management experience fitted that is really puzzling to me.

A yes man to the unqualified TK.

[C Block]

With the wet blanket Emile Smith-Rowe not even in the squad today, I wonder if it's him that has been bleating to the press,
Bloody cheek if it is considering the previous manager couldn't stand him and didn't select him also.

[ScalleysDad]

Well I don't think anybody guessed the starting eleven or those missing from the bench. I think the continued use of Gonzales and Palacios is split right the middle and King continues to get the start a lot of people banged on about so who would be the manager?
Pivotal day in so many respects. If we lose and get beaten up at set plays at the same time the calls for AA to go will become an horrendous din. Thing is nowadays it won't just be him out of the door. How many support staff did he bring with him?

[alfie]

With the wet blanket Emile Smith-Rowe not even in the squad today, I wonder if it's him that has been bleating to the press,
Bloody cheek if it is considering the previous manager couldn't stand him and didn't select him also.

Where do you get that the previous manager stand him?

[RaySmith]

Maybe...

Established players who have grown lazy & under achieved under Marco are now complaining about a new manager, new ideas and being asked, told, to put a shift in on a matchday.

Their response? Complain to press & do their upmost on the pitch (as substitutes) to get the new manager sacked.

I have no idea of the source of this story  or its accuracy, but I don't think that our players are complaining about having to put a shift in. I'm sure they all very much want the team to be successful, which means their own success and reputation as pro players.
I think, and hope, that we will come good under AA, though the present climate of instant success or sack the manager militates against this.
Hoping for a good results today.
COYW

[SimonDaviesEnjoyer]

The Telegraph is a joke, I'd pay little attention.

[cookieg]

I have never said a bad word about the owners and am not going to start now, but found that quote from the article concerning: "he was one of a few available who fitted the profile that Fulham sought."

No idea what the profile we were sought was, but how Arbeloa with almost no management experience fitted that is really puzzling to me.

That comment can be taken anyway you choose to spin it. Maybe the club had a certain plan and were looking for a manager that would work to that plan and AA was one of a few who fitted what they wanted.