Look don't want this to be a dig at DC or any of the players, just want to stoke some debate.
With Bliss going today, it's made me think of the number of players DC has either fallen out with or failed to get the best out of.
Bliss was far from the finished article, but Agogo was far worse when he first came. It took Jason Roberts god knows how many sessions with Gary Penrice to get him upto speed and I'm sure the older folk can regale countless other players that had a slow start, but improved with patience and good coaching/man management.
In the relegation season he stripped Parkes of the captaincy and got the square root of sod all out of O'Toole who previously, even if not playing well would always be a goal threat.
Harrison is a more complex one, it could be argue DC played the 'treat 'em mean, keep 'em keen' routine perfectly last season, but it's a shame we've failed to get anything out of him this season after scoring twice in his first two starts.
Dawson, looked a really dangerous player and created numerous assists. Far from the finished article but we shouldve signed him as he had miles more potential than Gosling, Balanta (who he tried to resign) and Montano.
Lines, easily the most naturally talented player in the squad, but was in and out of the side even before his injury.
Mildenhall, would he have been any worse than Nichols and not cost us a penny?
Barring Lines (who already knew the club), Dawson and I guess to a certain extent Cunnington, Martin and Chapman all of his loan signings have been a major disapointment, is that partly a failure to integrate them into the squad?
Look DC has done a sterling job this season, as the league table reflects, but are we seeing a limitation of his management. Can he only manage the Lockyers, the Sinclairs, the Mansells of this world who are solid pros, committed 100% to the club and the team? I guess there's nothing wrong with that the likes of Moyes, Pullis, Allardyce, Bruce, Warnock etc etc have built solid and sucessful teams on those attributes, but is the key reason none of those became a Ferguson or a Wenger because they couldn't handle the more complex personalities?