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| Negative voices have suddenly appeared in full force (completely out of the blue) and I have heard whispers of discontent at the management team’s handling of the squad, both on and off the field. This week’s column is intended to offer the complete defence of Cusacks actions against those already slamming his attempts so far.
New management brings fresh hope, optimism and genuine aspirations of future success to all clubs. How many Swans fans have you heard stating that we have an outside chance of automatic promotion this year – lets be realistic here!! Nick Cusack has been a fans favourite, a leader on and off the pitch and a calm head when chaos loomed last season. He was the automatic choice for a club on a small budget with hopes of regaining higher league status to lead them into the future. But let’s not kid ourselves here. Cusack was forced to attempt to gain a “management-know-how” with a mediocre squad in a handful of matches at the backend of last season. Those involved dreadful results at Hartlepool (7-1) and Rushden (4-0) and it became clear that Cusack was looking forward to chopping out the deadwood in pre-season. Now that pre-season is over, it seems that we expect instant-success. Unfair. Natural managers that achieve immediate success are very rare, for example – look at Brian Clough, David Moyes and Bobby Robson’s first six months in management. No one in their right mind could state that Cusack’s performance so far has been unsatisfactory as we must remember he is still a baby in terms of football management. Instead, why not focus on our league position in 6 months time, allowing Cusack a “fair crack of the whip”? In my opinion, Cusack has made some poor decisions, notably the handling of Roger Freestone at Bury that perhaps cost us a point (and seems to be the fuel behind the recent onslaught). However, he has also made some admirable choices, by improving the squad immensely, adding some real fight to the side and dropping Andrew Mumford. As I have stated in past weeks, Andrew Mumford is probably our best midfielder and many managers may have been slightly anxious to drop him from the first team. Nevertheless, Cusack has shown his players that he is not afraid to drop his stars if they are under-performing and players will not dictate his team selection. I for one am 100% behind Cusack and believe that he can do a job for this club, but if we do suffer a humiliating defeat, blame the players instead – like those defenders that have been shocking in recent weeks………….but that is another story! |
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