We all want our team to beat most other teams while playing attractive football But in order to do that, you need players with technique and also, preferably pace. We are short on both commodities. Yes, we have a couple of very good players but so has every other team in the league. If you asked the supporters of other “average “ teams would they swap any of their players for ours, I suspect you wouldn’t get many takers.
Dyche is a practical manager. He realises results are the most important thing. Not how attractive the football is played by the team. He makes the most of the squad that’s available to him.
A number of the games like yesterday, are boring to watch. But not sure anyone else would do better with the players we have. 
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But not very rational, people seem to accept us have shit players, most accept Fulham are a better side, but then they don't accept us being out performed by that better team.
There are only three sides that I see as being worse than us, maybe two or three more a similar level, that means most games will be a struggle and would be for any manager. As to whether he would play differently with better players? Fuck knows, none of us do, although Burnley fans seem to think he did when they were in the championship. Previous Message
at present ndiaye is our *only* player with flair. Branthwaite will be back in soon, too. then what? who else should he be playing?
the reason we're playing the way we are is due to the squad. that will take years to fix, imo, and changing a manager isn't going to change what the squad is capable of.
the last time we had a team competing for Europe with any regularity was under Moyes - and that was built on the back of 1-0, hard fought games where we usually defended for our lives. it was only in the last few seasons of his tenure that we started playing with any level of style and even then it was built on top of solid, hard working defending.
personally, I hope we stick with Dyche and give thelwell time to develop the squad.
that said, I think we'll see him gone under new management as a statement of their intent. but if it doesn't come with new players to match, it'll be pointless.
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