The man needs time. He has said this himself from the off but he could be a victim of his own transition like o’Driscoll was. I can’t accept that this is as bad as the odriscoll/McKinnes days though. Pearson has proved with the likes of HNM, Tanner, Pring, Atkinson and dare I say it, Vardy, that he’s more qualified mot nurture talented players. Seeing some people compare this to the McKinnes days is a hasty reaction after a very poor performance. Comparing this to the Foster/Pearson days seems wrong. The thought of those two in our team now sends shivers down my spine and not in a good way.
I do have a slight issue with him playing Martin week in week out and I will be interested to see if that continues when Semenyo and Conway are fit again. But others have said Martin is our best striker and it’s the creativity from midfield and the wings that we lack. I’m happy to accept that but I want to see what Pearson can do with another summer transfer window to fill those gaps, because if the players I listed above are anything to go by, there are reasons to be optimistic.
Lets also not forget that he’s still implementing his own back-room staff and clearing up the left-overs from LJ and DH.
Credit to all that stick with us and will get behind us on Saturday. Fond memories of the Ricoh and a couple of trips we had up there with GJ, Byfield getting a brace iirc. Despite their form, no reason why we can bounce back and get something from the game.