Gallows humour could result in some Blackburn followers claiming the sacking of Valerien Ismael on deadline day really ended a difficult month with a constructive, given the perceived detrimental impression the Frenchman was having on the Rovers workforce.
However in a strategic sense, whoever replaces Ismael inherits the identical issues he has been wrestling with and 0 flexibility to do something about it till June which, by then, might be too late.
Eiran Cashin is a high-level Championship defender who would enhance most groups within the division, however one additional physique doesn’t deal with the huge damage points the squad has on the coronary heart of the defence, one thing Ismael continuously marketed.
Monetary backing did come within the type of Mathias Jorgensen’s signing from Bodo/Glimt, whereas Dapo Afolayan arrives with attacking pedigree, albeit largely in League One.
These signings add larger depth, competitors and, hopefully, extra high quality within the remaining third and do straight impression the beginning XI relatively than being depth items, however the group appears short-handed, significantly on the different finish of the pitch.
Outcomes do dictate numerous the narrative, and league place, Ismael’s dismissal and continuous fan discontent is greater than sufficient proof that issues are usually not nicely at Ewood Park, which maybe bleeds into analysing their work over the previous month.
However with a squad that doesn’t appear to have been strengthened adequately, and the necessity for a brand new head coach to work inside a really specified framework, it’s laborious to see if important enchancment might be made.
