Some Bristol City fans have shared their criticism of manager Lee Johnson on social media following their 3-0 loss to West Brom in Saturday’s Championship fixture.
Bristol City suffered a resounding 3-0 loss to Championship leaders West Brom this past Saturday. The Robins accumulated a higher percentage of the possession than West Brom, according to WhoScored.com.
However, they struggled to turn their possession dominance into shots on goal this past weekend. The Robins hit the target with just one of their seven shots in Saturday’s game. Meanwhile, The Baggies forged out a total of 17 shots versus Bristol City, hitting the target with eight of them.
Saturday’s game gave Bristol City their second straight Championship loss, having lost 1-0 versus second-placed Leeds United the previous weekend. Following their two straight losses, the Robins now sit three points off the Championship play-offs, in seventh place in the table.
Some Bristol City supporters have been critical of manager Lee Johnson on Twitter following Saturday’s heavy defeat at home to West Brom. Read the critical posts from some Bristol City fans in the tweets below.
Is Lee Johnson the right man to continue to lead Bristol City forward?YES, JOHNSON IS STILL THE RIGHT MAN FOR BRISTOL CITY
NO, JOHNSON IS NOT THE RIGHT MAN FOR BRISTOL CITY ANYMORE
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— Bristol City FC (@BristolCity) February 23, 2020
https://twitter.com/MikeTziorta/status/1231524035470725121
LJ stabilised the club Into a mid table championship club and made the club profitable with player development but the end of last season and all of this the football has been dire. Still doesn’t know his best 11, this is his squad, we have no game plan, we are soft. Time to go
— TABayliselecLtd (@TABayliselecLtd) February 23, 2020
I’ve lost belief in this manager and players at this point in time #BristolCity
— jebusmoore (@Jebusmoore) February 23, 2020
15 home wins out of the last 40 games would suggest not.
Too many changes and still doesn’t know his best team or formation.— Jon Gradwell ??????? (@jgrads74) February 23, 2020
I didn’t expect to win the last two games, however, I did expect us to play better than we did
— Martyn (@MartynPoole) February 23, 2020
https://twitter.com/BristolJanner/status/1231549193334001669
What do we think?
Johnson became the Bristol City manager in February 2016, with the club sitting in 22nd place in the Championship table, battling relegation. The 38-year-old manager signed a four-year contract extension in May 2019, having guided the Robins to an eighth-place finish last season.
Johnson has seen the Robins improve during his time as manager. The club now sit in seventh place, battling to get into the play-offs – in stark contrast to the position they were in when he took over four years ago. While recent results haven’t been great, it may be harsh to criticise Johnson so much considering how much the Robins have improved during his time at the club.