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Pascal Chimbonda
Every body in just about every line of work that I know, does risk assessment..... And plans in place if those risk come to bare......
A dumbed down version may go a little something like this:
We only have one striker- is that enough?
Yes /no
Answer no
Reason: what if he gets injured, needs a rest blah blah blah
If this happens what is the course of action
Answer: We play son.
Is this a satisfactory risk mitigation
Answer: No
What is the reason for this answer
There is a high risk of Son not being able to settle in a new position in a new league in a new country with a new language, in fact it would be unfair to place that burden on what is a good prospect.
Alternative plan?
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I think others have answered better than me. I say a monumentally bad decision is to buy a £10m plus asset who you don't want just to fill a gap that others perceive to be a problem.
As for heads rolling, thankfully you're not in charge of that. There's no point in looking for spacegoats to answer a problem that has happened. That is a last resort. People will make mistakes and there will be errors in judgment. The point at which you decide heads must roll will be taking into account all facts that have led to any misperformance rather than just "you made a decision that this strikeforce was adequate at the beginning of the season, so I am going to hold you to it and fire you despite whatever mitigating factors there may be. Those were all risk assessed and therefore should be excluded from the analysis".