PFA chief Gordon Taylor feels sorry for players who are asked to give their opinion on their manager to the club's owners, especially when it leads to the manager losing his job(the Mirror).
Taylor claims that Claudio Ranieri won't be the last manager to be sacked due to player power. The PFA boss also says that when players are asked about their views on their boss and club's current plightthey are stuck in a no win scenario.
Chief Executive Taylor said that:It is never easy for players. What do they do if the owner asks for an opinion?Does he say I would rather not speak about it? It is a really difficult situation, because they would be just as concerned as everybody else, including the manager.
If they are called privately or confidentially to discuss what is happening it puts them in a very delicate position. They can't win actually and that is what worries me.It happens, it has happened before and will no doubt happen again.
Claudio Ranieri won't be the last manager undone by player power, warns PFA chief Gordon Taylor https://t.co/ujc7DnGb27 pic.twitter.com/fNGfStAPEf
Taylor went on to say that Ranieri's dismissal wasn't purely because of player power: "In the way that players aren't involved necessarily in the appointment of a manager, the ultimate responsibility [for sacking a manager] lies with the owners and board.
I was just sad it was portrayed as being down to the players because it is far from that.What they are really able to influence is their own game, performances and tactics.There would be so many other factors [than their views] in the final decision.�