Pundit issues Stoke City warning as club eye ex-QPR boss to replace Schumacher
Stoke City are reportedly considering former QPR manager Gareth Ainsworth as a replacement for Steven Schumacher.
Pundit Palmer urges Stoke City to stick with Schumacher and not worry about replacing him, emphasizing the need for patience and stability.
Stoke City needs to focus on staying in the league and allowing Schumacher more time to implement his style of play and bring in new players.
Ainsworth’s previous struggles at QPR make him a risky choice for Stoke City, despite his experience of keeping the club in the Championship last season.
Pundit Carlton Palmer has urged Stoke City to stick with manager Steven Schumacher amid reports the club are considering a move for former Queens Park Rangers boss Gareth Ainsworth.
According to Football Insider, Schumacher is “fighting to keep his job”, and the Potters board “have actively been looking at potential replacements”, with Ainsworth on the club’s shortlist.
Schumacher only made the move to the bet365 Stadium from Plymouth Argyle in December, and the 39-year-old has won just three of his 11 games in charge so far, drawing three and losing five.
Stoke picked up a crucial 1-0 home win over relegation rivals QPR on Wednesday night, with Wouter Burger’s 45th-minute strike sealing all three points, and that victory is said to have eased some of the pressure on Schumacher.
Ainsworth has been out of work since being sacked by QPR in October after a disappointing 10-month stint at Loftus Road.
The 50-year-old did an outstanding job at Wycombe Wanderers prior to joining the R’s last February, but he won just five of his 28 games in charge of the Hoops, drawing four and losing 19, and he was dismissed with the club sitting in the relegation zone.
