Upon being appointed as manager of fledgling Major League Soccer side Inter Miami in January 2021, Phil Neville set out a vision: "This fantastic soccer-loving market deserves consistent performances and a winning mentality, and I look forward to getting to work." The only consistency in recent weeks has been defeat.
Six on the spin have sent Miami spiralling towards the bottom of the Eastern Conference, level on points with basement boys Montreal.
For a franchise that is backed by David Beckham and is courting Lionel Messi, it's not where the club wants or expects to be.
The buck stops with Neville, as the former Manchester United man acknowledged after the most recent defeat. Miami squandered several chances in their 1-0 loss at Houston Dynamo and the 46-year-old fronted up afterwards. ALSO READ: Neville facing crucial Inter Miami period "You're right, we need to start winning," he said. "It's nowhere near good enough for what we want for this football club.
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