Michael118
-
Posts
1,262 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Gallery
Downloads
Profiles
Forums
Blogs
Articles
Media Demo
Store
Events
Everything posted by Michael118
-
-
?
-
No, it's just a natural process. When it's successful others try and replicate it but it rarely works because they put what they believe are the right 'structures' and 'principles' in place but what they're missing is the same level of insight or inspiration behind it. It's not something which can be replicated with any degree of certainty by external measures or standards.
-
A manager is the heart and soul of a team, not just a 'cog in the wheel'. I think there is an overemphasis on having the right structures in place and following a certain set of ''guidelines and principles to success', when the most important factor for success is simply identifying quality and potential in key areas, getting those people on board and allowing them to do what they do best. It should be a fairly simple process in the right hands.
-
So are you putting Dean Smith in the role of a builder because management is far more complex and multi-dimensional than just following an 'architect's plans and structures'. The manager has to be an architect himself and it's the actual quality a manager possesses rather than any 'external structures' which will be the crucial determining factor on whether a manager succeeds or fails. You could place 10 random managers in a 'quality structure' for wildly varying results. Place 1 quality manager in 10 random 'structures' and you can bank on some degree of success most if not every time.
-
I see the "he's got 4 promotions so he'll get us promoted" fallacy has been replaced by the fallacy of "we need a modern manager who plays attractive football to get the best out of our talented but repressed squad" (which is massively overrated fwiw). A 'modern manager who plays attractive football' sounds good in theory but in reality the chances of our owners picking one with actual quality is slim at best. All the while we have 2 genuine top 10 quality Premier League managers as candidates (Ranieri and Allardyce) who will most likely be ignored over a ridiculous concept of 'style'. What a joke.
-
Rodgers is massively overrated. Had one of the best squads you'll see at Liverpool and would be a minor upgrade on Bruce if that. If we are serious about promotion, genuine stability and rocketing up the Premier League when we get there, Ranieri or Allardyce is the way to go.
-
It's been 12 years since the last decent appointment and Bruce has been as awful as any of them.
-
-
Whether the next appointment is a success or not will have little if anything to do with style and philosophy and a lot more to do with how much actual quality and potential the manager has underneath it all. Bruce isn't failing because 'he doesn't do tactics' or because he's 'from the old brigade''. It's because he's just a fairly ordinary manager and is being exposed for it.
-
Why would he want to when he has the Whelan, Adomah and Elmohamady dream team to pick from? Edit: Just to be clear - Gil, Westwood and Bacuna would tear the Championship to pieces under a manager like Allardyce.
-
Would be the first decent manager we've appointed in over 10 years, with the possible exception of Paul Lambert.
-
The Ex-Villa Player thread - Keeping tabs on old Villans
Michael118 replied to Moneill's topic in Other Football
https://www.90min.com/posts/6177927-burnley-4-0-bournemouth-report-ratings-reaction-as-clarets-grab-first-pl-win-of-the-season https://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/sport/16896795.reading-fc-player-ratings-as-royals-claim-deserved-3-0-win-over-nigel-adkins-hull-city/ http://hobnob.royals.org/forum/search.php?keywords=bacuna+ -
Based on what I've seen of them both. Terry is a natural leader, the kind of person who inspires confidence in people around him. Henry was a great player but hasn't got the personal qualities to make it as a top manager from what I've seen.
-
Better than Henry.
-
Ranieri, Allardyce, Hiddink or Sanchez Flores. 'It is damaging to a career you have spent years and years and years putting together and accumulating and proving that you are a quality manager and even though the reasons are not that valid it is still pretty damaging.'
-
-
Collins has more quality than Baker. He hasn't got the same leadership ability as Terry though, who for me compensated to a large extent for Bruce's lack of motivational ability. It's why I think Allardyce would be a great appointment right now. He's one of the best around in terms of motivation, player management and organization which I think is what we need. Bolasie won't be with us for long either unless we get promoted which is unlikely with Bruce as manager.
-
I
-
His positives far outweigh any negatives for me.
-
I rated him as one of the better and most underrated CDM's in the Premier League when he was at Crystal Palace. I think people underestimate what he adds in terms of his mentality. I can't think of a player who is more self-disciplined and leads by example better than Jedinak. He has some fairly rare qualities which make a bigger difference than most people realise.
-
We have arguably the best CDM in the championship and are pigeon holing him in a position he's never played in before to compensate for Bruce's inability to find anyone else with those qualities who can actually play the position or bring out some of those qualities in any of the existing players. Says it all unfortunately.
-
The last time I saw him play was at the end of 15/16, but he was arguably in the best shape of his career, so unless he's slowed down massively since then, this should be a good signing. Both him and Bolasie have played under Allardyce and fairly sure he wanted to sign Hourihane at one stage. Would be a perfect time for a managerial change.
-
Bolasie a class above and it showed.
-
The Ex-Villa Player thread - Keeping tabs on old Villans
Michael118 replied to Moneill's topic in Other Football
https://www.football.london/reading-fc/aluko-meyler-awful-yiadom-bright-15099446 http://hobnob.royals.org/forum/search.php?st=0&sk=t&sd=d&sr=posts&keywords=bacuna
