Marka Ragnos Posted January 15, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 15, 2023 I wish him the best, but if I were him, I would consider going back to the Scottish premier league, obviously not at rangers, and reestablish a foundation there. He seemed pretty comfortable in that Level , and it would probably help rebuild confidence and give a chance to learn. Managing Poland seems like a huge risk. If he blows it there, his reputation will truly be in Tatters. A lot of better managers than he have lost their jobs in the English Premier league, it’s brutal. He’s not ready for that level play. International play for Poland will be like coaching Villa, and there won’t be much tolerance for losses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Just now, Marka Ragnos said: I wish him the best, but if I were him, I would consider going back to the Scottish premier league, obviously not at rangers, and reestablish a foundation there. He seemed pretty comfortable in that Level , and it would probably help rebuild confidence and give a chance to learn. Managing Poland seems like a huge risk. If he blows it there, his reputation will truly be in Tatters. A lot of better managers than he have lost their jobs in the English Premier league, it’s brutal. He’s not ready for that level play. International play for Poland will be like coaching Villa, and there won’t be much tolerance for losses. Yes because Stevie Me is going to rock up at Aberdeen and sign £780 a week footballers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted January 15, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 15, 2023 5 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: Yes because Stevie Me is going to rock up at Aberdeen and sign £780 a week footballers. If he were wise. It’s a pretty big if. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinebro Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Hope he fails 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 His reputation as a manager already isn't great as didn't do well with us and rightly or wrongly any good form with us, or success he had with Rangers now being credited to Beale. Not sure if he would have much to lose as Poland manager, their group for the Euro 2024 qualifers consists of Czech Republic, Albania, Faroe Islands, Moldova, don't know a great deal about those national teams at the moment, but surely Gerrard would have a good chance qualifying from that group with Poland. Maybe he can rebuild his reputation on the international stage, in a similar fashion to how Southgate has done, that is by managing a national team that mostly plays fixtures against weaker countries in football terms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mikeyjavfc Posted January 15, 2023 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted January 15, 2023 Steven Gerrard in a managerial role where he can make no signings and has to rely entirely on his coaching and tactics…yeah good luck with that. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 I look forward to him explaining after every loss that he will be signing new players in the summer to replace these players that keep letting him down Probably drop Lewandowski for not looking him in the eye 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 On 11/01/2023 at 18:01, HanoiVillan said: I don't see it. Have England ever hired a manager based on doing well with another country's national team? If he's after the England job, doing some work at St George's and then becoming U23 manager when there's a vacancy would be his best route IMO. Hodgson managed loads of international teams and was said to be in contention in early 2000s around the time Sven got it. That said he came back to prem and did pretty good jobs at Fulham and West Brom so that was more what got him England job. Gerrard managing Poland will be really random. Can only think someone at Polish FA is a big Liverpool fan, asked Cash if it would be a good idea, Cashy said "tak" and here we are. I think Lewa is staying on so Poland will probably scrape into the euros but difficult to see what impact he can make given it's generally an ageing team now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 4 hours ago, useless said: If Gerrard becomes Poland manager, I would not be surprised to see a lot more English players with dual nationality switch to Poland. I don't know if there are many dual nationals at the moment, maybe in the lower age groups, Marschall of us is one, but maybe that's part of the Polish FA's thinking, appoint Gerrard and attract some of the up and coming young English players that have dual nationality with Poland. Did Tarkowski ever get an England cap in a competitive game? That could be one to look at although he's probably rejected their advances in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 He'll thrash a couple of minnows like Moldova and the Faroe Islands and the media will gleefully proclaim that this proves we didn't give him enough time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozvillafan Posted January 16, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 16, 2023 22 minutes ago, Mantis said: He'll thrash a couple of minnows like Moldova and the Faroe Islands and the media will gleefully proclaim that this proves we didn't give him enough time. He won't. He'll scrape past them based on a "few moments of magic" from his superior squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 5 hours ago, ozvillafan said: He won't. He'll scrape past them based on a "few moments of magic" from his superior squad. Trying to call up Coutinhoski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Maybe he needs to look at Erik ten Hag working as a youth manager, coach and assistant for 13 years and learning under various managers before taking his first managerial job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted January 16, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 16, 2023 12 hours ago, useless said: His reputation as a manager already isn't great as didn't do well with us and rightly or wrongly any good form with us, or success he had with Rangers now being credited to Beale. Not sure if he would have much to lose as Poland manager, their group for the Euro 2024 qualifers consists of Czech Republic, Albania, Faroe Islands, Moldova, don't know a great deal about those national teams at the moment, but surely Gerrard would have a good chance qualifying from that group with Poland. Maybe he can rebuild his reputation on the international stage, in a similar fashion to how Southgate has done, that is by managing a national team that mostly plays fixtures against weaker countries in football terms. Poland would massively struggle to qualify from that group with Gerrard as manager, even if top 2 go through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 3 hours ago, gwi1890 said: Maybe he needs to look at Erik ten Hag working as a youth manager, coach and assistant for 13 years and learning under various managers before taking his first managerial job. He is too big headed for that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBOB Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Got a job yet, Stevie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 2 minutes ago, DJBOB said: Got a job yet, Stevie? I honestly don’t think he reads VT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 5 hours ago, ferguson1 said: I honestly don’t think he reads VT. He has other things to read in fairness 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a-k Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 12 minutes ago, Zatman said: He has other things to read in fairness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCollins29 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 The smart move for him would be just to give up on the idea of being a manager and join the punditry game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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