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...what more is to coaching then?
Oh, and add fitness, passing, setting up defensively and working off the ball to his list of "issues"
This is Silva's remit.
He just isn't doing it very well at the moment.
And our players aren't very good.
@riddick
We saw a good manager on Saturday...I’d take the Wolves manager. Talks sense, seems a decent bloke, his players obviously play for him, and his tactics look pretty good. He might be able to get our squad performing better than they are.
Thankfully Huddersfield, Fulham, Cardiff, Burnley and Southampton are struggling so we should survive even though we appear to be in free fall, but this season is a total write off by the looks of it.
Thankfully Huddersfield, Fulham, Cardiff, Burnley and Southampton are struggling so we should survive even though we appear to be in free fall, but this season is a total write off by the looks of it.
Jamalio Danubio DiCanio
Player Valuation: £950k
Agree with this.
Brands as DoF should in essence be defining the footballing strategy and philosophy of the club at all levels.
You basically then need someone to come in and coach to the team. That coach needs to have a shared philosophy on how the game is played with Brands. It means that if you need to sack the head coach you get someone else in who has a similar footballing style and can easily adapt to the squad at their disposal.
If Silva is sacked I'd expect another head coach appointment in the mould of Silva. If we moved away from this and got in, for argument's sake, someone like LvG then I'd be worried about the direction of the club.
SpongeBob brown shoes
Player Valuation: £40m
I think we need to stay away from flavour of the month managers, we're making fools of ourselves with the hiring and firing, I'd like to think that Brands has already got his eye on a couple of potential managers to call if the time comes and not just have a knee jerk reaction and throw everything at the latest buzz name
Jamalio Danubio DiCanio
Player Valuation: £950k
Genuine question but why's he leaving Wolves to join us?
Wolves have a decent ground, good supporter base and seem to be able to keep and attract pretty good players (probably through their links with Mendes). He's also built up a well of support and goodwill in getting them promoted to the Premier league and then potentially getting them 7th and European football.
Why would he give that up for what is a poisoned chalice in terms of Premier League manager jobs?
That’s a fair point but I’d counter that by saying that wolves looked good getting promoted and still look good, several months into the season. Silva was a flavour of the month as he’s had about one good month in the premier league before he got to us.
I think we’re not going to attract a so-called top manager in our current state.
He probably wouldn’t give that up for us mate, but we should aspire to someone like that rather than someone who is unemployed for a reason maybe.
Yeh, well said. I think it’s more pertinent now than ever that Silva was essentially hired before Brands.
Jamalio Danubio DiCanio
Player Valuation: £950k
I agree.
He'd defo be a good manager to have. The challenge is identifying these managers with promise before they are out of reach.
We obviously thought Silva was one of these managers that was about to blossom. Maybe he isn't.
I'd rather take the risk on a unproven but promising manager like we did with Silva, Martinez and Moyes than go for the likes of Allardyce.
Eddie Howe looks the obvious candidate in the Premier League. Though I do wonder about David Wagner. The job he did at Huddersfield was brilliant despite them looking like relegation certainties at the moment.
Outside of the Premier League then Farke at Norwich is doing a very good job. In the Bundesliga I'd say Adits Hutter is doing a good job after winning a league previously with BSC Young Boys. Not sure there's anyone in Ligue 1 worth looking at. Quique Setien at Real Betis is an intriguing manager. Though at 60 it's probably not the right time for him to join the Premier League.
Simon Buttle
Player Valuation: £50m
That was more to do with what he had to work with though, i can't think attracting players there is easy either. There is something about Wagner i do agree, although there is no way i could be arsed with that whole Wagner/Klopp thing that would happen on derby day, it would be so tedious and tacky
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