Marcelo Bielsa

[Drico]

Looks well

Good of Nuno to get his bags for him...

 

[DanB90]

RIP to DCLs hamstrings if we get Bielsa in. Might as well totally write off Mina, also.

Are there any players that would actually suit his style, other than Iwobi and Gray? Most of our players are slugs.

Onana. IGG potentially (he loves to run around like a Jack Russell chasing it’s tail)

Mykolenko seems athletic as well. He’s just not very good.
Patterson on the other wing would benefit too.

 

[Maine road Man]

My first away game as a kid of about 12 was the Everton v Liverpool FA Cup SF - the netting down the centre of the Kippax not doing it's job and golf balls and bottles winging their way past my ears, courtesy of Murder Inc.

Late 70s that game iirc, pal.

 

[KindofBlue]

Lots of bags , must have brought his grenades with him to clean house.

 

[Azza]

He watched all 380 games of La Liga last season in order to prepare for job interviews. lol

 

[maccavennie]

He watched all 380 games of La Liga last season in order to prepare for job interviews. lol

Watched 1 first half of ours and thought "crap"

 

[buededw1]

Did wonder if this might happen at some point in the future

no you didn't you cheeky man you

 

[Amokachi1995]

That it's got as far as Bielsa flying into the country is more than I expected. Must be a realistic chance of it happening (although I still think more likely to fall through).

I think the appointment would probably be doomed to failure for the same reasons as everyone else but at least it would indicate a change in approach.

 

[mikel_88]

That's the worry. What if they fail?
Would he walk out next Wednesday? He's done it before.

Have no answer for you both seem a match cant predict either what he will do or if the club will deliver.

 

[blulouie]

Biesla is probably the best choice available.

He will demand MORE from everybody, the Board, the players, the fans.

Will it work? Unlikely, but at least people wont be able to fail while having an easy ride.

Pretty much my way of thinking .

Horrendous time to be hiring ANY manager while we are in this mess.

But he is the only one that will give the whole club , owner , board & players a much needed massive JOLT.

Will it save us from relegation ?

I wish I had the answer.

 

[Stuartisitc1878]

am i right in saying he never signs long term contracts? So if it does all gone Pete Tong there will be no massive payoff

 

[Streetender1878]

All the luggage probably contains weird stuff like architects plans of Finch Farm. He probably knows our squad better than anyone on the board

Deffo. Hes been at finch farm for the past month.

 

[jinkyali]

For me if its Bielsa you sack Thelwell and give him total autonomy to do it come relegation or not.

 

[kiss the crest]

Pretty much my way of thinking .

Horrendous time to be hiring ANY manager while we are in this mess.

But he is the only one that will give the whole club , owner , board & players a much needed massive JOLT.

Will it save us from relegation ?

I wish I had the answer.

I would sooner go down fighting and having a proper go, which is what his teams will do, than just plodding along like we have done for decades

 

[sam17]

This is where I'm really struggling with this whole thing. Quite literally the last thing the club needs - possibly the only thing in the entire world of possibilities that could make our current situation worse - is us going all in on a manager who sees his arse after a couple of weeks and jibs us off. People talking about that as if it's a positive is blowing my mind.

That only happens if the club do not stick to their side of the deal. He isn't going to walk away for any other reason. Appointing him is make or break for the board. We need change, but it will never happen by playing the safe card, we are well beyond that, we need something extreme.