Mauricio Sarri

[Vintage]

You'd love Sarriball mate, trust me.

His Napoli side was something very special to watch

 

[catcherintherye]

Trying to remember the overlapping right back/wing back he had at Napoli. No question if you are going to sustain top half football you need legs in those positions.

The caveat to this may be that Patterson would suit his style more, in way he clearly doesn't understand Dyche.

 

[OneTrueLegend]

I think people writing Sarri off because he is 65 is a bit mad, look at the amount of time most managers spend at clubs these days, if he stayed with us for 5 seasons and retired at 70, would that be so bad? Most current managers in the league, other than Pep and Thomas Frank have done less than 3 years.

I am not sure we have the players to play "SarriBall". From what I can work out its basically a 4-3-3 with 1 holding midfielder and 2 box to box players
the fullbacks getting forward and overlapping, constant pressing, high defensive line, possession based and compact.

I think in the forward areas with DCL, Ndiaye and Lindstrom we can probably play that way, but the make up of the Central Midfield would be where we may have challenges and we dont have the fullbacks to play this, in my opinion and I am not sure we have the CB's or DM's to play a high line.

Perhaps SarriBall can be adapted I dont know.

 

[john jako]

Rather have the bucket sniffing bielsa than this grandad

 

[COYBL25]

Rather have the bucket sniffing bielsa than this grandad

You do realise that Bielsa is 69

 

[john jako]

You do realise that Bielsa is 69

I don’t believe anyone can be 69 years of age and crouch down for 90 mins on a touchline like him. Got one of them African passports with a blag age

 

[COYBL25]

I don’t believe anyone can be 69 years of age and crouch down for 90 mins on a touchline like him. Got one of them African passports with a blag age

The kneeling isn`t the problem at that age, it`s the getting back up

 

[john jako]

The kneeling isn`t the problem at that age, it`s the getting back up

Yeh think that’s why he uses a bucket lol.

 

[Walken]

The caveat to this may be that Patterson would suit his style more, in way he clearly doesn't understand Dyche.

I still look back at that Villa away game in the league and wish we tried that formation again. Maybe it might not work now without Onanas legs, but it really suited Patterson

 

[catcherintherye]

I still look back at that Villa away game in the league and wish we tried that formation again. Maybe it might not work now without Onanas legs, but it really suited Patterson

Was that a 4231?

 

[Walken]

Was that a 4231?

It was quite hybrid with 3 at the back and then Patterson and myko swapping between forming a four in midfield with onana and Garner or 5 at the back, danjuma and I think Harrison roamed behind calvert lewin.

I think the only game villa lost at home in about 20 and seemed to get the vest out of many of thosevplayers

 

[Blue peter]

Sorry @Eggs it had to be done...

Thoughts on is he the right man for the job, seems to be a fair bit of chatter going around about him being interested in the UK idea.

Not for me. Purely from a health and safety perspective, he already looks like a manager at the end of his tenure having managed us. Imagine what he’ll look like once he has finished managing us (if he has keeled over by then)

 

[bluestevon]

I thought he was weak to give in to Keppa.
It was his call if he stuck to his guns the keeper would have to come off.
It's a no from me , to old and for all his years hasn't achieved all that much.

First ten years he managed he still worked as a banker mate, only went full time in 99'

 

[Blue83]

He seems a bit of a nutcase, not sure we're ready for more nutcasery

 

[bluestevon]

I think people writing Sarri off because he is 65 is a bit mad, look at the amount of time most managers spend at clubs these days, if he stayed with us for 5 seasons and retired at 70, would that be so bad? Most current managers in the league, other than Pep and Thomas Frank have done less than 3 years.

I am not sure we have the players to play "SarriBall". From what I can work out its basically a 4-3-3 with 1 holding midfielder and 2 box to box players
the fullbacks getting forward and overlapping, constant pressing, high defensive line, possession based and compact.

I think in the forward areas with DCL, Ndiaye and Lindstrom we can probably play that way, but the make up of the Central Midfield would be where we may have challenges and we dont have the fullbacks to play this, in my opinion and I am not sure we have the CB's or DM's to play a high line.

Perhaps SarriBall can be adapted I dont know.

I think with O'Brien and Branthwaite we definitely do mate, Tarkowski not so much but the way he's looked this season so far I'm worrying he's starting to look like a 33 year old who plays every game every season...