gonetomorrow
Player Valuation: £70m
He'd be lucky to land the Birmingham job.
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Barca hiring him shows how far they've fallen. A completely brainless decision.
Out in March once the new president is in. Xavi to take the job. Messi to sign a new deal. Koeman off to beach.
It's still Barcelona. Even as bad as things are behind the scenes almost every manager would jump at the opportunity. Very few have the leverage to pass on that job and still get something at a similar level.It wasn't like anyone better was going to sully their reputation by jumping onto that sinking ship, knowing full well that they would be scapegoated for failure and removed by the new board.
Koeman is being well compensated for taking a fall.
Xavi may wait until more of the financial dust settles. If he walks through the door now, it's likely to end like Lampard. That's not because he's at Lampard's level, but because the squad is a mess, the club hasn't the finances to fix it and the board is going to need someone to blame the next time elections roll around.
I'm also not convinced that Barca can actually afford to sack Koeman, unless Xavi is willing to work for peanuts.
Those problems can probably be contracted around - Barca could write Xavi an extremely long-term deal by today's standards that doesn't pay particularly well until year two once Koeman's wages are off the books.
It's still Barcelona. Even as bad as things are behind the scenes almost every manager would jump at the opportunity. Very few have the leverage to pass on that job and still get something at a similar level.
The thing is I don't think taking the job was predetermined failure for competent managers. Obviously that isn't Koeman, but someone like Pochettino or Allegri probably does better and at least has them competitive in the CL and maybe for the Spanish league.Failure is generally a bad career move.
What I take away from it is that Koeman is headed towards closing the managerial chapter of his life. He has the dream job, won't retain it and burned his home country to take it.
He'd have to step down considerably to find future employment, and I just don't see him doing it.
Bravo, couldn’t agree more, it’s great to watch‘Kin fat faced, arrogant, bullying prick. I’m enjoying watching him ruin his beloved Barca, gonna be even funnier when the one player who’s been saving them leaves in the summer. Just a shame Niasse didn’t chin him.
Failure is generally a bad career move.
What I take away from it is that Koeman is headed towards closing the managerial chapter of his life. He has the dream job, won't retain it and burned his home country to take it.
He'd have to step down considerably to find future employment, and I just don't see him doing it.
We compo'd him for a good screw, signed for Barca for 2yrs. Wasn't short before us either.Failure is generally a bad career move.
What I take away from it is that Koeman is headed towards closing the managerial chapter of his life. He has the dream job, won't retain it and burned his home country to take it.
He'd have to step down considerably to find future employment, and I just don't see him doing it.
Failure is generally a bad career move.
What I take away from it is that Koeman is headed towards closing the managerial chapter of his life. He has the dream job, won't retain it and burned his home country to take it.
He'd have to step down considerably to find future employment, and I just don't see him doing it.
I argued with a Barça fan today who insists that Messi generates twice the amount for the club. I don't believe that personally but if it were true it would mean the board must be even more incompetent than they appear. And that's a high bar.
I don't think Roberto is a football fraud. His talents are obviously more suited to managing a decent international team than maintaining a prolonged stint as a domestic club manager in the premier league. I think more power to him if he realises this and sticks to what he is good at.He should never have left the national team. At least Roberto knows the safety of international football is stopping him being further exposed as a fraud. Koeman’s career at a top European club is over. He’s so abrasive that I’m not sure even a mid table team would go for him anymore.
I don't think Roberto is a football fraud. His talents are obviously more suited to managing a decent international team than maintaining a prolonged stint as a domestic club manager in the premier league. I think more power to him if he realises this and sticks to what he is good at.
Koeman wasn't humble enough to have the same thought process and stick with being a decent manager of his national side and improving the perception of the footballing world to his somewhat lacking coaching skills.