Yid4life
Player Valuation: £35m
I like him. Think he did a cracking job at SCBC and with a few quid to spend at yours, will do even better.
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I like him. Think he did a cracking job at SCBC and with a few quid to spend at yours, will do even better.
Toast
Player Valuation: £80m
Richard Gough won a few trophies as a player.
MichiganToffee-NSNO
Player Valuation: £8m
I can't see how you are not excited with what you posted with the results his Southampton team had. He made that team finish top 10 in his 3 years there and came close to Champions League this past season. Imagine what he can do with a team who isn't selling all of their top players and has the money to bring in star players. I am really excited and can't wait
Bluetintedspecs
Player Valuation: £6m
For those of you who are underwhelmed by Koeman's appointment, he has just taken Southampton to within three points of a Champions League place. Southampton! The same Southampton who have only finished in the top four once in their entire history. This was despite losing all his best players. He also did better than the supposedly brilliant Pochettino, twice, despite having to rebuild.
Apart from only finishing 6th with Southampton, it appears that some have doubts about him because of his time at Valencia (although he did still win the Copa del Rey) and his brief stint at Alkmaar. Even the best managers can have bad seasons. Just look at Mourinho at Chelsea last season.
I think most on here rate Pochettino, but he didn't exactly cover himself in glory at Espanyol. The following is from his Wiki page:
On 26 November 2012, however, following a 0–2 home loss against Getafe CF that left Espanyol in last place with just nine points from 13 matches, Pochettino's contract was terminated by mutual consent.
What about Simeone? We'd all be delirious if we'd managed to recruit him after the fantastic job he's done at Atletico. Well, he failed not once, but twice in Argentina as the following from Wiki illustrates:
On 7 November 2008, Simeone announced his resignation as coach of River Plate after their elimination at the quarter-final stage of Copa Sudamericana 2008 by the Mexican team Chivas and a poor run of form of 11 domestic games without a win, which left them bottom of the Primera División Argentina with only six games remaining. On 15 April 2009, Simeone joined San Lorenzo to replace Miguel Ángel Russo, following the club's exit in the first round of Copa Libertadores 2009. On 3 April 2010, Simeone quit San Lorenzo due to poor results and mounting criticism.
Just about every manager has at least one poor season on their CV, even legends of the game like Ferguson and Clough. Ferguson was under intense pressure in 1990, and the general view was he was only saved from the sack by winning the FA Cup. Clough, after winning the league with Derby, then had disastrous stints at Brighton and Leeds, so his reputation was well and truly tarnished when he went to Forest. We all know what happened next. Matt Busby almost relegated Man U in 1963, finishing 4th from bottom. He'd be sacked these days.
Even top managers make mistakes, but what makes them top managers is they learn from them and they're able to change if something isn't working. Martinez will never be a top manager because he has an unwavering conviction, bordering on delusional, that his way is best, and is the only way. He's not prepared to compromise, even the slightest, on his philosophy.
Koeman, on the other hand, has learned from his past mistakes and has used those experiences to make himself a better manager. At this moment in time, Koeman has proven himself to be an excellent manager and, make no mistake, getting him is a real coup. Moshiri is no fool and is very knowledgeable about his football, so if he's good enough for him, then he's good enough for me.
Apart from only finishing 6th with Southampton, it appears that some have doubts about him because of his time at Valencia (although he did still win the Copa del Rey) and his brief stint at Alkmaar. Even the best managers can have bad seasons. Just look at Mourinho at Chelsea last season.
I think most on here rate Pochettino, but he didn't exactly cover himself in glory at Espanyol. The following is from his Wiki page:
On 26 November 2012, however, following a 0–2 home loss against Getafe CF that left Espanyol in last place with just nine points from 13 matches, Pochettino's contract was terminated by mutual consent.
What about Simeone? We'd all be delirious if we'd managed to recruit him after the fantastic job he's done at Atletico. Well, he failed not once, but twice in Argentina as the following from Wiki illustrates:
On 7 November 2008, Simeone announced his resignation as coach of River Plate after their elimination at the quarter-final stage of Copa Sudamericana 2008 by the Mexican team Chivas and a poor run of form of 11 domestic games without a win, which left them bottom of the Primera División Argentina with only six games remaining. On 15 April 2009, Simeone joined San Lorenzo to replace Miguel Ángel Russo, following the club's exit in the first round of Copa Libertadores 2009. On 3 April 2010, Simeone quit San Lorenzo due to poor results and mounting criticism.
Just about every manager has at least one poor season on their CV, even legends of the game like Ferguson and Clough. Ferguson was under intense pressure in 1990, and the general view was he was only saved from the sack by winning the FA Cup. Clough, after winning the league with Derby, then had disastrous stints at Brighton and Leeds, so his reputation was well and truly tarnished when he went to Forest. We all know what happened next. Matt Busby almost relegated Man U in 1963, finishing 4th from bottom. He'd be sacked these days.
Even top managers make mistakes, but what makes them top managers is they learn from them and they're able to change if something isn't working. Martinez will never be a top manager because he has an unwavering conviction, bordering on delusional, that his way is best, and is the only way. He's not prepared to compromise, even the slightest, on his philosophy.
Koeman, on the other hand, has learned from his past mistakes and has used those experiences to make himself a better manager. At this moment in time, Koeman has proven himself to be an excellent manager and, make no mistake, getting him is a real coup. Moshiri is no fool and is very knowledgeable about his football, so if he's good enough for him, then he's good enough for me.
The Esk
Player Valuation: £70m
I understand the need for patience, but I do believe we need to believe that we can achieve success quicker than that.
I'd like us to set the challenge of winning the PL before we leave Goodison (assuming we are going to leave in the next two or three years). What an ambition to see the PL lifted at Goodison before we left! Could you imagine the scenes of our last game at Goodison and we were crowned Champions?
I don't care if some think this is viewed as outlandish, but why not make it an ambition and strive for it?
chazzle_dazzle
Player Valuation: £35m
You can make it an ambition without having to feel bad if we finish sixth in his first season
If we go sixth, fourth, second, then champions successive seasons, then I think that's an excellent outcome personally
Heck, sixth, sixth and Champions would be fine as well
The ambition should be to get us to be Champions eventually, but we shouldn't set a tight timetable for it
We should merely set a target of consistant improvement, at which point the title situation will sort itself out on its own
danny=)
Player Valuation: £8m
Baines' left foot
Player Valuation: £90m
I was pissing myself at this. Only just noticed the Southampton badge!Point to the teddy where mr moshiri touched you.
KaiserEFC
Player Valuation: £70m
I thought he'd do the business thats allI'm sorry mate
Want me to give you a consiliary hug?
*weeps unstoppably
royalblue66
Player Valuation: £70m
Any news on the presser ?
There there, it's okay mate, it's okay
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