Next Manager Watch

Ginola+Tonic said:

Matt Law also says in this that the club declined to comment on our manager search until the outcome of the Paratici case is clearer.
So how does he know we’re planning on talking to Enrique?
Looks like nobody knows what’s going on and are guessing.

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H-SF said:

Enrique is massively underrated on here for some reason. Associated with short termism when there is nothing to suggest he wouldn’t be willing to stay for a while at his next club. He’s younger than prototype project manager Ten Hag ffs. Coaches high pressing possession football (and before people say it’s boring, it’s how Pep’s City play and they are the best club side in Prem history) which is exactly what we need. Has an aura/stature to excite the fans and command authority in the dressing room. Top appointment.

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Ginola+Tonic said:

Matt Law also says in this that the club declined to comment on our manager search until the outcome of the Paratici case is clearer.
So how does he know we’re planning on talking to Enrique?
Looks like nobody knows what’s going on and are guessing.

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H-SF said:

Enrique is massively underrated on here for some reason. Associated with short termism when there is nothing to suggest he wouldn’t be willing to stay for a while at his next club. He’s younger than prototype project manager Ten Hag ffs. Coaches high pressing possession football (and before people say it’s boring, it’s how Pep’s City play and they are the best club side in Prem history) which is exactly what we need. Has an aura/stature to excite the fans and command authority in the dressing room. Top appointment.

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bubble07 said:

Not sure why but I'm one of those that just can't see him being good here but can't really give a good enough reason

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bubble07 said:

Question I've regularly pondered. If Levy went to Poch can you manage us until the summer and then we can reassess would he have said yes or no

I'm certain he would have galvanised the side short term to get us 4th

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GioW said:

Feels like he'd be better suited to chelsea , can't lie.

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spursfan77 said:

No Poch then according to the Athletic, as they have been maintaining on COYS and then here for most of the year. Obviously Levy isn't quite as desperate as it seems. If Chelsea don't go for Nagelsmann (I don't reckon they will) then I suspect he is top of the list and I would be happy with that. I wanted him when Poch went and when Mourinho went too. I think he'd get a tune out of us.

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Hotspur88 said:

I've told everyone no Poch for months now, this really shouldn't be new news.

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spursfast said:

we want Slot...hope

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jpascavitz said:

It's due to two reasons I believe:

• Per his wikipedia page, "In his third and final year, struggling for form and results, the manager switched to a 3–4–3 offense morphing into a 4–4–2 defensive shape, reminiscent of Antonio Conte's Premier League winners Chelsea more than Johan Cryuff's Dream Team, with Messi at the top of a midfield diamond, acting as chief play-maker, and Sergio Busquets, the sole holding defensive midfielder, responsible for breaking the first-line of opposition press.

The system favoured Neymar in particular, who played as a left forward, often cutting inside to link with lone striker Suárez, or to create an overload in the final-third sharing creative responsibilities with Messi. This change in formation was instrumental as they overcame 0–4, the biggest first-leg deficit in Champions League history, by defeating PSG 6–1 in the second-leg; however, the physical and tactical discipline required to sustain a 3–4–3 proved controversial."

• Many people liken his Barca side to having Messi, Neymar, and Suarez all during some incredible personal years. Yes we have Kane and Son for now, but I think many supporters are ready for some sort of rebuild and can he do/manage through that? Other than that, most have seen his Spain sides have 99.9% possession, yet fail to get the few goals to finish sides off.

I personally have not seen enough of his sides to have an opinion, but likely where the assumptions come from.

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C0YS said:

Its a common opinion in barca that he made them 'ugly' but highly misleading. He moved Barca away from pire tiki taka and into something more practical that suited his players more, but it was still largely possession based "proactive" football. He did very well in barca tbh amd was much better at Roma than people give him credit for.

I also think he did a relatively good job at Spain. Spain biggest problem is the players are either too young or too old. You have high potential players and past it players, erratic results being a natural consequence of those players.

The main reason he got the sack after the world cup is a vocal part of the media hated him. Largely because of his unconventional approach to the press. And frankly untraditional practices, such as changing the kits to all red and doing live twitch interviews directly with fans bypassing traditional means of communication. Which in spain, symbolic things like these count for more than they should. He also wasnt liked by some for not calling Ramos up, which tbh was the correct call.

I also think his time at Roma, while not good wasnt a disaster as some might imagine. He played good stuff and Roma were in a difficult transitional place. But its hard to see his time there as anything other than a disappointment.

The reason I'm unsure about him is principally that the way he sets up his teams require players we simply don't have, and a lot of them. I think it would be hard for him to succeed here in the short term, or even mid term. He would have to be backed with a complete overhaul and overauls are generally poor way of rebuilding teams and normally end in disaster, although often with long term benefits. In other words. If he comes in and we try and build a team in his vision it will probably be whoever replaces him that will reap the rewards (not dissimilar from Ramos and Redknapp).

If we are thinking strategically, and if we want to move to a more possession style of football we need someone who can do that while also being able to deal with the current strengths and weaknesses of the team. And this probably will be a manger whose happy to have more of a workmanlike midfield, attacking players built on explosivity, like son, rather than creativity etc. You can add the missing attributes. But not over night.

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robin09 said:

Slot beating PSV and Ajax to the title is pretty impressive. As well as a deep run in the Europa. Never heard of him before we fired Conte, but I'd be happy to see him get the job.

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C0YS said:

Its a common opinion in barca that he made them 'ugly' but highly misleading. He moved Barca away from pire tiki taka and into something more practical that suited his players more, but it was still largely possession based "proactive" football. He did very well in barca tbh amd was much better at Roma than people give him credit for.

I also think he did a relatively good job at Spain. Spain biggest problem is the players are either too young or too old. You have high potential players and past it players, erratic results being a natural consequence of those players.

The main reason he got the sack after the world cup is a vocal part of the media hated him. Largely because of his unconventional approach to the press. And frankly untraditional practices, such as changing the kits to all red and doing live twitch interviews directly with fans bypassing traditional means of communication. Which in spain, symbolic things like these count for more than they should. He also wasnt liked by some for not calling Ramos up, which tbh was the correct call.

I also think his time at Roma, while not good wasnt a disaster as some might imagine. He played good stuff and Roma were in a difficult transitional place. But its hard to see his time there as anything other than a disappointment.

The reason I'm unsure about him is principally that the way he sets up his teams require players we simply don't have, and a lot of them. I think it would be hard for him to succeed here in the short term, or even mid term. He would have to be backed with a complete overhaul and overauls are generally poor way of rebuilding teams and normally end in disaster, although often with long term benefits. In other words. If he comes in and we try and build a team in his vision it will probably be whoever replaces him that will reap the rewards (not dissimilar from Ramos and Redknapp).

If we are thinking strategically, and if we want to move to a more possession style of football we need someone who can do that while also being able to deal with the current strengths and weaknesses of the team. And this probably will be a manger whose happy to have more of a workmanlike midfield, attacking players built on explosivity, like son, rather than creativity etc. You can add the missing attributes. But not over night.

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Rosco1984 said:

This rules out most of the human race unfortunately.

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C0YS said:

Its a common opinion in barca that he made them 'ugly' but highly misleading. He moved Barca away from pire tiki taka and into something more practical that suited his players more, but it was still largely possession based "proactive" football. He did very well in barca tbh amd was much better at Roma than people give him credit for.

I also think he did a relatively good job at Spain. Spain biggest problem is the players are either too young or too old. You have high potential players and past it players, erratic results being a natural consequence of those players.

The main reason he got the sack after the world cup is a vocal part of the media hated him. Largely because of his unconventional approach to the press. And frankly untraditional practices, such as changing the kits to all red and doing live twitch interviews directly with fans bypassing traditional means of communication. Which in spain, symbolic things like these count for more than they should. He also wasnt liked by some for not calling Ramos up, which tbh was the correct call.

I also think his time at Roma, while not good wasnt a disaster as some might imagine. He played good stuff and Roma were in a difficult transitional place. But its hard to see his time there as anything other than a disappointment.

The reason I'm unsure about him is principally that the way he sets up his teams require players we simply don't have, and a lot of them. I think it would be hard for him to succeed here in the short term, or even mid term. He would have to be backed with a complete overhaul and overauls are generally poor way of rebuilding teams and normally end in disaster, although often with long term benefits. In other words. If he comes in and we try and build a team in his vision it will probably be whoever replaces him that will reap the rewards (not dissimilar from Ramos and Redknapp).

If we are thinking strategically, and if we want to move to a more possession style of football we need someone who can do that while also being able to deal with the current strengths and weaknesses of the team. And this probably will be a manger whose happy to have more of a workmanlike midfield, attacking players built on explosivity, like son, rather than creativity etc. You can add the missing attributes. But not over night.

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