Magic Juande by Guillem Balague

[Juande]

A very good read:clap::clap:

Sorry not sure if a link has already been done??
http://www.skysports.com/experts/expert_story/0,19793,12087_3194330,00.html

 

[DC_Boy]

yep good read

how I used to despair at substitutions when Hodd and then Hughton used to draw all those diagrams (and in Hod's case some classic HodEnglish too I'd guess) and I'd think/say time and time again - are the players really taking all this in - shouldn't they know a lot of this already

glad to see JR is simplifying things

 

[Houdini]

I watched the interview with Guillem Balague, this is someone who i listen to, he is one of the most knowledgeable people in football.

 

[worcestersauce]

One for posterirty

 

[Juande]

yep good read

how I used to despair at substitutions when Hodd and then Hughton used to draw all those diagrams (and in Hod's case some classic HodEnglish too I'd guess) and I'd think/say time and time again - are the players really taking all this in - shouldn't they know a lot of this already

glad to see JR is simplifying things

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

 

[SpurSince57]

yep good read

how I used to despair at substitutions when Hodd and then Hughton used to draw all those diagrams (and in Hod's case some classic HodEnglish too I'd guess) and I'd think/say time and time again - are the players really taking all this in - shouldn't they know a lot of this already

glad to see JR is simplifying things

Some wag on Topspurs suggested Chris might have been better employed standing on the touchline brandishing a giant Spurs flag and yelling 'Tora! Tora! Tora!' for 90 minutes.

 

[DC_Boy]

Juande and 57

 

[tRiKS]

Marcotti, Gieme and G.hunter are 3 of the best football journo's around. substance not specualation, technical reporting not agenda driven bias with blindspots. No conincidence they are employed by people outside the british tabloid family!!

 

[DEFchenkOE]

Was just about to post this, a very good read. Balague has interviewed him a few times now they usually show it on Revista. He sometimes gets his speculation wrong but is generally very good and much better than most British journos.

 

[batigol]

Very insightful article. I know some people won't like me comparing but this article outlines the big difference between Ramos's and Jol's coaching style. The key for Ramos is to be simple, direct and effective. I am grateful to Jol for laying down the foundations for Ramos to build on but I know for sure that Ramos is a better coach simply because he instantly identifies problems and act on it immediately. No dithering, just actions. That is how he brought us our first trophy since 1999 within 4 months of his tenure.

That is why the players really respect him even though he still can't speak fluent english or get close to them and throw an arm around them as Jol did. Jol talked a good talk but too often (especially in his latter time with us) there was little or no change in the problems we all see. I think Ramos simply identified each problem and just worked on it. He don't need to cajole players to accept his decisions and his decisions are always for the good of the team. No favouritism. Just look at Robbo. He cut an angry and sullen figure when he was first dropped but look at him now. Every player knows now that decisions made by Ramos is never personal but rather specific to their performance and their contribution to the team so they are naturally motivated to perform because there can be no slackers or "untouchables" in the team as mentioned in the article.

The results both individually for the players and the team speaks for itself. He doesn't have to come out and talk about his tactics or convince you that losing that 100kg is vital for the team because everyone can see the difference in our players at the final when we were the fully focused and full of running even in the 120th minute. It works and he doesn't waste time trying to explain himself.

Well, he may not be as lovable as BMJ but he has certainly earned an enormous amount of respect from me in his coaching abilities.

Part of the reason for the comparison from me was that 2 months ago, some posters were saying that Ramos isn't doing anything different from Jol as he seems to play the same formation and use the same players so Ramos isn't any better/different from Jol. My view is that both Ramos and Jol are fundamentally different coaches with very different approaches to coaching and this is further emphasized by the fact that even though similar formations and players have been used by both but Ramos has clearly extracted greater performances from individual players and the team. They see the same things (ie. best players in the team, best formation) but how they work on the things they see are very much different. Goodluck and many thanks to Jol but I believe we have the right coach to bring us success.

 

[Chaplain]

Maybe not as lovable as MJ, but he's lovable in his own way.

 

[DC555]

He can change a game, something Jol didn't do often enough in my opinion.

No disrespect to Jol though, he done an incredible job getting us to 5th two years running.

 

[mrboombarrakoomba]

hmmm, the same Guillem Balague who said earlier this season that there is no way Juande would join Spurs?!

 

[Tickers]

Good read, but I have one pedantic gripe (as I generally do on such occasions).

Guillem Balague explained how Juande Ramos' simplistic approach to football guided Tottenham to Carling Cup glory.

Whoever wrote that intro is either a shoddy journo, or has misunderstood Guillem's point.

Something simplistic is over-simplified, overlooking vital complexities and considerations. To describe something as simplistic is never a compliment.

The Sky journo responsible presumably thought it a grander word for simple, which would have made the sentence a) shorter, b) more forceful and - most importantly - c) accurate.

Pedantry aside, though, it's a good article.

 

[Chaplain]

I agree, simplistic has only negative connotations.