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[blodge99]

Am I right in thinking that 'Agent ITK' actually knows fuck all?

dunno? just posting it as this is the twitter thread

 

[mattyspurs]

yeah probably, but I think we need to remember the guy is still very young in managerial terms, but in my view he has talent and a lot of potential.

I agree and that's what I meant by my comment. The waffa in the last 2 seasons seems to have become a much stronger competition, for a 33 year old to win that aswell as his own league is no mean feat.

I rate the guy, still after the Chavs, right guy wrong club last season.

 

[ValenciaYid]

surely, after the sorcerer, the sorcerers apprentice is the best option, especially if the sorcerer is tied up elsewhere....

 

[EJWTartanSpur]

Maybe

I just think that we should not set ourselves up to be shot down. The guy clearly has some major flaws. You only have to listen to him talk to know that

Yep, I agree at least to a degree. This potential appointment is not without its dangers. I think some of the dangers could be lessened by having 1 or 2 correct people around him. For example, if he is indeed as much of a cold fish around the players as reports have suggested, then someone who can be a bit warmer and act as conduit between manager and squad, would be a help.

 

[felmani26]

surely, after the sorcerer, the sorcerers apprentice is the best option, especially if the sorcerer is tied up elsewhere....

I'm not sure Steve Round is ready for us just yet

 

[EJWTartanSpur]

surely, after the sorcerer, the sorcerers apprentice is the best option, especially if the sorcerer is tied up elsewhere....

I keep seeing this argument, and its not that I completely disagree with it, but there is more to the pair of them than a sorcerer and his apprentice......

They have very different footballing philosophies, and have even taken slight pot shots at each other in the past. AVB went as far to say that he wasn't a fan of Mourinho's style of management.

AVB at this point does not have a patch on Mourinho's mental abilities. Imo, Mourinho is the best in the world at fostering a seige mentality and squad harmony/unity.

The comparisons between the two are not without merit, given that AVB obviously worked underneath him and learnt from Mourinho, but part of this comparison between the two is completely heightened by some coincidences of getting into football management at a young age, nationality, Porto and then Chelsea.

 

[OmarsComing]

I agree and that's what I meant by my comment. The waffa in the last 2 seasons seems to have become a much stronger competition, for a 33 year old to win that aswell as his own league is no mean feat.

I rate the guy, still after the Chavs, right guy wrong club last season.

Porto have won 8/10 league titles during the past decade. When he won the UEFA, he had Falcao and Hulk.

definitely a mean feat

 

[Misfit]

Yep. A manager can only claim to be any good when he wins something with Emile Heskey up front. Fucking phoney.

 

[OmarsComing]

if he won league titles with any other club than Porto then it would have been an achievement.

Lets get Houllier in as he won 2 league titles with OL...

 

[Antilokhos]

AVB can be a very good choice if true. Chelsea was the absolute worst place he could have gone. Had he not gone there we'd all be very happy at getting the next big thing to our club. As long as he's learned from his Chelsea mistakes I think it can only be a good move for us. The style he plays will suit our players very well, and I think we'll see a massive improvement in just the basic fundamentals that we did so poorly with under Redknapp.

It's not a given of course, things could still go wrong. I'm sure the press will be out for blood again. And perhaps he's been playing a victim over Chelsea instead of learning from it. But you have to trust Levy to do his due diligence on such things.

 

[ryantegan]

That's my point

I'm not saying he is an average manager just that he has an average record at best

 

[Misfit]

if he won league titles with any other club than Porto then it would have been an achievement.

Lets get Houllier in as he won 2 league titles with OL...

Won a waffa too. H had one FA Cup to his 30 yrs. If it is AVB i can guarantee he'll be a disaster. A sizable section of the fans are already kicking up and he hasnt even got the gig yet. Our awkward **** quotient really is very high as fanbases go.

I just hope it isnt so disastrous as to impact the stadium biz.

 

[Misfit]

That's my point

I'm not saying he is an average manager just that he has an average record at best

What does does this make H then?

 

[Antilokhos]

What does does this make H then?

Unemployed?

 

[Misfit]

Unemployed?

I was so flabbergasted I typed does twice.

/administers self-uppercut

 

[ryantegan]

What does does this make H then?

Harry was employed to avoid relegation. His record with that task is superb

 

[Misfit]

Harry was employed to avoid relegation. His record with that task is superb

Good job the next guy isn't being employed on that basis then isn't it?

Kerist, AVB isn't even my preference. I can just see what's coming. Let's hope the new guy is a miracle worker because only that will buy him time.

 

[ryantegan]

I just can't see it being avb. Why would levy take that risk? Especially when you consider when levy would have been searching for reflnapps replacement. He expected him gone in march!

Avb was a laughing stock then

 

[AZ1974]

I just can't see it being avb. Why would levy take that risk? Especially when you consider when levy would have been searching for reflnapps replacement. He expected him gone in march!

Avb was a laughing stock then

if true mr levy is taking a big risk. However it's all a rumour started by a Italian newspaper I suspect there will be a new favourite tomorrow.

 

[Raitei]

His record could hardly be much better. Treble at Porto, regardless of what you think of the league, is still an achievement. Compounded with the fact he only lost 3 games that season, one of which was a friendly, none in the league.

Yes, things at Chelsea didn't go well, but even under all the adversity he faced, he still had Chelsea quite close to us and performed better than RDM. This in a season that should have been a transitional one for Chelsea.