It’s typical levy tactics , leak a bit of news about a big name to get renewals in
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Management Poll: Who do you want most as our next manager?
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We have no idea if this is true or not. However if it is and Conte has looked at our situation and thought he cannot do the role with the resources he has then he would be right in turning it down. If he suspects he will explode mid season you can understand why he would take this line.
Problem is now Poch is gone and so we will be scrambling for Ten Hag or Potter otherwise be left with the dregs of Howe and Martinez. Hopefully this is not true and Conte comes.
Problem is now Poch is gone and so we will be scrambling for Ten Hag or Potter otherwise be left with the dregs of Howe and Martinez. Hopefully this is not true and Conte comes.
Ten Hag is not a candidate anymore, according to some reports.
That’s basically Potter or bust then if Conte falls through. The thought of Martinez here makes me feel ill.
Going from Conte to Potter would be one of the biggest Levy disaster in terms of fucking shit up and there weren’t only a few.
Agree but this is on Levy. If we are not in a financial position to support a Conte we should never have gone down that route and raised fan expectations. Ten Hag and Potter are the obvious development/project managers to pick (other than Poch) with proven project development skills working with young players, tight budgets playing progressive Pep style football. I had no issue with either of them and they IMO would do well with us.
Conte is a superstar manager who would need a superstar budget, that means big transfers and big wages. You don’t go down that route unless you are serious about the financial backing.
This really sums it up well. It would be a colossal waste of everyone’s time if he’s gone down the Conte, or Poch route without having any serious ambitions of proper backing them.
Will I be disappointed if we don’t end up with Conte? Yea I guess. But I still think there is merit to having a guy like Potter,Ten Hag, or Rangnick come in and do a proper rebuild and include our youngsters.
Oh man which ITK was it that put out that ridiculous “you don’t mess with the Conte” quote
I’ve already said mate, this club has no structure, no plan going forward, just throw some shit at the wall and see what sticks. I’m pretty sure Levy lucked on Poch aswell since he was like the third option? Of course every manager is a gamble but it’s less of a gamble when you have continuity, look at RB clubs. Proper structure means same type of managers are being brought through and hired. Their academies coach a very similar pattern to what the first team is playing so when the young players get promoted, they already know what to expect so they adapt much quicker.
I said Conte wouldn’t work because we’re not the type of a club he’d work with, and I was really surprised when he agreed to come here. I still think it’ll happen just that if Levy is not doing the right thing, he’ll take this club to where he took it from.
It would kill most fans but Potter, Ten Hag or Rangnick would be less likely to end in disaster than Conte or even Poch in my view. This is more to do with our ownership and tight budgets than the managers in question. We want to dine at the Ritz but pay McDonald’s prices.
Problem is it's a very big risk, so many managers from the Dutch league have failed. It's not like he's taken his brand of football around other leagues in Europe. I do rate him but I think it will be a massive punt. Whilst Potter is a dull appointment (for me) at least he has been managing in the Premiership and knows what to expect. I think we need to aim a little higher.
It will still be Conte imo. I know i'm probably in the minority but think i'd prefer ten Hag with a DOF and build from the youth up. Another 2 year boom or bust job feels very familar.
A proper structure would be to employ Rangnick long term as our DoF, let him look at the team and appoint the manager. All working on the same page to develop a style of play, scouting network etc.
Your right I have fuck all idea what we are doing.
if we get Conte when he leaves I imagine us to be in a better league position, be a better team, and have something new in the cabinet.
Potter-Chino did you say?
That’s true but he has done pretty well in Europe given Ajax’s relatively small financial clout. It’s more his culture of continually developing and bringing in players, including youth, but holding on to a stable dynamic and way of playing, all of which are pretty attractive to me. Doesn’t look like he’s in the running now so it’s somewhat academic!
