Burnley aren't expected to compete for a CL spot or win trophies.
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He's a manager who has done well in the Championship, managing a team who have had the benefit of parachute payments, who has no Premier League experience as a manager, and if he was to do well would be top of the list for City to recruit when Pep decides to go.
At the moment Kompany is no better than Gerrard, Lampard or Nuno in terms of what he has achieved.
You wouldn't accept any of those managers so don't be conned by Levy and his two bob shit show.
I don't think Arteta would go there, he has scum competing for the title, he's building something there. It's a bigger achievement to get scum winning a title than it is city.
Money talks.
I don't know why people want to downplay what Kompany has achieved at Burnley so badly, he's done great.
I also don't know why people are scared of City getting him, I think its a pathetic mindset to have tbh. We might as well get Nuno back since theres no chance that another club will go in for him. How do you know Madrid won't go for Poch for example if he comes back here and does well?
Looking only at achievements is whats gotten us in this mess in the first place. Going after people like Mourinho and Conte because of their CV instead of looking at the qualities of the managers and if they are a good fit for us.
I don't think Kompany is on par with Gerrard, Lampard or Nuno. Thats just lazy analysis.
So how do top managers breakthrough then? You need to start somewhere.
For all the merits of VK his hardly been in management 2 mins. Managing in champ is diff to PL. he needs at least one year in PL with Burnley to see how he can handle the pressure. Then May be see if his good enough. We can’t afford to experiment and give him first as a manager in PL especially at a top 4 club. We have to go balls deep for JN or Poch. They match the spec and have more experience.
City will prefer Kompany (if he’s successful for us). He is one of the biggest City legends of all time. Joined the club the same time as the Emirati take over and spent 11 years at the club and was club captain for a long time. He’s absolutely loved by the club/fans. There’s a statue of Kompany outside The Etihad FFS.
In contrast, Arteta was Pep’s cone boy for a couple of years.
IF Kompany is successful for us, he will 100% go to City when Pep leaves. In this era of “football is a business” - I know it’s small-minded and niave BUT I don’t want my club managed by a man whose heart belongs to another Big Six team. F HIM and F City.
I’m probably just looking for reasons to justify how I feel but I think Kompany is overhyped anyway. He’s had all of one successful managerial season in the Championship for a club who had the second highest wages in the league. I don’t think “yo-yo-ing” a club back up is that impressive. Happens more often than not for relegated sides. Burnley is a BIG club in the Championship, it’s not like he got Peterboro United or Leyton Orient promoted to the Premier League.
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Well I thought we were crying out for a proven manager with a track record of winning silverware.
If we go for Kompany, it's like we're basically throwing in the towell because we failed with two of the above and accepting our place as also rans..
If ENIC showed any sign of backing this kind of up and coming manager the way Woolwich backed Arteta I'd be fully behind it...But we all know they won't.
We have no idea if he will be successful or fit, neither do we know if Slot, Naglesmann or anyone else, the least risky option is probably Poch.
Kompany is a Pep manager and plays that way but with much weaker players. He is hard possession, hard attack. The only other manager as forward as that might be Slot.
Your forum name is ‘’Spurs DNA’’. That is interesting as our DNA was pre ENIC the most attacking club in probably in the whole of England going back to the 60’s. Often so attacking we forgot to defend. Kompany is arguably the most Spurs DNA of any manager we could pick, it would be a young up and coming manager playing hard Pepball, it would be the definition of to dare is to do, a high risk high reward pick.
We tried that already it doesn't work, not at this club.
I agree. I guess I'd like to see the club address the issue behind it.
If Mourinho and Conte can't win here, I'm not sure Vincent Kompany can either.
Probably why, after 23 years, I lean towards the ENIC OUT side of the fence.
Do you think Kompany would get the same kind of financial backing as Arteta at Woolwich?
He's miles better than Lampard. Lampard couldn't get the best team of the Championship that year promoted, fucking them up for years to come in the process.
I mean generally to get a job like ours they have to show something at the top level even if it's at a lesser club, like Poch at Southampton. let's see how Kompany does with Burnley in the Prem, he could turn from hero to Zero real quick. Viera took palace to a FA cup Semi and a 12 place finish, this season he's been sacked. Some people have mentioned Steve Cooper as a candidate for the job but he's in danger of getting sacked too.
and you could not have been more wrong!!
What does that mean? Success means different things to different people, some people would be happy with 5th, others 4th for some it's trophies, like domestic cup competitons.
… and if he is successful, he’ll follow his heart to City - Where there is a statue of the man in front of their sports washing stadium. F-HIM. No thanks
Candidates I prefer over Kompany
I’d much prefer Slot to Kompany - Slot has been much more successful in the Eredivisie and Slot’s having success in European competitions (something Kompany hasn’t had).
Poch - record of success with US on a minimal transfer spend playing attacking football. Should be hungry after a decent rest cause he’s got unfinished business.
DeZerbi has overachieved playing attacking football in the Premier League (not Championship).
Nagelsman - worried he may think he’s too good for us but there’s no actual evidence of that and his record is the Bundesliga is undeniable.
… and 6-0 loss to City in the FA Cup for Burnley so Kompany obvious doesn’t have the heart to give it his all against his beloved City . So as I said - F HIM (tongue in cheek)
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What makes you think we could get him away from Villa? What's his motivation to take a sideways step to us?
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