"The club is looking for a project manager to rebuild them, they’re looking for someone willing to be in it for the long haul." - Alasdair Gold
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Management Next Manager Poll (poll reset 11/04/23)
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If whoever we bring in wants to play a style of football that requires any level of ability on the ball then half the squad will have to go. Can you imagine some of our lot trying to play one or two touch football? Would be a disaster. I mean not that it isn't already, but just there's no way a possession-based approach will work with this lot
100% what we need, which is why Conte and Mourinho were such poor appointments, partly brought in to satisfy Kane, which is too easily dismissed.
"someone willing to be in it for the long haul."
The absolute nerve of Levy/ENIC.
Was thinking about this and I have this list:
Porro, Spence, Emerson, Romero, Udogie, Sarr, Skipp, Bentancur, Bissouma, Gil, Richarlison, Kulusevski as the 12 in the squad suited to high intensity pressing.
That doesn’t mean you keep all or that others can’t stay but there is more than you would think at first.
That smells like Potter or Rodgers.
And if we finished 9th or 8th a couple of times with some truly shocking results in-between they gonna stick by him like arse did arteta and ignore the fans cries for blood?
Like fuck will they
I’m still expecting them to fuck up the appointment. It feels like 2021 all over again. I wouldnt be surprised if we are still here in a month’s time wondering who the manager is going to be.
Maybe Levy could start by being in it for the long haul when hiring managers
The fans might have to accept that's going to be how it is for a season or two if we have a clear out. Maybe it's a good opportunity to focus on a cup run.
Agree.
The fanbase should be patient with the manager, but not with Levy.
A progressive manager needs to be backed with quality young players. We need some big windows to compete with the top 6, forget top 4.
Porro and Udogie cannot defend in a back 4 that Slot uses as a formation. Sarr and Skipp are squad players and not really good enough to be the main two in midfield. Richarlison is a massive flop so far and Gil is nowhere near productive enough for an attacker. Kulusevski in a highly intense press? I'm not sure about that.
Emerson, Romero, Bentancur and Bissouma could work.
Klinsmann, Hoddle and Redknapp would do it,
That's where coaching comes in, just because they cannot do it now doesn't mean they won't be able to ever do it in the future.
Fanbase patient with a manager? In this day and age? impossible imo. I know it's funny for us but there are quite a few Woolwich fans demanding Arteta is sacked for bottling the title. Funny ol'game
Arteta has also been backed and has what seems good support from his DoF in Edu who is a big power at the club. Won’t happen here I feel.
Or Carrick
It's not about coaching, it's about being willing to put in that extra physical effort. It's mentally and physically draining to play that way especially if doesn't bring the success demanded. That's why it works better with young, fit, hungry players who prepared to train and run for the cause. The profile of player we sign will have to be able to do this, as well as having a high technical ability.
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