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I think we represent one of the most challenging clubs in world football. To manage a club which has not won the League for over 50 years to an EPL title would be a very hard thing to top. I would not be surprised if we sign a high profile manager who wants to have a crack at that challenge, big boost to the CV that !
He actually speaks pretty good English, but won't do it in front of the cameras
Yes mate, but we have as much chance of getting Maurinho. No, I tell you what, let's go for Brendan Rogers
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Agree. 2 x 4th 1 x 5th and a CL quarter final, not to mention the most entertaining football in the country. His net spend over that period was less than £10m per season. If we got a manager that achieves what HR did over the 3 seasons he was with us, I would be absolutely delighted. We don't have the wealth of Chelsea or City, so I think we should get real, and realise that what HR did is about the very best we can hope for.
This is true, I read somewhere that he won't speak English until he is fluent.
Some people seem to have issue with this, I respect it.
I think its smart not to deal directly with the press until you actually can. Otherwise we all know they would have a field day with him - as it is the translator makes all interviews entirely bland and uneventful - which means no bad press...
True enough., his English is not the reason I don't want him as manager, I just think he's being judged on one season and to me that's a dangerous game.
There is often a manager that has a great season and his name is linked to various jobs, then next thing you know they are managing in the lower leagues..I just see this man as one of those.
Ahh this I was not aware of, I do wonder what he was shouting from the touchline if he hasnt speaking english at all..
Well, while he left Espanyol at the bottom of La Liga there were other issues at play (eg budget slashed year on year) - he came out of the job with a lot of credit, not easy considering their position.
Since when he has had a season and a half in the premiership, where by he has immediately improved them, ridden out a pretty rough patch and delivered their best ever finish.
I appreciate people worry about a "flavour of the month" scenario with him, but the more I look into him the less fair I think it is.
He has been working toward management his whole life, has always been a leader (made PSG captain after only half a season) and was a student of Biesla (someone everyone loves). At 41 he has already managed about 4 years. Espanyol had him on course to manage them - he was coaching the womens team, was set tomove up to the second team when they sacked the manager and they gave him the top job ahead of schedule.
I think he certainly has something about him. Though there are of course plenty of valid concerns.
Whoever we get as our new head coach. He has to be able to get the players to buy into his philosophy. The more I read about Pochettino the more I believe he could be someone that could potentially improve us. The existing squad we have is clearly talented, it just needs some direction and dare I say it some actual coaching as regards tactics and a game plan. So long as the players want to play for the coach then it doesn't matter who comes in.
Exactly this, he has to know from the off the media masses will actually start listening and grilling him now. Although we can all have sensible debate on here, how long would it take for a Paxton moanathon the minute we lose a game if he uses an interpreter?
If we get him if I was his advisor I would say get intense English lessons in the summer for your own sake.
your wish - is the Daily Telegraphs command
You're making a very passionate case for him over and over, but one thing you can't make a case for is his lack of experience at the top level and the fact that, yes, he is still a flavour of the month manager.
Curbishly. Moyes. Redknapp. Paul Jewell. Gary Megson. Owen Coyle. Avram Grant. Martin O'Neill. Walter Smith. David O'Leary. Seven-Goran Eriksson.
These are just a few names off the top of my head of managers who have either more PL and/or CL experience than Poch, or have, at some point, been a PL manager flavour of the month.
How many would you give the current job to?
I wouldnt go with any. However, not because of their record but more their attributes.
I would have thought the lesson would have been learnt with Redknapp, the skill set and not the CV is the more important thing.
And its not even a passionate case for him, rather I feel Ive actually looked into him a bit and like what I see - where as a lot of those writing him off seem to be doing it on half truths and impressions.
As Ive said a dozen times, I want FDB, so its not like Im his biggest fan!
I would have thought the lesson would have been learnt with Redknapp, the skill set and not the CV is the more important thing.
And its not even a passionate case for him, rather I feel Ive actually looked into him a bit and like what I see - where as a lot of those writing him off seem to be doing it on half truths and impressions.
As Ive said a dozen times, I want FDB, so its not like Im his biggest fan!
You forgot Phil Brown..
This is how I see Pochetino.. Lister has raised some good points about him but I see him as the next man to join your list..