All this talk of managers only coming if they've got an open cheque book. I know our last manager was on his uppers, but it's what everyone said about him too. Would only accept the job if he had promises of big spending power from Levy. Looked how that turned out. PEH in a swap plus cash, Joe Rodon, Doherty. Hardly megabucks superstars was it?
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One of the silver linings with conte is that he would only come if he was properly backed with like a 100M at least net spend. He won’t tell levy the squad is great like Mourinho the charlatan did
Well to be fair we spent £25m on Bergwijn in January and then the pandemic happened. We’ll never really know what we could have done for Mourinho with a non-pandemic budget.
Yeah, I'm putting that on Costa though! vile individual.
Yeah, but if his strength is man management in the modern era he should be able to handle odd balls like Costa, no?
Jose is finished and now is like the Trump of the football world, spouting bollocks because his ego can’t deal with the fact he is done. Conte is more like Putin, he will get results but fuck it’s going to be brutal and god forbid Levy gets in his way.
Yep I thought like that but in hindsight Jose seemed nowhere near as demanding as we thought he would be. I don't think he cared that much about regaining his reputation as much as making a shed-load of money, I think Conte would genuinely be incredibly demanding about making big signings as he is a coach in his prime, it has been typical of his other reigns.
Even Simeone couldn’t handle him when he rolled up after leaving Chelsea. Maybe if he’d scored a few goals he’d have been worth putting up with but a player who doesn’t produce on the pitch and has a shite attitude to go with it, is of no use to anyone.
Good man management doesn't always mean handling odd balls or making everyone like you. It's knowing when to work on building a relationship or cutting someone loose. Difference with Mourinho, as far as I could see, was that he just cut everyone loose who he didn't fancy as a player. You need to pick your battles.
Jesus Christ, I nearly shit my pants then
I hope we can get Conte
In a 3 5 2 formation we might dominate the midfield in a match for the first time in ages
In a 3 5 2 formation we might dominate the midfield in a match for the first time in ages
I'd take that everyday of the week!
Oh dear, the coping has begun... just like when we appointed Mourinho “bbbb but Pogba is crap and Mourinho rightly banished him”
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I actually have Conte down as my choice but, like you, with reservations.
It feels like an appointment that will inevitably sour within 2 years or so, simply because of the personalities involved.
I actually think we’re better when we give an ‘up and comer’ a chance and build a team. I think we worry too much about acting like a ‘big club’, rather than a smart one.
Still, he’s a good manager. And his players love him.
I voted for Ten Hag in the poll simply because I don't think Conte is a realistic option.
Conte is probably the best manager on the list.
Conte is probably the best manager on the list.
A lot of fans seem to be obsessed with a big name even if that big name takes us down. Whether we like it or not we have Joe Lewis money limits and we have to employ based on that. Ten Hag is still my choice as I believe he is the least risk.
If this goes wrong it will go wrong in a big way.