Michael Laudrup

Can't say I'm all that surprised, never really got the hype. I said this around May:

Carl said:
I still don't really get all this hype around Laudrup hype if I'm honest. I've found it all a little bizarre. He's had a very good season and a good cup win but were Swansea really that much better this season than they were last season under Rodgers (and their first in the league)?

I felt Rodgers' Swansea played better football personally and Laudrup only outperformed him in the league very very marginally.
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I think his biggest mistake was to let go of Ki(not sure of the exact name), he was integral to that team whenever i saw them play. And ofcourse they have missed Michu badly this season.
 
Madness. Won't be surprised if they sink like a stone from here.
 
Can we stop saying these sackings are mental.. They got outplayed and beat convincingly by West Ham, even we beat them :lol:.

It was always coming either now or the end of the season. I feel they both needed to part ways for the better however i still rate him very highly as a manager. He would probably still do a better job than Moyes (Only my opinion).
 
His sacking is obviously a result of coupling Europe League football and Premier League football and questionable transfer business.

I thought he'd be a success there personally. Swansea maintained there possession-orientated game last season, but Laudrup was still tactically varied and got some impressive results with a more counter-attacking approach. This season, they monopolise the ball, but there's been no penetration and Bony has largely disappointed.

Relegation could be a serious worry for them now, with the notion of it being dismissed all season.
 
Mainoldo said:
Can we stop saying these sackings are mental.. They got outplayed and beat convincingly by West Ham, even we beat them :lol:.

It was always coming either now or the end of the season. I feel they both needed to part ways for the better however i still rate him very highly as a manager. He would probably still do a better job than Moyes (Only my opinion).
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Is this a subtle hint?
 
Has this controversial agent of Laudrup's been with him throughout his managerial career?

Looking at his past appointments he appears has been on the move quite frequently with Brondby being the only exception.
 
One win in the last ten League games for Swansea. Probably an unpopular decision but the right one and it'll be interesting who will be brought in to replace Laudrup.
 
Always thought he was a little overrated, started well but doesn't appear to be a great squad manager, unsurprising given their position.
 
KiD CaNtO said:
We should genuinely go for him.
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Kind of relating to this but last season when he was linked with a load of top jobs and didn't get one apparently he wasn't really interested in taking anyway of them. It was an article in a paper or on the internet, it basically said he didn't want the pressure of being at a top club (Barca, Madrid etc) and was happy to just be at Swansea where he didn't really do loads in relation to other managers. He was pretty much coaching the team, didn't do much with transfers or anything else like that.

I don't think it'll affect Swansea much. It didn't when Martinez and Rodgers left either due to how the club is seemingly set up. I don't particularly think it's a "Ludicrous" sacking. They have looked really poor or months. There's to much money to stick around with managers who aren't doing much now in football. He hasn't really looked interested in the team for a while now and the writing seemed to be on the wall since the start of this season when there was rumours of him leaving because of his agent.
 
Insanity. He looked like one one of the managers with most potential right there.

Well, they'll get relegated now.
 
Oggmonster said:
Kind of relating to this but last season when he was linked with a load of top jobs and didn't get one apparently he wasn't really interested in taking anyway of them. It was an article in a paper or on the internet, it basically said he didn't want the pressure of being at a top club (Barca, Madrid etc) and was happy to just be at Swansea where he didn't really do loads in relation to other managers. He was pretty much coaching the team, didn't do much with transfers or anything else like that.

I don't think it'll affect Swansea much. It didn't when Martinez and Rodgers left either due to how the club is seemingly set up. I don't particularly think it's a "Ludicrous" sacking. They have looked really poor or months. There's to much money to stick around with managers who aren't doing much now in football. He hasn't really looked interested in the team for a while now and the writing seemed to be on the wall since the start of this season when there was rumours of him leaving because of his agent.
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Swansea have been in a bit of a trouble results wise the last three months though and while they might not get relegated this season and the foundation is pretty decent, they need to look carefully at who they hire now. There's a thin line between establishing yourself as a top half side, one that stays up comfortably season after season, and becoming a relegation fodder because you're mismanaged.
 
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That is some downright lazy punditry from Gary there. He has vented with a standard reactionary comment without even considering the specifics of the case; Laudrup was never going to be there for the long haul and Swansea's structure provides for youth development at the club.

If anything you might ask why Jenkins didn't make a clean break at the beginning of January.
 
Ridiculous to sack him, only reasonable explanation could be that he doesn't have best relationship with the chairman, any other reason would be idiotic. I don't think he should worry much though, I am sure lot of teams would like to have him. I hope he will stay in league.
 
Sarni said:
Swansea have been in a bit of a trouble results wise the last three months though and while they might not get relegated this season and the foundation is pretty decent, they need to look carefully at who they hire now. There's a thin line between establishing yourself as a top half side, one that stays up comfortably season after season, and becoming a relegation fodder because you're mismanaged.
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True and I agree, they need someone who suits the mould. From what I've hears about the club, which is purely in the media, the club is very well ran though and the manager leaving doesn't seem to have a great affect (See Martinez and Rodgers before who were both successful for the club before Laudrup.) I suppose the logic behind it might be the chairman knows if they do well they will go on to better things as the previous 2 managers did and as Laudrup was linked to being doing so, the foundations behind the scenes seem to allow for a manager to be able to come in relatively smoothly.

You're definitely right though that if they get it wrong it would be pretty drastic but that's the risk everywhere. With Monk taking over til the end of the season he will be used to how the clubs run. Laudrup never seemed to look interested this season and it seemed the writing was on the wall, he never went on a rant or seemed pissed off. Was always saying stuff like "these things happen" of course that's not a sign things are going wrong, it might just be his character. But it just seems slightly weird to see it from a manager especially when so much is going against them.
 
Swansea overachieved massively last season... Similar case to West Brom. I guess the best thing for newly promoted managers to do is be like Chris Hughton at Norwich, that way chairmans won't get deluded into thinking their club is suddenly a top premier league side after one good year. Pochettino would be wise to leave saints at the end of the season...
 
They were sleep walking their way to relegation,and the board reacted quickly,maybe Monk can bring back some of that style.
 
The following was quoted on another forum by somebody who read it on a third forum, and is about what somebody read in a paper or magazine. So make of it what you will.

He's been solid as a manager but, i can't remember who or for what publication, someone wrote a pretty compelling piece on Laudrup's motivation for managing.

Said that he genuinely doesn't care about getting a top job and only takes the ones that interest him. He is the greatest Scandinavian player of all time and a hero at three of the best clubs in the world, Real, Barca and Juve. His reputation as a player will always over shadow whatever he will do as a manager and he knows it. He is pretty content about his life.

Learnt his trade at Brondby and stayed there longer that he should have but picked up 4 trophies in 4 years what is very impressive in your first job. One year back in Madrid with Getafe and demonstrated his skill by getting to the final of the Copa Del Ray with one of the smallest clubs in the La Liga before resigning as he felt he had done all he could do.

His next move showed his lack of ambition when he took a job in Russia for big money at a very early stage in his career. The move didn't work out and was sacked very early on. His next job was back in La Liga with Mallorca and it was a job he didn't need to take (was linked with much bigger clubs) but took it as a challenge as they were broke and he could demonstrate his coaching abilities by signing very few players, and if he failed he could easily save his reputation on the club being skint. Kept them up and resigned early next season and then took the Swansea job.

His time at Swansea is the epitome of his managerial career. Obviously enjoys the job but when have you seen him in over 18 months get outraged over something? He is content with doing a good job for a small(ish) team that he never built. He has the credentials and he fits Swansea's bluebrint. He has had the opportunity to leave for much bigger clubs but hasn't. He has no need in his mind to leave for a bigger club. He will leave when he gets bored rather than get head hunted and his next job will be a project he finds interesting.

In conclusion. He is a more than capable manager who does things his own way and has no reason to care what anybody else thinks about him.
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mariachi-19 said:
Get him on the coaching staff!
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It would be a good idea. If we can combine his ideas of always passing and never crossing with Moyes' ideas of always crossing but never passing, it can lead us to something.
 
Such a weird sacking, they are 12th in the league. Admittedly only 2 pts off relegation but tons of teams are on similar pts total and they haven't had European football to deal with.
 
I'm all about Neville being the romantic but Swansea have gone through 3 good manager and maintained somewhat the same ethos. The club has a perfect youth structure in place and i'm sure as proven by the last appointments very good in their selection of managers. I don't see him making noise when the mangers decide to leave Swansea.
 
Mainoldo said:
I'm all about Neville being the romantic but Swansea have gone through 3 good manager and maintained somewhat the same ethos. The club has a perfect youth structure in place and i'm sure as proven by the last appointments very good in their selection of managers. I don't see him making noise when the mangers decide to leave Swansea.
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Brendan Rodgers and Martinez left for bigger clubs though.
 
Mainoldo said:
I'm sure Swansea sacked him because they felt they could get a better manger for them. What's the difference?
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They didn't get sacked, that's the point. Brendan left of his own accord to replace Kenny at Liverpool.

EDIT: As did Martinez, there was controversy over that one because he said before he would have to be forced out, and he never was.
 
Mystry said:
Such a weird sacking, they are 12th in the league. Admittedly only 2 pts off relegation but tons of teams are on similar pts total and they haven't had European football to deal with.
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There was talks he had a rift with the chairman or the owner. The 12th place was just a footballing excuse to sack him. He won them the Carling Cup 12 months ago. If he gets a chance with a big team, I feel he will do great.
 
Swansea have been outstanding when it comes to appointing young up and coming managers so I'm sure they'll appoint someone within days who'll be a much more creative appointment then someone I won't mention
 
The Mitcher said:
They didn't get sacked, that's the point. Brendan left of his own accord to replace Kenny at Liverpool.

EDIT: As did Martinez, there was controversy over that one because he said before he would have to be forced out, and he never was.
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Alright Neville. Mangers get sacked some rightfully some wrongly. Sacking Sam Allydice from Blackburn was damn right stupid and it showed. I thought Southampton sacking there manager last year was stupid too but they seen the correct picture. I have every faith in Swansea from previous appointments that they are well within making calculated correct decisions with mangers. So stop crying his time had come.
 
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