NoPace
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it’s funny because we’re talking about one of the biggest clubs in south America’s history, with all the pressure that means, those leagues are not even in the same league when it comes to that, and the media coverage is also times bigger.
It’s kind of ridiculous trying to compare Europeans to South American leagues because here you need to rebuild the team every single season, that alone is harder than in Europe, with the pressure to win being way harder. There’s no way a guy like Ole would last 6 months at river plate or boca juniors with all the embarrassment United has suffered.
so apart from being a tactical genius, hes already prepared to deal with pressure and expectations.
simeone for example got sacked from river plate, he left the team in the last position of the league.
But it’s the way someone said it before here, he’ll go to another club (and it’s probably going to be a big one) and here people will be wondering why they didn’t consider him.
I tend to believe you can't really know how someone will handle the pressure and also the pressure is largely a symptom of results, not a cause, so if Gallardo is as good tactically as many say I'd be fine with his appointment.
Ajax and Portuguese coaches (Amorim is doing well and presumably is on the longlist) also have to deal with transfer exoduses, so in that way it's somewhat similar.