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Poch is a puppet at PSG and is forced to use an unbalanced marketable line up. Same will happend here on a lesser scale, and that`s exactly what the Glazers wants.
Poch is a puppet at PSG and is forced to use an unbalanced marketable line up. Same will happend here on a lesser scale, and that`s exactly what the Glazers wants.
Dont think he is being forced. Plus most PSG fans complain about the style of play. Apart from one game this season it’s mostly dependent on individual ability than complete team performance is what i read mostly from PSG subreddit forum. Not sure how true it is but it sounds familiar to what we had under Ole.Poch is a puppet at PSG and is forced to use an unbalanced marketable line up. Same will happend here on a lesser scale, and that`s exactly what the Glazers wants.
I would rather stick with Rangnick than go for Pochettino. Really wouldn't be against another year under Ralf and getting Ten Haag the following season.
Of course it's okay to pose that question; this is a discussion site, and newbies are granted partial mains access for a reason. Will try to make a ragtag case for ten Hag, instead of denigrating Pochettino — you can decide if the former would be a worthy candidate (or not)...I hope this is ok to ask being a newbie, but for those who voted ETH over Poch - why do you prefer him to come to OT? Genuinely interested as I don’t watch any Dutch football.
The Dutchman considers Johan Cruyff as his inspiration and it shows in his style of play. He has also worked with Pep Guardiola earlier and the experience has made him a more mature coach. His time under Guardiola came when the Catalan was at Bayern and he was in charge of the youth side for two years. Apart from the similarities in looks, both ten Hag and Pep Guardiola are pretty similar with their progressive passing football, something which the Bayern fans want to see. The Dutchman mainly starts with a solid 4-2-3-1 formation which then changes to a more balanced 4-3-3 or at times shifting to an attacking 4-1-4-1 on the basis of need.
Who forced him to use an unbalanced line up? And that's not even their issue.
This is a good post.I liked what I'd seen from Poch up untill recently. But that PSG team are a complete chore to watch. Their performances remind me so much of Ole's United it's untrue. Patchy play, with individual brilliance.
The egos and self entitlement across the two clubs are similar and it's a huge red flag for me that he can't get the best out of those players within a clear system.
Also, by all accounts he doesn't particularly enjoy working with DOFs and wants full control over recruitment. We cannot hire another cult of a manager and bounce from one idea to the next.
For me, it's Ten Hag. He'll fit within the DOF model and is a manager on the rise. Otherwise, I'd either keep Ralf or hope Chelsea are mad enough to fire Tuchel. Who got far more out of PSG then Poch.
Excellent post overall, however I would like to add that you shouldn't overstate Pep's influence. Sure they have a common philosophy (as the Dutch/Ajax school was implemented at Barca by Cruyff), but they did not really work together that close. They made sure that they followed roughly the same principles and talked about players, but that's about it. Both had to take care of their own teams, it's not like ten Hag was his assistant.The fact that he was Bayern II's manager when Guardiola coached the First Team is quite intriguing — as he must have absorbed a lot of knowledge from the foremost tactical mind of the 2000s.
With Messi in the team who has to play all the time i think they look quite unbalanced. And he was never in Poch plan in the first place. I also doubt he have anything to say about incomings in that club. Its all about who the owners wants.
Liverpool are being run exactly the same as us. Only difference is they have a very good manager and we don't.No manager will be successful at the club with how it’s being run. Board overruling managers, no football competence in management, no strategy and long term vision. No, nothing. Furthermore, people think it will be a difference with Arnold are deluded.
Liverpool are being run exactly the same as us. Only difference is they have a very good manager and we don't.
And a good sense of recruitment of players and what they need, if we combine these two things i'm sure we'd succeed even with the Glazers
I think that the owners like to make and decide on "statement signings" like Messi, Mbappe or Neymar and then more or less allow the manager to fill the squad with useful players to make the team work ( your list consists of those I think).They were the same without Messi last season. I get that people love that narrative but it's not grounded in reality. And he has as much say as he would have in any clubs that has a DOF. It's also definitely not all about what the owners want, have people actually looked at PSG's teams? Do you think that the owners asked for the likes of Herrera, Kehrer, Danilo, Gueye, Diallo, Paredes, Choupo Moting and I don't know who else?
They were the same without Messi last season. I get that people love that narrative but it's not grounded in reality. And he has as much say as he would have in any clubs that has a DOF. It's also definitely not all about what the owners want, have people actually looked at PSG's teams? Do you think that the owners asked for the likes of Herrera, Kehrer, Danilo, Gueye, Diallo, Paredes, Choupo Moting and I don't know who else?
I think that the owners like to make and decide on "statement signings" like Messi, Mbappe or Neymar and then more or less allow the manager to fill the squad with useful players to make the team work ( your list consists of those I think).
At least that's what happens most of the time, as the DoF ultimately decides there and we know Tuchel at least wasn't happy with the last transfer window they had there.
If he can't get a useful team on the pitch it's as much Poch 's fault as anyone else's.
Those were signed earlier, I was specifically talking about the last window when Tuchel for example would have liked Thiago Silva to stay and Leonardo let him go. This wasn't a financial decision, as he would have been relatively cheap to just offer a new contract, therefore the different views Tuchel and Leonardo had on the actual abilities of a player created a rift that couldn't be fixed and resulted in Tuchel's sacking.They still gave him players that he specifically asked for like Kehrer and Choupo-Moting and still brought a bunch of midfielders.
Maybe you are correct about it being the same before Messi, but whenever i see them play,i see an unbalanced team out there with 3 primadonnas up top who does whatever they want. If thats all on Poch its even worse and a bigger reason for us to stay clear.
Those were signed earlier, I was specifically talking about the last window when Tuchel for example would have liked Thiago Silva to stay and Leonardo let him go. This wasn't a financial decision, as he would have been relatively cheap to just offer a new contract, therefore the different views Tuchel and Leonardo had on the actual abilities of a player created a rift that couldn't be fixed and resulted in Tuchel's sacking.
Sounds like you follow PSG closer than I did, so I won't disagree here. They way I perceived the situation was that Leonardo and Tuchel really didn't like each other and that this problem became bigger over time and escalated in their last summer until it was not any longer possible to work together, but I couldn't tell you real details about how it happened exactly.But that's wrong because Tuchel complains weren't about the last window and he wasn't sacked due to that last window either. It was a continuation of nearly three years of passive aggressive comments in press conferences, it was also not about Thiago Silva.
Now there isn't a club out there where a manager and other decision makers are in complete agreement on everything at all time, so I won't tell you that there wasn't a difference of opinion when it came to rate certain players, Cavani being an example Tuchel didn't want him while the club and supporters rated him. But again that's not something specific to PSG or any club.
Sounds like you follow PSG closer than I did, so I won't disagree here. They way I perceived the situation was that Leonardo and Tuchel really didn't like each other and that this problem became bigger over time and escalated in their last summer until it was not any longer possible to work together, but I couldn't tell you real details about how it happened exactly.
It happens, and it isn't specific for PSG, you are absolutely right there.
Maybe we should force the hand of the board this time.
For the most part they have not played together up top and the likes of Icardi, Draxler or Di Maria are playing with one or two of the "primadonnas". So I don't know what to make of your view.
Didn't Spurs back down from Gattuso when their fans almost started a riot? We can do this!
Since the out board pay huge attention to social media, I think they already know who the fan's favorite is and the backlash that will ensue if we appoint Poch instead.
Ive only seen them im the CL, and they all played there
They were the same without Messi last season. I get that people love that narrative but it's not grounded in reality. And he has as much say as he would have in any clubs that has a DOF. It's also definitely not all about what the owners want, have people actually looked at PSG's teams? Do you think that the owners asked for the likes of Herrera, Kehrer, Danilo, Gueye, Diallo, Paredes, Choupo Moting and I don't know who else?
They where not good under Tuchel that first half of the season either, averaging 2,04 points per match for 24 games. Pochettino took over a team in decline. They are not back to as good as they where in their prime under Tuchel, but I’m not sure that is down to just Pochettino.
Enrique, definitely. He has showed that he could handle big egos like Suarez, Messi, Neymar, Iniesta, etc. and actually get a tune out of them and win big trophies while playing attractive attacking football. And, yes he also had politics and had to pick certain players and all that.God that would be silly. Pochettino and Enrique are perfectly acceptable candidates for a job of this magnitude. They both have the reputation and experience needed for the job. Some would argue they are a less risky option than Ten Hag.
Now while we all admire Ten Hag and what he has done with Ajax, and the style of play he employs - we don't acctually know if that will translate to the premier league, that he has the necesary authority to handle the players or even how he adapts to working in a foreign country. That is not to say he's not qualified for the job - he is - and should we get him that would be an interesting appointment. However, he's not the only candidate that is acceptable at a club this size. Nor is he the clear and obvious choice.
It seems silly to me to decide that a competent manager (Pochettino for instance) is useless before he's even had a chance to do anything. Should the club appoint him ahead of Ten Hag there really isn't anything fundamentally wrong with that, certainly nothing that warrants a riot.
Not to be pedantic but that doesn't invalidate my point.That doesn't count because he won it first without any PL experience.
As for leicester check white text.
You are right, but missing a key aspect: They have a structure in place that would allow them to ruthlessly sack someone like Potter the moment he doesn't work and replace him without losing anything (would compare that to Bayern's Kovac appointment - sacked him mid season, Flick went on to win a sextuple). United neither has the board structure to have stability in such a scenario nor a homogenuous squad that makes it simple to just exchange the head coach. Hopefully it will be implemented now, but that takes time.Bayern and Ajax would have hired Graham Potter. I feel confident of that. Unfortunatly, we do not have either the level of competence or confidence to do that. Glazer think we need a big name, someone non-controversial. So Potter is not on the list. Rodgers probably is since he has been at a bigger club. They are that stupid.
They have to start at some point, though. They have a DoF now, and a CEO who's vowed to leave footballing decision to the DoF. The DoF has even enlisted a veteran consultant to help him, in Rangnick.You are right, but missing a key aspect: They have a structure in place that would allow them to ruthlessly sack someone like Potter the moment he doesn't work and replace him without losing anything (would compare that to Bayern's Kovac appointment - sacked him mid season, Flick went on to win a sextuple). United neither has the board structure to have stability in such a scenario nor a homogenuous squad that makes it simple to just exchange the head coach. Hopefully it will be implemented now, but that takes time.
Long story short… The ability to succeed with two different teams while at Ajax while using two distinctly different styles is a major plus. European record is fantastic, doesn’t mind throwing 3 attackers on for defenders while chasing a game.I hope this is ok to ask being a newbie, but for those who voted ETH over Poch - why do you prefer him to come to OT? Genuinely interested as I don’t watch any Dutch football.
Yeah i do realise that but I've been impressed by the way he works. I like him. If trophies won is the only criteria for appointing the next manager, then Rangnick and Poch are neck and neck aren't they?You realize that Rangnick has only won a single trophy as manager? Rangnick is more of a club builder, he’s the perfect placeholder.
Yeah i do realise that but I've been impressed by the way he works. I like him. If trophies won is the only criteria for appointing the next manager, then Rangnick and Poch are neck and neck aren't they?