Potential Manager Suggestions?

This, I think he would be very uncomfortable with the scrutiny he and his family would come under. Plus he has the euro's to try and do something that we haven't achieved before.

 

Aye, I'd say he's much more of a pragmatist than a "defensive coach". As you've pointed out he was a 1st team coach at Chelsea and also at Liverpool too, you don't get those gigs if your footballing philosophy is 2 banks of 5 outside the box.

He had West Brom up in the top 6 of the EPL until Odemwingie spat the dummy and downed tools.

At Kilmarnock he took over a club destined for relegation and turned them into a team that collected the most SPFL points in the calendar year of 2017, spending virtually nothing to do so.

Then he has taken Scotland to their first major tournament in over 20 years.

Supporters wanting someone with a philosophy like Bielsa to take over would be the first to complain when it went * up in Europe, going gung ho against better opposition. Leeds have the joint 2nd worst defensive record in the EPL.

We need a manager who can adapt to the dual challenge of breaking down stubborn defences in domestic football and then doing what they hopefully couldn't against European opponents with multiples of our budget. Only a pragmatist can achieve that.

The best manager we've had in a long time failed miserably on the 2nd objective because he wouldn't compromise on his ideals.

 

We need a manager who will bring back real CB’s who focus on the dark arts of defending, as opposed to ones who try to pass first defend second, as well as utilizing a big * off CF in the mould of Sutton.

I couldn’t give a * how much fitba evolves or changes, the fundamentals still stay the same - defenders stop goalscorers from scoring, and powerful centre forwards still terrorize opposition defenders...

 

Like Duffy?

 

Well, since Duffy can neither pass nor defend, the answer to your question is quite obviously naw...

 

Aye, but Duffy was brought in as the no nonsense type.

Either way, I know what you mean - I'm just being a wee *

 

Exactly. 'No-nonsense' is generally a euphemism for '* hopeless'.

 

I just don't see why it's a one or the other scenario.

Surely you can play and defend?

 

Hyypia was a no-nonsesnse CB, yet was excellent. Also, Mjällby.

 

I used to think similar not so long ago but then I seen stats that show our CBs actually see more of the ball for us that any other player on the pitch.

Gone are the days when a Bobo could pass it onto Lennon or Lambert and the defence would never be involved again til we had given up possession.

Any half-decently set up opposition will press you and force you back to use the CBs and that's why we need ideally a player that can do both (which isn't easy)

When we played Jack Ross' St Mirren in the cup, they pressed everyone on the ball other than Boyata; when he had it they marked up every other player and waited on him to make a mistake and give the ball away...which he did several times.

We need to find players that are comfortable on the ball but that can also be aggressive and defend. No mean feat but it can be done.

 

I’m not insisting I don’t care about CB’s not being able to pass a ball on, but ffs every CB you see now wants to pretend they are * Pirlo before they actually try and defend! It does my * right in. Give me a Bobo over any * every day of the week.

 

Cheeky *

 

Clarke would be a better option than the usual suspects like Keane, Alex Neil etc.

But christ what an uninspiring appointment he’d be.

 

Let's be honest, how many would have been happy with Clarke after Rodgers, not many I would guess. Just because we have gone backwards by appointing Lennon, it doesn't mean Clarke would now be a good appointment because he is an upgrade on Lennon. I said it after Rodgers left and I stand by it, we should be aiming for someone about the same level as Rodgers. For a club of our size and stature, Rodgers was the right level. The board drove the fans expectation down and made some think we were a tin pot club, so when Rodgers got the job some couldn't believe how lucky we were. Eddie Howe hasn't quite got the same wow factor as Rodgers, but I think that is down to him staying too loyal to Bournemouth, he was more than capable of going to a bigger club. That is the type of manager we should be looking to bring in I feel.

 

Would any of you be averse to Steve Bruce coming here after he’s sacked by Newcastle?

Dunno why, but my hunch tells me that the above might be a rhetorical question. Could be worth a gamble given his vast experience at a high level and the fact he’s sort of a household name (which itself has a positive domino effect of attracting good players and backroom staff, and so on), but his record isn’t that good in the EPL. Could be a fruitful and interesting appointment, all the same.

 

It’s a pity Arne Slot has agreed to join Feyenoord in the summer as he would have been a good shout. He’s done very well at AZ Alkmaar turning them in to title contenders last season before it was cancelled. They also seem to have a good scouting system there as they bring in a lot of good players from lesser markets and also have a good track record of bringing through youth players.

 

In the name of * man.

 

If David moyes was suggested 12/18 months ago the same argument would have been made, but he’s seems to have sorted out the basket case which was West Ham tbh. I’d put Clarke, given time and the money Lenny has had, will do the same for us, because let’s be honest we have become a basket case of a club.

 

Literally lolled at that! As I said, I had a hunch that that might be the the view held by a lot on here if he was a potential candidate.

 

I totally agree with this. Our team seems to be so lightweight/weak small at the moment
(Added to that they don’t look fit which doesn’t help)
But anyone can work out that in the spl. With the style and the pitches big physical players is a must !