Fair enough.
I honestly don't know. On one hand I think he's adapting and it's looking like he's out of the woods tactically. Fitness issues, however big or small they might be, should be relatively easy to fix if he's willing. On the other hand the results speak for themselves. If I was Watzke/Zorc I would probably talk to the team, do they trust him, can he get through to them, do they respect him? Is his training good? Do the players feel like he's teaching them something about football, making them better individually; and then decide if he has earned himself the opportunity to fix this mess. Obviously alternatives also play a big role. The prospect of looking towards the likes of Weinzierl or Labbadia or some youth team coach isn't exactly enticing.
That's something I'll never understand. He isn't even their best leftback, he isn't a player who shows up with great individual performances in big games, he isn't a vocal leader on the pitch. He's just consistently average. The weird thing is that I've heard plenty of Dortmund supporters defend that decision and they're the same bunch who very loudly criticised the decision to give Lahm the captaincy in the nationalteam and constantly blamed him as a loser before the treble winning season. While Lahm wasn't your typical captain, he was consistently great, world class for a decade and showed up time and again in big games with quality performances and brilliant individual moments.
I wouldn't be surprised if they kept him for now. Most likely they'll give him the chance to turn it around until christmas.
So more points dropped. Dortmund are just on a downward spiral with him.
It's really amazing but there always seem to come a point in Dortmund's game where they just keep ball watching. Against Spurs when Son and Dele just waltzed through 6 Dortmund defenders while they were admiring in awe how those to "magicians" were weaving their "magic". Same thing happened after the second goal for Schalke yesterday where no Dortmund player had the energy to actually close anyone down anymore or were too afraid or what the hell do I know what their problem is but this is absolutely stupefying to watch.
It's not just Schmelzer. They have a hard time getting rid of the players who once shined under Klopp. Schmelzer, Sahin, Götze, Subotic, Weidenfeller, Piszczek, Durm and Kagawa are all players they could do without. Yet those seem to be the guys whose words carry the most weight in the locker room and especially with Watzke and Zorc. The absolute highlight was the grotesque showing Schmelzer and Sahin put on after the DFB cup finale. They just won a cup and Schmelzer had nothing better to do as to publicly criticize Tuchel for leaving Sahin out of the squad.
Yes, of course. But considering how bad Nice's results are this season (I have not watched them so I can only go by the results), they might be much more willing to let Favre go in winter than they were last summer, when they refused to let him leave. So BVB could have their first choice after all.
These attributes do not mean he should be picked to manage a club with expectations like Dortmund immediately. Managers need to progress gradually. I'd say Pochettino's step-ladder progression from Espanyol to Southampton and now Spurs is very logical and the way to go, as a model.
That's a real problem for your team I have no doubt it's also the main reason why Bosz is given a bit longer to fix the current state of the team. Imo only someone like Nagelsmann, Hasenhüttel or Favre is going to be able to fix your problems. Get a manager who is more pragmatic and can adapt if tactical problems arise and you should be fighting for second place again and that will be even harder to get right now or in January than it was last summer.
I get your point, but I don't agree fully. At some point coaches have to make a leap towards a higher level, and boards have to make a leap of faith appointing coaches.
There are certainly some question marks about Favre in my book. Certainly his quick falling out with his teams or managers is one of them. He certainly isn't a perfect fit for them but then again I don't really know who would be apart from Hasenhüttel or Nagelsmann who both are most certainly not obtainable at this stage of the season.
Tempted to try to have a look into Nice-Lyon just now, since we're talking about it
Vital point here. Tedesco was completely unproven and he is the first manager in a long time who makes Schalke look somewhat good again. Of course it's still early days and knowing Schalke it might all change within the blink of an eye but I simply think that not having experience is automatically a reason to rule someone out for making a big step up.
Thanks.
These articles are probably relevant considering what is happening with Nice this season.Favre's Nice 0:4 down vs Lyon within the first half, at the moment
I reckon this year is more in line of where they should be? Last year was a massive over achievement or am I remembering this wrong?Favre's Nice 0:4 down vs Lyon within the first half, at the moment
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For the love of God just buy Guerreiro for LB lol
He's an absolute fantastic fullback when he's not injured. Bit of a Rafael of left-backs.
Emre Mor?!
He was sold for 13m.Emre Mor?!
I assume he went on loan to Celta. Another who was getting insanely hyped up not so long ago.
Insanely hyped sounds like just the ticket.Emre Mor?!
I assume he went on loan to Celta. Another who was getting insanely hyped up not so long ago.
Mor is insanely talented, in that he has ridiculous skills. But apparently BVB were not satisfied with his tactical behaviour and decision making. He basically played too much like a 11 year old who wants to dribble the whole opponent team, and also lost his temper quite easily.
He was more like a freestyle player. Dribbling, dribbling but never found the right time to pass. That was very frustrating and he learned nothing in his years under Tuchel.
