Either of the first two for me. Can't explain why but I have a good feeling about Potter, I have been massively impressed by Brighton and his ability to spot weaknesses in opposition, which culminates in clear tactical decisions on the day to exploit these weaknesses.Ten Hag really intrigues me and would be my first choice - but no chance he goes now.
Potter would be brilliant too, I rate him so highly. But rather selfishly I want him to stay at Brighton
So I guess it's between Zidane and Conte.
He hasn't managed in club football for over three years and the last club he managed was Zenit and he didn't do very well. He's a good international manager don't get me wrong but he would be another LvG. Can we just appoint a manager that's at least in his prime years.
Brighton are very much my second team and I've praised them massively on here. I think they could be on the verge of something special with Potter, so I hope they can hang onto him for another few seasons.
Exactly this.
It’s easy to gloss over the fact he’s not managed a club team. In reality he was offered the perfect job. His national team after not reaching the World Cup. Couldn’t of been a better time to take on the role. More than likely unless we paid him huge money he’d stick around for the World Cup anyway.
I think he's the only possible available option that plays any modern kind of system remotely relateable to our rivals, so i'm not surprised personally, I think people, myself included, are sick and tired of watching the amazing football the best teams across the continent play for multiple seasons now and wonder why we can't have the same thing
This for me too. Ten Hag is currently making a rebuilt, average on paper Ajax side look like world beaters. His teams play good attacking football and he favours back 4s.
If you accept the risk in hiring someone who has to make the step up from a lower level (which is a fair concern to have) then he's the obvious choice really as he's the only potential option that plays that highly-coached, highly-attacking brand of football we ideally want. And with Ajax having just lit up Dortmund in the CL his strong points are fresh on the mind.
I want Ten Hag to, but the problem with that is, If Blanc starts to do well the board will get carried away and give him the job permanently.
Ajax are flying high this season, don't see him leaving mid-season.
Depends what else he has on the backburner I suppose. He's been linked with Barca already and would be the obvious successor for Pep if he indeed stepped down next year. If those cubs have already given him signs of interest then he wouldn't necessarily feel the need to abandon a promising early season for Ajax right now just because we come calling.
I’d be content with this, Blanc is actually in a job already though and I doubt that he’d want to take the interim role without any ensurance that he’ll be considered for the permanent role if the team performs well.
Our CBs may well work well in Conte's back three, but we wouldn't have a lot of depth there would we? Varane injured right now, Lindelof had had ongoing problems, then if any of them are out you're down to Bailly and Jones.
The scary thing with this option is what happened last time. Ole until the end of the season, before appointing a full time manager was a sensible move after Jose. Giving him the job permanently was crazy but the timing of which was even crazier. Unless we announce the new manager prior to them coming in, I'd worry that they will make the same mistake again.
Shaw has experience playing as a LCB so I think it'd be fine. Conte isn't big on rotating as far as I know anyway, so it would be a case of how well he can balance fitness with consistent selection. I think the back 3 wouldn't be the issue. Would be what he does with Pogba/Bruno, or more accurately Sancho/Rashford/Greenwood/Ronaldo/Cavani/Martial/Lingard. That's just a lot of front 3 players, and if we do a 352, there's only 2 to pick between. If we go 343 then that's 3 spots but you can also then throw Bruno into the attack group mix. It's a problem that exists with any manager we pick tbh, but I think more so with Conte. Which is fine. Someone needs to sort out, but there's no way we have a long term plan with Pogba, Bruno, Sancho, and our other attackers all involved. There's no way to balance it.
Probably for a few games, as long as Ole is gone and the process of replacing him is on, I don't mind Darren holding down the fort for a few games.
Any links about Fletcher taking over?
If true, we still probably hire someone "permanently" (hopefully 2 year dear so easy out this summer) right before the international break and then he begins then.
Links, please? Even just to random tweets.
Oh God. Imagine him getting some results in.
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Imagine him going 32-2-4 over the rest of the season.Oh God. Imagine him getting some results in.
