Raees
Pythagoras in Boots
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It has been reported by a number of sources and books alike that Mourinho isn't a great coach of attacking football and lacks the deeper understanding to coach sophisticated patterns of play going forwards and that he basically lets the attackers do what they want while he focuses on setting up the team defensively and the midfield.
I read a book about his time at Real and the players said it was incredibly basic what they were taught and that whilst he was excellent at coaching counter attacking football when it came to facing teams which park the bus.. he was clueless.
At Chelsea it seems like players like Hazard have also confirmed such statements by saying Conte is tactically a better coach in relation to offensive situations and that they are developing a better understanding of how to deal with situations in the final third than they ever did with Jose.
Is it players being bitter? Possibly but we have seen for ourselves that we have been pretty pitiful going forwards this season. Yes it has been better than under Van Gaal, yes some of our players might not be as good as our rivals but can you hand on heart say we attack with a lot of efficiency and class.. or do we look very mechanical and cumbersome.
For me Fergie was a master at knowing his limitations and sought guidance or brought in help on areas where he felt he himself was lacking in order to give his players the support they needed. At his peak he was amazing at doing that and his assistant managers and coaches were key.
Jose seems to stick to the same coaches which have been loyal to him, which is understandable but I feel to succeed at a club like United and to convert those draws into wins, we need more than just better players but expertise on how to attack as a cohesive unit and play a brand of football which can rival the best out there.
Sometimes managers have a blind spot, and it would be better for them to put the ego to the side and call in help when it's necessary. What do you guys think?
I see people calling for a Director of football all the time but right here right now wouldn't it be more effective to maybe refresh the back room staff and add a new forwards coach or something like that?
I read a book about his time at Real and the players said it was incredibly basic what they were taught and that whilst he was excellent at coaching counter attacking football when it came to facing teams which park the bus.. he was clueless.
At Chelsea it seems like players like Hazard have also confirmed such statements by saying Conte is tactically a better coach in relation to offensive situations and that they are developing a better understanding of how to deal with situations in the final third than they ever did with Jose.
Is it players being bitter? Possibly but we have seen for ourselves that we have been pretty pitiful going forwards this season. Yes it has been better than under Van Gaal, yes some of our players might not be as good as our rivals but can you hand on heart say we attack with a lot of efficiency and class.. or do we look very mechanical and cumbersome.
For me Fergie was a master at knowing his limitations and sought guidance or brought in help on areas where he felt he himself was lacking in order to give his players the support they needed. At his peak he was amazing at doing that and his assistant managers and coaches were key.
Jose seems to stick to the same coaches which have been loyal to him, which is understandable but I feel to succeed at a club like United and to convert those draws into wins, we need more than just better players but expertise on how to attack as a cohesive unit and play a brand of football which can rival the best out there.
Sometimes managers have a blind spot, and it would be better for them to put the ego to the side and call in help when it's necessary. What do you guys think?
I see people calling for a Director of football all the time but right here right now wouldn't it be more effective to maybe refresh the back room staff and add a new forwards coach or something like that?