Legend no matter what happens. Made history today.
Will be Chelseas next manager in no time.
Will be Chelseas next manager in no time.
Walid Regragui | Morocco Manager
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Pep Guardiola is my idol 
To be fair you have rattled off some of your ex players at this point.we’re always the first club people rattle off when a manager needs a new home.
You had Zola for a spell once upon a time (assistant)
One of my favourite Chelsea jokes pre oil money:
What's the difference between Gianfranco Zola and Mini? A Mini can only carry four passengers.
ffs. I will accept the joke this time because it’s kind of funny but you have been warned. I will not tolerate anymore Di Matteo, Flo, Poyet and JFH slander. They’re my childhood heroes and I will defend them to the death.Fantastic job for Morocco. Will be interesting to see where he goes next.
I'm so incredibly impressed with him - he clearly knows how to set a team up and get the best out of his players.
You could imagine if he was at Wolves or West Ham or someone like that, he'd make them incredibly hard to beat.
You could imagine if he was at Wolves or West Ham or someone like that, he'd make them incredibly hard to beat.
Read somewhere on here that he only joined them couple of months ago
Tbf they actually do have some talent in the side as well. But yes, organisation and team spirit is the key to winning this kind of tournament, would love it if they could.
They called him Avocado head when he became the manager
Also, only the second Moroccan to have won the African Champions League.
Also, only the second Moroccan to have won the African Champions League.
Yep and won the African Champions League earlier this year which is a very good achievement.
A nothing manager lucking out in a tournament. No doubt a stupid club will be hiring him soon and he fails miserably. disappearing into obscurity within years.
Taking nothing away from Regragui I'm wondering what is the chicken and the egg here. Regragui is clearly no slouch but I wonder how much of the success should be attributed to Vahid Halilhodzic, the coach that scouted almost the whole group and qualified Morocco for the World Cup.
I believe this might be similar to van Gaal - Heynckes at Bayern. Van Gaal layed the tactical foundation and was the one to give several youth players a spot in the main team as well as ousting the dead wood. Heynckes took that foundation, simplified some of the more rigid bits and was the much better motivator who created the team spirit. Without knowing for sure I think Regragui might be Heynckes here while Halilhodzic was van Gaal.
I believe this might be similar to van Gaal - Heynckes at Bayern. Van Gaal layed the tactical foundation and was the one to give several youth players a spot in the main team as well as ousting the dead wood. Heynckes took that foundation, simplified some of the more rigid bits and was the much better motivator who created the team spirit. Without knowing for sure I think Regragui might be Heynckes here while Halilhodzic was van Gaal.
would the last coach, Vahid Halilhodzic, get the same luck?
Sean Dyche must be worried. This guy looks the perfect fit for one of those rubbish, relegation-threatened teams that want to shore things up and survive.
Ye Halilhodzic laid a lot of the foundations here
I thought it was a crazy decision for Morocco to fire him so close to the tournament but in the end it has worked well.
Regragui kept the same strong defensive set up, added back a bit of quality with the exiled players (Ziyech, Mazraoui) and probably gets a bit more from the squad with national pride since he's Moroccan
I think it's rare for an African manager to get into European leagues - mostly likely destination would be France I suppose
It is rare. But he now has the accolades and his mother tongue is French, not Arabic, so Ligue 1 would suit him. Not sure if he speaks Spanish (he played there for a couple of seasons) or english (should be through French school). If we look at the standings I can't see a clear opportunity now but it might show up at any given moment. Blanc just took over struggling Lyon and Sampaoli did the same with Sevilla, those would have been interesting projects otherwise.
His English is decent, has answered questions at press conference
Likely to get another World Cup off the back of this anyway
They have pretty decent talent in the team.
He was born in France and played there for 9 or so years according to his Wiki. I’d think he’d recieve a few good offers after this tournament. Beating Belgium, Spain and Portugal in a World Cup is more than just luck. One goal conceded in the whole tournament which was an own goal.
Up Morocco.
Up Morocco.
Will he stay or go
He'll surely stay - minimum until after next year's AFCON
Morocco looked most dangerous at the start of the second half when they moved the ball so quickly. Really noticeable quick combinations and urgency all over the park. It was as if every player understood to play one touch if at all possible and that as soon as they played their pass they simply had to make themselves available again. France looked pedestrian in comparison. For a coach to get that much coherence and application from a bunch of players from different teams and leagues - some who clearly don’t play in that way week in week out…on an international training schedule and to such a high level. Very impressive. They clearly bought into his style of play and it was really lovely to watch.
How long after we sack Lampard will he be linked with us...
Seems to me like he's been overly defensive in how he had the team playing, it was clear from a few of the games that they were well able to play with a more attacking mindset, but obviously it did work very well for them.
Morocco really reminded me a lot of Halilhodzic's Algeria in 2014, that forced Germany to extra time, and if it wasn't for some bad luck and Neuer heroics, they could have actually knocked them out in last sixteen.
The pattern of the play was quite similar, incredibly tough and stubborn defence, but also quite exciting team when in possession, always looking to attack.
That said, Vaha engineered his own downfall. He's qualified Ivory Coast to World Cup 2010, Algeria to World Cup 2014, Japan to World 2018, and Morocco now to this World Cup.
And he's only led Algeria at the tournament itself, mainly getting sackings because of non-football and non-results related issues. He's actually a really good coach, but had obviously badly underachieved due to his difficult personality. I believe he could have done much more, since the days he built up Lille to French powerhouse, or at least getting them close to it.
As for Regragui, even if he's been taking pages out of Vaha's manual, that was smart thing to do. I guess it comes down to ego and stubborness, Vaha was too stubborn and paid the price, while Regragui was not and ultimately got rewarded for that.