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Swales would have been all over him because of his CL experience.
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Swales would have been all over him because of his CL experience.
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Yes and no. Possesion wise yes same as Potter, thats where it ends. Playing out from the back is frightening niw, but when it works and we go forward its such a joy. With Potter it was play out from the back and then more hope, with RDZ every player knows where to be and what to do.
RDZ has the team playing better than what the players are. The stats dont lie, we are up there with you and Arsenal as to big chances created and style.
Would love to see a Brighton v City FA cup final, im sure it would gi down as one of the greatest finals ever.
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Would you prefer Roy Keane perhaps? It was my second option...
At the minute safely tucked away at West Ham and will end up nowhere near us.
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No Luis Enrique?
I mean I do have some bias here but Inzaghi is not great (even Inter fans will tell you that), I have no idea why you'd include him.
Sarri has his own style and philosophy but he's neither particularly effective nor fun and I don't think he'll leave Italy again. He's also a twat but I guess that's subjective.
Simeone's style is the complete opposite of what you currently play, he'd have to try and revolutionise what your players have learned or buy new ones.
I know basically nothing about Tata Martino but from what I read on wikipedia he hasn't done anything special, I'm curious why you'd put him on there.
Javi Gracia doesn't look too impressive a coach to me, he hasn't done that well at the clubs he's been at.
I think Amorim and De Zerbi would be the most intriguing options for you guys (not the safest though), with Amorim a step ahead having already won titles in the top flight. De Zerbi is still relatively unproven at the top level in terms of effectiveness and consistency - even though I do admire him a lot ever since his Sassuolo days.
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He’s been mentioned a lot already. I would be very happy with Enrique and have said that before, but throwing these names into the ring I think any of them could do the job.
They’re mostly of a certain calibre and type that would make them fairly safe options to continue building on what are arguably the strongest foundations around
List is, more or less, in order of preference
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Are you a fan of one of the Milanese clubs?
I think Sarri has proven himself and his football to be effective in a number of jobs, including his time in the Prem as well as Serie A. Chelsea fans didn’t like his style of play, that doesn’t mean it wasn’t effective imho it was, and that job was never a stable one, I wouldn’t have expected anyone to last long there.
True that it is subjective, but I’m interested why you think he’s a tw@t?
Any successor will buy his own players, but I don’t see Simeone having to buy more than other managers will. He would play a completely different style absolutely, but we have a squad full of highly intelligent footballers, many of which have played different styles at other clubs. I could see him getting more out of Haaland as well as the English contingent.
Tata led a very good period of Barça before their post-Pep decline set in. Based on his time with that squad, I see him as someone who could slot in with us quite effectively post-Pep. He would maintain the same shape, a high back line and possession-based play, but slightly more direct and very high-tempo.
Again, I have a different opinion of Gracia’s work in the past but he’s not one I fancy as much as the others. But I enjoyed watching his Malaga squad and respect the job he did with Watford. I would argue whilst it’s a very different task, he quietly built a rounded, challenging side with Watford, which surprised & impressed me at the time and his successors haven’t seemed to be able to do the same
I like your perspective on Amorim and De Zerbi. I agree that they’d be intriguing options, and that of the two De Zerbi has more to prove. I like what he’s done at Sassuolo and Brighton, but I want to see what he does in the next few seasons before putting him up for a top job. I’m also weary of appointing another silky Brighton manager to one of the top jobs in England at the moment
I'm a Juve fan (that's why I said I was biased lol), I have it written in the description under my username but it probably isn't visible on mobile.
We've had Sarri for the only title-winning season he had in Serie A, but it wasn't that enjoyable. Partly because at the time we were too used to winning the title, partly because he didn't win convincingly and wasn't any less boring or frustrating than Allegri despite being possession-oriented; he put us to sleep with 100 little horizontal passes in midfield and the slowest buildup possibile which didn't result in many chances. And yeah partly because of his history of antagonism and hateful comments towards Juve and the fact that it was crystal clear he didn't like the club and he wasn't in the right environment for him - we all knew it but he also said it himself after he was sacked. So yeah I might very well be biased but here in Italy he's known for making excuses* and for being a very crude and ignorant person, of the mean kind - the kind that freely shouts "faggot" at Mancini (and it wasn't a first for him), just to give a very small example.
*e.g. he famously said in 2018, when he was coaching Napoli, that his Napoli side lost their game against Fiorentina (and so the title race to Juve) because of the despair of watching Juve win a match undeservedly the night before, despite Napoli having the possibility of overtaking Juve and being ahead with 3 games to go if they'd just won or drawn their own game against Fiorentina that afternoon.
Hmm I do think Simeone's style being that different would result in him having to make more changes, but yeah some of your players are definitely suited for a more direct style of football.
Didn't know that, thanks for the info. He doesn't sound like a bad option then.
Same, I'd like to see him stay at Brighton for a bit and express his full potential there before going to a big club.
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I need to be best before managing Man City - Kompany
Vincent Kompany says he needs to prove himself as one of the world's elite managers before he can be considered a future Manchester City boss.
www.bbc.co.uk
Keeps on coming . . .
kun
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Arne Slot is one to keep an eye on.
Andoni Iraola (former CFG) and Will Still also should be kept on the radar.
Andoni Iraola (former CFG) and Will Still also should be kept on the radar.
kun
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He's currently top of the Eredivisie with Feyenoord. In 19/20, his AZ Alkmaar team lost the league title to ten Hag's Ajax on goal difference (after the league was curtailed by covid).
Some clips of his incredibly fluid AZ Alkmaar side:
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Not read the rest of the thread if I’m honest but Vinnie will be the next City manager, I have no doubt about that whatsoever..
Txiki Txiki Bang Bang
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Crazy how some posters would say Vinnie needs more experience, then turn around and suggest some completely green nobody from the Dutch or Belgian league. Fucking hilarious
kun
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have you checked if they are the same posters??
Hmmm. Didn’t think so.
I never discounted Kompany, and I never even said we should go for Slot - just impressed with him (he’s further ahead than Kompany rn). When Pep leaves - that is the time when we will evaluate whether Kompany’s experience is enough.
None of my suggestions, nor Kompany, would be ready to take the job right now. But the job isn’t available right now so we are speculating on who may be one of the best managers in the world in 2 or 3 years.
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