Hugo Viana | Director of Football

Beaker said:
I seriously hope Pep stays for another year, if he leaves this summer with a new DoF coming in, the CWC and doubts about one or two player’s futures, it’s going to be a difficult start for whoever the new manager is.
One more year, get this particularly difficult summer out ofthe way, give the new DoF twelve months to settle in, and hopefully all the furore surrounding the charges has all calmed down.

Then we can start our new era.
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If it is one year and not rolling, then who makes the signings in the summer? The new manager comes in a year later with the budget spent, and may not fancy the players. I think any extension needs to be 2 years minimum.
 
chesterbells said:
Which potential new manager would be the biggest draw in terms of attracting the best players (and have the biggest ability to retain existing players we wanna keep), do you reckon?
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If players know it’s one year, they want to know what happens after that.
 
chesterbells said:
Which potential new manager would be the biggest draw in terms of attracting the best players (and have the biggest ability to retain existing players we wanna keep), do you reckon?
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I don't think there's a real draw manager out there now in the same way as Pep. Klopp is gone, Mourinho's cult has fallen off, Xabi hasn't done enough yet, Ancelotti is not that type, Zidane doesn't have the reputation for improving players, etc.
Xavi might be the closest fit but like Xabi, I'm not sure he's done enough in management for players to be desperate to play for him.
 
Damocles said:
I don't think there's a real draw manager out there now in the same way as Pep. Klopp is gone, Mourinho's cult has fallen off, Xabi hasn't done enough yet, Ancelotti is not that type, Zidane doesn't have the reputation for improving players, etc.
Xavi might be the closest fit but like Xabi, I'm not sure he's done enough in management for players to be desperate to play for him.
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I don’t think we should be going after a real draw manager. We should be going after a manager whose style of play chimes with that of the new DoF, and if that is an emerging manager then so be it. The DoF sets the blueprint, the manager works towards that. Pep came as a draw manager but he and Txiki are a match made in heaven, so it just worked. If we appoint a big name for a big names sake, and he starts going against the DoF then it could unravel quite quickly.
 
Damocles said:
I don't think there's a real draw manager out there now in the same way as Pep. Klopp is gone, Mourinho's cult has fallen off, Xabi hasn't done enough yet, Ancelotti is not that type, Zidane doesn't have the reputation for improving players, etc.
Xavi might be the closest fit but like Xabi, I'm not sure he's done enough in management for players to be desperate to play for him.
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Cheers mate. Mirrors my thoughts really, hence wondering what everyone else thought.

I did think Xabi Alonso might be the only one with a bit of X-factor but tbh his reputation could be a bit different by next summer depending on how this season pans out, though looking ok so far.
 
Beaker said:
I don’t think we should be going after a real draw manager. We should be going after a manager whose style of play chimes with that of the new DoF, and if that is an emerging manager then so be it. The DoF sets the blueprint, the manager works towards that. Pep came as a draw manager but he and Txiki are a match made in heaven, so it just worked. If we appoint a big name for a big names sake, and he starts going against the DoF then it could unravel quite quickly.
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Agree to some extent, but in I think there are ‘big names’ that might not have draw power for players, esp the older ones, so I’m not sure they are one and the same thing.
 
Damocles said:
I don't think there's a real draw manager out there now in the same way as Pep. Klopp is gone, Mourinho's cult has fallen off, Xabi hasn't done enough yet, Ancelotti is not that type, Zidane doesn't have the reputation for improving players, etc.
Xavi might be the closest fit but like Xabi, I'm not sure he's done enough in management for players to be desperate to play for him.
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None of those are even close to the calibre we need.
 
its brutal how we found difficult to deal with Bournemouth energy. we were overturned a lot, losing duels, lethargic. schedule is hard for sure but hard for others too. maybe not so much for clubs outside CL-EL, but they have 3rd or 4th of our wage list...

we need a big change in the squad with young and strong players who can and willing to press, track back and throw themselves into attack. as we got comfortable in the market, the team got bit slower, bit more comfortable, less easy on the eye, harder to reinvent ourselves after 4 titles in a row, injuries creeping in much more, we need new momentum given by incoming players. the like of momentum Haaland gave us in his debut season. the momentum Palmer gave Chelsea last season.

we will not be able to go ahead with nostalgia and hanging onto Walker, Gundo, KDB for another few seasons. Kovacic, Stones, Bernardo, Grealish also this category quite soon. important rotational role in time but not a starter week in week out. Kovacic very injury prone based on his track record so its quite luck he has been available since Rodri is off, but we are very light there.

Gvardiol, Doku, Savinho is a good direction but we need more of the same and someone at the level of coming in and delivering first season big time. to give something to think about for others. Wirtz is someone I would deffo prefer.

its a lot about planning and Viana already can look at various players and set the groundwork with Txiki so early next summer we can move with speed. but also Pep need to be hurried about a decision and to be fair it needs to be a renewal of 2 years as another 12 month deal is just represents he is not in for one big rebuild.
 
Damanino said:
its brutal how we found difficult to deal with Bournemouth energy. we were overturned a lot, losing duels, lethargic. schedule is hard for sure but hard for others too. maybe not so much for clubs outside CL-EL, but they have 3rd or 4th of our wage list...

we need a big change in the squad with young and strong players who can and willing to press, track back and throw themselves into attack. as we got comfortable in the market, the team got bit slower, bit more comfortable, less easy on the eye, harder to reinvent ourselves after 4 titles in a row, injuries creeping in much more, we need new momentum given by incoming players. the like of momentum Haaland gave us in his debut season. the momentum Palmer gave Chelsea last season.

we will not be able to go ahead with nostalgia and hanging onto Walker, Gundo, KDB for another few seasons. Kovacic, Stones, Bernardo, Grealish also this category quite soon. important rotational role in time but not a starter week in week out. Kovacic very injury prone based on his track record so its quite luck he has been available since Rodri is off, but we are very light there.

Gvardiol, Doku, Savinho is a good direction but we need more of the same and someone at the level of coming in and delivering first season big time. to give something to think about for others. Wirtz is someone I would deffo prefer.

its a lot about planning and Viana already can look at various players and set the groundwork with Txiki so early next summer we can move with speed. but also Pep need to be hurried about a decision and to be fair it needs to be a renewal of 2 years as another 12 month deal is just represents he is not in for one big rebuild.
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Yep, to hear Pep saying we couldn't cope with Bournemouth's energy is a major concern. He's putting this in the players heads now that they're burnt out and they will act upon this accordingly. Hope I'm wrong but I see some trouble ahead
 
Fordyboy46 said:
Yep, to hear Pep saying we couldn't cope with Bournemouth's energy is a major concern. He's putting this in the players heads now that they're burnt out and they will act upon this accordingly. Hope I'm wrong but I see some trouble ahead
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He sarcastically called them a "happy flowers team" about three months before we won the treble. I think the lads can take it.
 
Damocles said:
I don't think there's a real draw manager out there now in the same way as Pep. Klopp is gone, Mourinho's cult has fallen off, Xabi hasn't done enough yet, Ancelotti is not that type, Zidane doesn't have the reputation for improving players, etc.
Xavi might be the closest fit but like Xabi, I'm not sure he's done enough in management for players to be desperate to play for him.
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Inzaghi? His football is different but he is one of the best now.
 
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