What do we fancy for this guys #?
#SORR...Save our rag Ralph?
Fire in your suggestions.
I’m confused by this.
It doesn’t make sense as a short term gig and I can’t see the Glazers making the sacrifice needed to make it a long-term one. I don’t see how the father of the gengenpresse is going to let Ronaldo nor Pogba anywhere near the pitch.Longer term it would mean he’s gotta move them on and recycle a good 1/2 of his players, who don’t have the fitness nor the tactical awareness to make such a system work. I cannot see the Glazers being willing to finish 8th for a few seasons while this guy sorts them out.
Have the Glazers said “Fuck it, let’s give this guy control and let him run the entire football operation his way, come what may”? Meaning the six month deal can/will morph into a long-term deal? Because if they’ve really done that, then this is a step in the right direction. But the guy is 63, so they aren’t thinking he’s the one to helm the club for years to come.
I’m really puzzled. Maybe I’m overthinking and this is just a desperation grab for a name — any name — who speaks English and is ready to come now.
For sure, but I still have the question as to how he's ended up DoF at Lokomotiv. Seems a little small time for someone held in such high regard?
Yet another reminder that Mata still plays for them, which I forget over and over and over and over again.They'll need a bigger medicine cabinet at the swamp if they are going to try and get Rashford, Martial, Poobag, Mata, Cavani, BrunoPen1, and PR37 to play 'heavy metal' football.
To be fair, he’s only making points that anyone who watched the Bundesliga between 2010-18 would make.hold on to youre hat , i've a feeling dom will be along shortly, he usually knows his stuff
ive never heard of the bloke before, but imo dom seems to know what hes talking about most of the timeTo be fair, he’s only making points that anyone who watched the Bundesliga between 2010-18 would make.
He promoted Hoffenheim to the top tier for the first time and cemented them as regulars there.
He then moved to Leipzig and did pretty well.
His best years were 10 years ago though, so it will be interesting if he succeeds over there or turns out to be another Mourinho, by which I mean a very good manager who’s best years are behind him.
Thanks Dom — that really helps the context here.He took a break after Red Bull, and decided to launch a consultancy company where he comes in and sorts stuff out behind the scenes, but doesn't have to manage.
He's known for being very demanding and was pursued by Arsenal and Tottenham but rejected them/wanted too much control.
Lokomotiv Moscow seem to have been the first club to give him everything he wants and be fine with hiring a consultant DoF. I suspect the prospect of one of the most well known clubs in the world being high profile clients to the business is why he's taken this job, and the 6 months managing was a tradeoff for control.
Milan as well, that was the deal that fell through from RB. He left RB once it collapsed (over control again i think)Thanks Dom — that really helps the context here.