Managerial Thread IV

[HajdukSplit]

Contrary to what the US soccer media write, Marsch is not the favorite for the RBL job, of course that doesn’t mean he won’t get the job but it appears Glasner is their priority now

 

[HajdukSplit]

Well so much for that, Marsch will be named manager within 24 hours

 

[Juve]

Reports are saying Allegri might return to Juve.

I say wonderful! I can't wait to go back to parking the bus while being one man up against Chievo!

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Reports are saying Allegri might return to Juve.

I say wonderful! I can't wait to go back to parking the bus while being one man up against Chievo!

Oh God.

 

[Juve]

Oh God.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

And Gallardo goes to Ajax ok

 

[Havre]

I don't watch Ajax play in the Dutch league. So I'm hardly an expert on ten Hag, but from what I have seen I wouldn't mind that. Even if it is clear that semi final team had some exceptionally good players in it - it still look very well coached.

 

[Incubajerks]

Juve is right to take Allegri back, in the situation they are in is the best move to make. Always if he agrees to return.

 

[Havre]

I don't watch many Serie A games, but Juventus always looked well coached to me in the CL under Allegri.

Not that I want him at Spurs. I would take him for his ability, but I just want to see Spurs attack again - even if it is Tim Sherwood style.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

Ajax play good stuff and they've had some European success, but it would be a transition for Ten Hag to not be 99% likely to win just for stepping on the pitch like he is in the Netherlands.

The question is really how much they spend and who they offload.

Also...

United? Too corporate. Liverpool? Jusssssttttt right. Klopp is the populist goldilocks over here.

Tottenham was in a CL final not too long ago, no idea where this "legitimacy" and "identity" thing is coming from. Those are just buzzwords. Breaking into the top 4 year in year out is hard and two of the so-called big 6 miss out every year. This year it might be Liverpool.

 

[Havre]

Spurs are not big enough to pick a big league winner anyway. And not sure how many of those you really got? How many managers are moving from being successful in one league to the other? Or even among clubs? Guardiola of course. Not coming to Spurs - and who knows how he would do at a normal club. I guess Conte falls into that category. I struggle to find many more. When PSG hired Pochettino there weren't a million other top managers with a pedigree of being serial winners to choose from.

So you take a stab at someone who has been successful in a smaller league or club. With ten Hag I think he has proven in Europe that he can manage a team that will not just dominate the opposition and still be successful - even if they haven't been fantastic in Europe since that CL-run. And he has been successful at home. Before ten Hag Ajax hadn't won the league since 13/14. So even if they are the biggest club in Holland they aren't without some solid competition.

I have no clue who would be the best choice for Spurs. ten Hag, Blanc or any of the others mentioned in this thread. But ten Hag would be the kind of profile you would look at. Blanc strangely enough is a serial winner - even if it is just in France - and still can't really get a look anywhere. Really odd. Especially since he had a fantastic playing career and got experience from all the big leagues from back then.

 

[Evilo]

Yes, it's a good gamble. One I think Spurs should take anyway.

 

[Juve]

Juve is right to take Allegri back, in the situation they are in is the best move to make. Always if he agrees to return.

Obviously, he's a better choice than Pirlo at this point, but still, it doesn't mean we should want him back. Might as well finish the season with Pirlo, let him go and look at all options, foreign ones included.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Yes, it's a good gamble. One I think Spurs should take anyway.

It’s the exact move they should make tbh.

 

[KlausJopling]

Marsch to Leipzig is official.

 

[Evilo]

They should give him the US NT.

 

[Live in the Now]

They should give him the US NT.

He's smart enough to not do it. At the risk of making someone angry we don't have enough good players yet for someone to want to do that and he's a smart guy. He also actually took the time to learn German and we know how much the average American hates to learn other languages so I'm not sure he would give this up either.

 

[Evilo]

He could do both.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

He could do both.

Could he?

 

[Evilo]

Could he?

Technically yes.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Technically yes.

Simeone is a bigger idiot than I thought I guess

 

[Evilo]

 

[Havre]

A bit odd extending it for 1 year, but I guess he is not the new Spurs manager then.

 

[Savant]

Ajax play good stuff and they've had some European success, but it would be a transition for Ten Hag to not be 99% likely to win just for stepping on the pitch like he is in the Netherlands.

The question is really how much they spend and who they offload.

Also...

United? Too corporate. Liverpool? Jusssssttttt right. Klopp is the populist goldilocks over here.

Tottenham was in a CL final not too long ago, no idea where this "legitimacy" and "identity" thing is coming from. Those are just buzzwords. Breaking into the top 4 year in year out is hard and two of the so-called big 6 miss out every year. This year it might be Liverpool.

On the bolded, not saying that you are wrong, but this is paraphrased quote from Klopp’s book. (Honigstein) basically After Moyes United tried to get Klopp, and Ed Woodward’s sales pitch focused on comparing Utd/Old Trafford to ‘an adult version of Disney Land’ and the corporate nature of it. Klopp was not impressed and went back to Dortmund. Rest is history.

 

[Savant]

This has “Si Queda” written all over it.