Premier League 2019-20 part II

[YEM]

They're at the point of living off of their past glory. Which is why only teams like Everton and Spurs offered them a job.

past glory for Ancelotti, eh? Only Liverpool have more points in the league since he took over.
and Spurs are 4th in points since Mou stepped in.

 

[Savant]

past glory for Ancelotti, eh? Only Liverpool have more points in the league since he took over.
and Spurs are 4th in points since Mou stepped in.

Everton have been sneaky good minus their games against LFC recently. They are in the easy part of their schedule but they are getting some momentum.

 

[les Habs]

What I noticed a few weeks back was the scoring run Calvert-Lewin is on. If he keeps this up he could be in the top three for goals this season.

 

[Cassano]

Pep spitting facts

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Pep spitting facts

So, whos better? lol

 

[bleedblue1223]

Pep spitting facts

It's like he's read this board lol. That's also what makes him as good as he is, he doesn't really have an ego, and his players feed off that. He's kind of like Phil Jackson in a sense. Was Phil one of the best coaches in the NBA or did he just win because he had great players? Regardless, managing those personalities and keeping them focused on winning is a tough job and mark of a great manager.

 

[Cassano]

So, whos better? lol

I'm not sure, but it's hard to be the best when you're 22 points behind the top of the table.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Managing personalities isnt all what he does. He's a great tactician as well. I mean its pretty obvious how great he is. Those who dont see it, dont wanna see it at this point.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

I'm not sure, but it's hard to be the best when you're 22 points behind the top of the table.

Yes, because we judge players/coaches on a monthly basis. Ridiculous

 

[Cassano]

It's like he's read this board lol. That's also what makes him as good as he is, he doesn't really have an ego, and his players feed off that. He's kind of like Phil Jackson in a sense. Was Phil one of the best coaches in the NBA or did he just win because he had great players? Regardless, managing those personalities and keeping them focused on winning is a tough job and mark of a great manager.

IMO Phil Jackson gets massive disrespect as a NBA coach, but that is for the Basketball forum on the website. I can make a thread.

 

[bleedblue1223]

I'm not sure, but it's hard to be the best when you're 22 points behind the top of the table.

We also don't evaluate who is best based on 1 season.

Evaluating managers is tough for reasons that Pep was alluding to. There are so many different variations of managers and some would be an absolute failure in a different situation.

 

[Cassano]

The contrast with that interview by Pep and this legendary interview is shocking Lol.

 

[bleedblue1223]

IMO Phil Jackson gets massive disrespect as a NBA coach, but that is for the Basketball forum on the website. I can make a thread.

We don't really need to get into it, I was just trying to use another sport as a comp. You could use someone like Joe Torre from baseball or some of the hockey coaches during various dynasties. It seems we always have trouble determining how much credit actually goes to the coach when the teams are stacked with talent.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Yup real special in Tottenham. lol

 

[Cassano]

We also don't evaluate who is best based on 1 season.

Evaluating managers is tough for reasons that Pep was alluding to. There are so many different variations of managers and some would be an absolute failure in a different situation.

Unfortunately, the sport is ruthless this way. After making the CL finals 8 months ago, Pochettino was among the best and now he is without a job.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Unfortunately, the sport is ruthless this way. After making the CL finals 8 months ago, Pochettino was among the best and now he is without a job.

That doesn’t mean anything there’s no correlation.

 

[Gecklund]

Unfortunately, the sport is ruthless this way. After making the CL finals 8 months ago, Pochettino was among the best and now he is without a job.

I don’t think you can say the sport. I think you can say fans but the sport no. There’s a reason Mou still gets jobs.

 

[koyvoo]

 

[The Abusement Park]

Evaluating managers is tough for reasons that Pep was alluding to. There are so many different variations of managers and some would be an absolute failure in a different situation.

There's so many factors that go into making a good manager. You have to be good tactically, good leader, a good people manager, a good scout, you have to read people well, you have to know when to make a ruthless decision, and so on and so forth. There's so much that goes on in that job that it's hard to balance everything perfectly, while keeping your players, owners, and fans happy.

 

[bleedblue1223]

There's so many factors that go into making a good manager. You have to be good tactically, good leader, a good people manager, a good scout, you have to read people well, you have to know when to make a ruthless decision, and so on and so forth. There's so much that goes on in that job that it's hard to balance everything perfectly, while keeping your players, owners, and fans happy.

All that and then having the right players for your tactics and style.

 

[The Abusement Park]

All that and then having the right players for your tactics and style.

Hence the scouting. Gotta be able to find the right players for your system.

Or be a flexible enough tactician that you don't need one style of team to win.

 

[bleedblue1223]

Hence the scouting. Gotta be able to find the right players for your system.

Or be a flexible enough tactician that you don't need one style of team to win.

Yeah, but sometimes actually acquiring the player can be out of your hands.

 

[The Abusement Park]

Yeah, but sometimes actually acquiring the player can be out of your hands.

Also very true. There's a lot circumstances that can make a good manager look worse than he is by behind the scenes stuff. All in all it's just a ridiculously hard job.

 

[S E P H]

Woodward is extremely good at acquiring players though, 1 billion pounds worth of them...

 

[The Abusement Park]

Woodward is extremely good at acquiring players though, 1 billion pounds worth of them...

I mean it's not hard to acquire players and rack up numbers like that when you overpay for average players.
(minus a couple)