23 Jan 2016 23:49:27
Thank you Ed002 for the update, it is much appreciated.
I think the appointment of our next permanent manager is going to crucial to the short and medium term future of the club. It is an appointment the club can ill afford to get wrong.
The candidates who have been mentioned as possibilities:
Guardiola-my opinion, no chance, as good as gone to his next "uncomplicated" job at Man City. After he will probably go to Celtic and then PSG, spot the common denominator.
Simeone-Difficult to get him out of Atletico, in my opinion. Does not speak English and stylistically there are questions over his suitability for the club.
Allegri-Impressive record at Juventus, may want to explore a different opportunity. Wouldn't be my first choice.
Pellegrini-With all due respect, if we start collecting Man City's cast offs, it does not reflect well upon us as a club with ambition. Absolutelt not in my opinion, on a par with Benitez.
Conte-Out of contract in the summer apparently, though there are questions over his ability in europe. A risky appointment in my opinion, not worth the chance considering our position.
Sampaoli-Produced good attacking football with a talented Chile team, not sure over his suitability to club management, again, a risky appointment, not worth the risk of we are to rebuild.
Koeman-Premier League experience, impressive job at Southampton considering there position regards to selling players, low maintenance and committed to brining through young players who display the adequate level of talent. Maybe worth a look at.
Pochettino-Contraversial, and almost impossible to get him out of Spurs without Daniel Levy making us bankrupt, being honest, he is one I think we should be looking at. Fits the criteria, low maintenance, committed to extracting the best from and improving players at his disposal as opposed to spending, which may suit our frugal policy in the market. He also is committed to promoting young talented players at his disposal. As I said, probably no chance of getting him but a prime candidate to look at. Premier league proven and experience also, relatively low risk.
Mark Hughes-admirable job at Stoke, experience in league and has chelsea connections. Might be worth a look at if it comes to it.
Didier Deschamps-Good record in France, worked with pressure and has Chelsea connections. Not for me if Iam honest.
My opinion is that we should be looking at a manager who has potential longevity, who is committed to bringing through young players, extracts the best from what they have and improves players. This is crucial considering our apparent frugal philosophy in the market. Out of all the candidates mentioned, Simeone, Allegri and Pochettino stand out for me. Pochettino is someone we should be having a very close look at.
In relation to the market and the calling for us to bid for John Stones, forget it.
We missed our chance with Stones in the summer, now, if we bid, as Ed002 said, it will probably attract proposals from elsewhere that will likely be higher and more attractive to the player.
Especially, considering clubs like Man City seem to be exempt from FFP rules, considering their level of spending and alleged "creative" accounting of revenue streams and wage bill allocations.
We are now shopping at the second tier of the market, in my opinion. We are unwilling to overpay for anything and since this is a selling club's market, this limits us in our ability to compete for the elite level player such as Pogba and since last summer, Stones. We appear to be scouting young potential talent available at reasonable prices such as Courtois and Azpilicueta as well as players with release clauses, such as Costa, which makes the process straighforward. We must learn to accept our admiral but idealistic position in the market and adjust our objectives accordingly if needs be.
We can come back from this sobering season from hell but we must get this next managerial appointment right, the rest will stem from that.
24 Jan 2016 01:13:53
Why do we keep on about pocchetino. He is at a big club and building a very exciting young team, Spurs could easily overtake us, in this era, as being one of the top teams in Europe. Why would he want to move to us. He is proving that a great team can be built without going out and spending millions and millions.
24 Jan 2016 01:56:55
I've heard mourinho is available.
24 Jan 2016 03:58:45
Good read that, Pocchetino would be my choice too.
24 Jan 2016 09:33:19
Pochettino would be my choice but it simply won't happen. Levy won't let him go and I imagine he will end up at Real Madrid one day. I think we should maybe look at Drogba, lampard or JT to work alongside Guus for a season before taking it on themselves. After all, that's what Pep did at Barcelona and Zidane has just done and maybe Giggs is about to do. Worked for us previously with Gullit and then Vialli.