Front foot football, knows the the league, worked as Kompany's #2. Knows the club, area.
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Front foot football, knows the the league, worked as Kompany's #2. Knows the club, area.
Knows the club and knows the area are completely irrelevant, and knows the league is mostly irrelevant
The great thing about Bellamy against Turkey was that they had no clue on his tactics. They were novel and we should have won. He got the crowd on side after Page being so rigid.
The start at Montenegro and the state of the pitch saw us through.
I was at the Iceland game and you could see them set up to counter the good things Bellamy introduced by compressing the lines s o we could not play through them.
Tremendous credit that the group saw that and played balls behind the squashed back four that gave the goals and could have given more.
That needsconsistent intensity and also vision on what needs to be changed. In the second half the intensity dropped off. International managers are quick to suss and exploit. The predicable set up when we took goal kicks of Davies to Ward, dwell, Ward to Davies to full back to hurried or panicked ball up the line, lost and invited on was so predictable.
Yet we persisted. Bellers needs a Plan B and C before he convinces he has the flexibility of an International or team manager.
No, it's not.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
He will be off if a premier league club offers him a job
I can't see that happening any time soon on the evidence of the last 2 gamesQuote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
He's got naff all to work with, two half-decent players in Brennan and Harry, the rest are average, and the average defenders and keepers are in decline heading more towards dodgy. He's on a hiding to nothing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
His football is crowd-pleasing stuff for those who want to see passion, action, positivity, goals.
I'm certainly someone who likes all of that, but a manager also needs to show evidence of tactical awareness, ability to adapt, man management, team/system development...
Time will tell.
and how would that be any different here?Quote:
Originally Posted by North Cardiff Blue
There have been patches where I'v been impressed in how he has got us to play. The higher tempo, higher pressing and some nice football.
Times against Montenegro and the whole second half against Iceland are the exact opposite though.
It's very early days and he is still learning.
I'm not sure he even wants to be the manager of a club. I thought I read something where being assistant allowed him the flexibility to be with his family more/more free time. I'd imagine international management is perfect for that.