Pages: 1 2 3 [4]   Go Down
Print
Author Topic: Adver News: THE SAM MORSHEAD COLUMN: Reputation doesn't matter in this game  (Read 12502 times)
kerry red

« Reply #45 on: Sunday, August 25, 2013, 19:34:17 »

How many games do you consider time?

It just seems to me that if you're looking to develop young players to play sexy football, then the chances are someone like Davids, who was developed through the Ajax system and played for Barcelona might know a bit more about it than Cooper, who as far as anybody knows, has next to no experience of player development.

It depends on what expectations are. I have no real expectations re promotion this season, so personally I'd be happy to have a middling season playing decent football.

Others will think we have some divine right to be in or about the play-offs and will be on his back sooner.

If it looks like disaster is looming I'd advocate a change - the same no matter who was in charge.

I just don't get the idea that because he hasn't this or that on his CV he is BOUND TO BE a disaster.

And I'm a sucker for an underdog!
Logged
jevs

Offline Offline

Posts: 74




Ignore
« Reply #46 on: Sunday, August 25, 2013, 19:35:03 »

For a second there I thought I'd managed to get called a nob on my first post.  Sad
Logged
kerry red

« Reply #47 on: Sunday, August 25, 2013, 19:36:27 »

You're lucky.

It's usually a c***!!
Logged
jevs

Offline Offline

Posts: 74




Ignore
« Reply #48 on: Sunday, August 25, 2013, 19:49:07 »

You're lucky.

It's usually a c***!!

Something to aspire to!
Logged
horlock07

Offline Offline

Posts: 19190


Lives in Northern Bastard Outpost




Ignore
« Reply #49 on: Sunday, August 25, 2013, 20:05:14 »

How many games do you consider time?

It just seems to me that if you're looking to develop young players to play sexy football, then the chances are someone like Davids, who was developed through the Ajax system and played for Barcelona might know a bit more about it than Cooper, who as far as anybody knows, has next to no experience of player development.

Didn't Davids just get Barnet relegated to the conference.....
Logged
Reg Smeeton
Walking Encyclopaedia

Offline Offline

Posts: 34913





Ignore
« Reply #50 on: Sunday, August 25, 2013, 20:31:54 »

Time for a first post & why not jump right into the middle of a minor bicker.

There's a massive difference between being a player that was developed, and developing players. Where is it written that a top player will make a top coach? There's good reason to think that they have other problems - it must be awkward training players that are going to have much less potential, and ability than you yourself did - are you going to be able to relate as well to them?
 

It's true that some excellent coaches weren't great players, and some great players are/were excellent coaches. It's an inexact science, sometimes you can get lucky...for example when Scunny turned to their physio. I daresay not many thought Adkins would be so good, but his Div 3 success was based on a time honoured formula....find yourself a couple of frontmen, play 4-4-2. Scunny got Sharp and Keogh...then Hayes and Hooper.

I'd imagine Cooper's non league sides and briefly Posh all played 4-4-2....when he arrived in March, he said he wanted to learn from KMac as he had a record of player development and playing one up front.

I'm in a bit of a minority, insofar as I don't mind playing one up front, and I don't mind the style of play being dictated by a DoF, who also recruits the players....my gripe is that taking those things into account...you need to be appointing someone who can demonstrate at least belief, if not excellence...which is why I was happy with KMac.

Logged
RedRag

Offline Offline

Posts: 3501





Ignore
« Reply #51 on: Sunday, August 25, 2013, 20:52:54 »

People constantly refer to the success that we had with Macari & Ardiles - quite so, but both flopped elsewhere so you'd be hard pressed to say they were successes overall as managers. Yep I've excluded Hoddle as he clearly was a success, but Dave MacKay was both before my time & a disaster too & although McMahon won a title with us he was hardly a resounding success.
If you refer to managerial careers post STFC, then for McK*** some might have you concede he did win a tier one  championship with Derby County. 

The antithesis of our Don Rogers whom he sold, McK*** was a scheming man who manoeuvred himself into good positions and he had "forged" his success on the back of Brian Clough's Derby team.

McK*** got found out a year later however, was sacked and never really re-surfaced - so I think your point stands, Jev.
Logged
Pages: 1 2 3 [4]   Go Up
Print
Jump to: