02.09.09
…eh what?
Just hours after posting about needing old heads to save your club, it seems that experience can’t help you win things on the flipside: Chelsea have sacked Scolari.
That’s it. I propose a manager’s contract to be 18 months at max. That way clubs can’t lose money from compensation.
Why can’t we sack players under normal circumstances? And the minute a manager loses the dressing room he is sure to be out, as players don’t perform for him or listen to his tactics anymore. There must be a compromise, I feel.
I can remember 3 periods when Man United didn’t win anything but they still kept Sir Alex. Nobody dares to think of a successor to him – that’s because nobody fits the bill as yet. But the rest of the teams in England (save the Arse) and all around Europe see the manager as easily sackable.
So what’s my point of all this? After the tragedies that befell Ramos, Keano, Ince, Adams, now Scolari, even Schuster, don’t be a manager. If it isn’t your players backstabbing you, it’s the overambitious board of directors swift on the trigger if you don’t get a win in 3.
02.08.09
Experience will make your team stay up
In a short while, Tony Adams will be joining the other three lads from the famous Arsenal back four – in the punditry seat.
Just three months after landing the Pompey job – and I backed him to do well – he’s gonna be sacked by the board, with Avram Grant slated to return but this time in the manager’s seat.
The sacking of Paul Ince looked like a huge pointer and spelt doom for similar young managers in the game. When you’re down there, experience and an old head is priceless. Which club stayed up last season? Fulham, who brought in the experienced Roy Hodgson – I remembered they were written off with two more games to go.
The successor of Ince is Big Sam who, until recently, were unbeaten, because the side defended very well all of a sudden, with virtually the same back line Ince had. It shows that any team can defend well with discipline and motivation.
And of course, somebody has to knock in those qualities into the players’ head. Nobody can do a better job at this than an experienced manager.
In other news, seeming that the transfer window is stern shut it’s time to finally create a master league for WE2009. You will see me updating less.
