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Who next after Brendan?

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justfoxes

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12 minutes ago, Foxes1 said:

Wayne Rooney, can see Jamie Vardy getting on with him. Can just see Colleen & Rebekah sitting together

And one hell of a cat fight breaking out in the can players lounge if those pair get together, my money’s on Becky Vardy to win that cat fight !!

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Just now, Mickyblueeyes said:

I really wanted them after O’Neil left. I was really young. I remember telling my dad “told you so” when Cottee got a job as manager of Barnet and won his first game 7-1!

I was older than I care to admit and shared a very similar point of view.

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2 hours ago, Ric Flair said:

It's funny how there's a general consensus you should never discuss future managers but it's fine to discuss future transfers in and out.

 

If and when Rodgers goes, we don't need a stop gap to steady the ship we need another manager who is better than average and can continue trying to progress this club. We aren't yet as assured in bringing managers in as we perhaps are at building success behind the scenes but maybe I'm being a little unfair. Rodgers has been a hugely successful appointment and you could argue Puel was good for certain things that go unappreciated but he was the pits and Shakespeare on a permanent deal was poor as well. So it's still very much a massive unknown on what the club would do when Rodgers goes. Having to pay him off would be unthinkable and would then likely leave us looking for managers currently out of work, which I could see us turning to Frank Lampard. 

 

I'd like a future manager who is renown for aggressive football and not afraid to build his team with an edge, ideally he'd have a great track record at developing young players too. I've long admired the football Roger Schmidt gets his teams playing, likewise Marco Rose.

 

If we want a piece of work then Gattuso would be box office but there's unfinished business here for Cambiasso, he needs a gig before coming here though IMO.

The difference is that you can't have a squad of managers.   It's one in one out so getting a new manager in means dispensing with our current one.

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1 hour ago, murphy said:

The difference is that you can't have a squad of managers.   It's one in one out so getting a new manager in means dispensing with our current one.

True, but a lot of player incoming discussion is " we should sign x and sell y " so its still not a million miles away but it seems to be abhorrent to consider another manager whilst we have one well ensconced here, which incidentally is why many clubs often struggle when they need a new manager, they've been caught thumbing a floppy in and not planned for that occasion.

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Never going to happen but I’d love to see what Bielsa could do with our squad. 
 

I just want someone who is a real attack minded coach and is going to entertain us. Completely fed up of the boring style we have been producing recently.

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5 hours ago, KFS said:

We either need a superstar manager to take us to the next level or the next special one who will take a longer time to build but ultimately will outpace Brendan.

I love the mental gymnastics of wanting a manager who’s finish 5th twice and won the FA Cup moved on because of a dip at the start of his 3rd season, for a manager who will come in and take longer to achieve anything 

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14 minutes ago, Les-TA-Jon said:

I love the mental gymnastics of wanting a manager who’s finish 5th twice and won the FA Cup moved on because of a dip at the start of his 3rd season, for a manager who will come in and take longer to achieve anything 

Didn’t say I wanted him moved on. The question was who next AFTER Brendan, wasn’t it?

 

My point being the next guy I am willing to give time to, but has to be someone with a higher ceiling than Brendan. I.e doesn’t show some of the tactical and mental frailties that he does. Brendan has been a great manager but I firmly believe he has a ceiling. Consistent fall always show me that he’s not learning and will not surpass that ceiling. The next guy has to be better than that. 

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Vichai was a complete novice when he bought Leicester. His premature death meant an end to his potential in becoming completely familiar with how Premier football works. Top was inevitably successor - but I suspect he never expected to take over so soon.

The money KP have invested into making the Club a superlative example of how to turn a yo-yo club into Champions League contenders can't be wasted because the squad/manager aren't matching that ambition with results on the field.

If this continues then Top might as well say f**k it and sell up. Mid-table isn't an option any longer. How many of those expansion seats would get filled if we ceased to be a top-third club?

If I were Top I'd be asking why, after a 'successful' summer recruitment, we were struggling to maintain our position - especially after the Cup triumph and a fifth place. Sure we've had injuries - like every other club does - but, with the resources now available Rodgers could have cobbled together a team which was capable of weathering the storm instead of floundering in it.

It's when you look at the team sheet and think there's no drive, confidence or commitment in it.

I recall a game where Okazaki, Mahrez and Albrighton were playing tiki-taka through some bewildered defence. The confidence was sky-high and the passing speed and reactions were astonishing. They were enjoying it. I see no enjoyment (except when a goal's been scored) in the team and I wonder how BR is going to recreate a team which can play with real flair again.

 

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Thomas Frank makes the most sense for me, but he might not be interested.

 

The reality is you’re not going to get a superstar manager at Leicester - we tried for Tuchel when Claude was hired and even then he considered himself too big for us.  It’s either going to be a mid-boss (yuck), a past his prime but still respected Bielsa-type, a fallen ex-starlet trying to reclaim his sparkle (which is what Brendo was, no one was convinced by Celtic), or a young manager trying to prove he belongs with the big boys.

 

The last one is the best option for me, but trying to find that next superstar is not easy.  Frank isn’t all that young but he sort of fits in other ways.

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The last three rounds we tried the past his prime grandee (hey, we won a title at 5000-1), the mid-boss (did exactly the thankless job he was brought in to do, modernize the play style and transition to youth), and the fallen starlet (TBD).  Next time I hope we go for the up and comer trying to prove he can be a superstar.

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When did bloody Graham Potter become so popular? Especially amongst those who want us to score goals and attack.

For the record Potter’s Brighton have scored 39 and 40 goals in the PL with a -15 goal difference both seasons.

In that time we scored 67 and 68 goals in the two seasons and had goal difference of +26 and +18

Many Brighton fans wanted him gone last season.

 

Also in that time they have vastly out spent us too, being one of Europe’s biggest net spenders over the last 5 years. 
 

It’s a massive no for me! 

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