Foxin_Mad Posted 15 June 2023 Share Posted 15 June 2023 I think this is much a much better appointment any willy pullers like Parker and Gerrard. Parker is a quick fix, hoping he can wing a 3rd Championship promotion, odds say unlikely. Gerrard, well just no logic behind this one, offers nothing. Good Pro, shite manager. Needs to serve his time in the lower leagues to prove he has it. I think this is more a long term plan, so we have to be patient. Hopefully we will see some less turgid football as watch some of the Rodgers ball was mind numbing. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StriderHiryu Posted 15 June 2023 Share Posted 15 June 2023 57 minutes ago, Kopfkino said: Still think if we wanted an experimental appointment and mate of De Zerbi, we should have gone for Farioli. But good on the club for taking a chance amidst a sea of uninspiring names. Looking forward to seeing the players we sign now and the principals he introduces. Carrick showed at Boro what how tactically and technically good Championship sides can be. Not sure how some of the least cultured football fans in the country will cope with the philosophy tho & i hope if things start slow the club don’t panic as our fans call for Big Sam to come in and have us lump it up to Souttar. Laughing because I can see this happening 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grth2004 Posted 15 June 2023 Share Posted 15 June 2023 I saw some click bait that Cambassio may be his assistant, I’m in Spain 🇪🇸 slightly drunk so I may of dreamed this but that would be cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winteriscoming Posted 15 June 2023 Share Posted 15 June 2023 24 minutes ago, Lillehamring said: I know confidence in the board is low right now, but do you really think they'll hire him purely because 'he's worked with Pep' - he's had experience in various roles in various teams and is considered to have a very good all-round skill set and attitude. Yes, there are managers available with more experience but by all accounts Maresca's ceiling is way above the other contenders. There's no way this would be just a casual, novelty, random hire. What experience has he had in various roles other than at Man City? Apart from failing at Parma I don’t see what else he’s done. He’s an assistant who we’re taking a risk on. If he was British we’d be saying what the fvck are we doing. But because he’s worked with Pep apparently we can’t fail. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grth2004 Posted 15 June 2023 Share Posted 15 June 2023 1 minute ago, winteriscoming said: What experience has he had in various roles other than at Man City? Apart from failing at Parma I don’t see what else he’s done. He’s an assistant who we’re taking a risk on. If he was British we’d be saying what the fvck are we doing. But because he’s worked with Pep apparently we can’t fail. It’s the equivalent of Alex Fergusons right hand man , admittedly that would mean McLaren but don’t look 👀 too deeply into that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickyblueeyes Posted 15 June 2023 Share Posted 15 June 2023 How many players can we loan from the same PL team. A lot of the under 21s at Man City know his style, have worked well with him before. Get them in, get up and spend most of the sums recovered this summer for the PL rebuild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPH Posted 15 June 2023 Share Posted 15 June 2023 26 minutes ago, grth2004 said: Been saying for a while this would happen, it makes sense with the media blackout he was the number one target and they were waiting for the man city season to be over. personally very happy, bit of a gamble but excited at the same time. I’ve got a feeling we approached him earlier in the season but he wanted to finish out the season with Man City. Which I can respect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUHILL Posted 15 June 2023 Share Posted 15 June 2023 7 minutes ago, winteriscoming said: What experience has he had in various roles other than at Man City? Apart from failing at Parma I don’t see what else he’s done. He’s an assistant who we’re taking a risk on. If he was British we’d be saying what the fvck are we doing. But because he’s worked with Pep apparently we can’t fail. Pep's assistant for just 1 season too... albeit he coached their U21's before his ill fated 14 games with Parma. It is a risk. Exciting risk? IMO yes, however, I feel like he would have been better suited to a midtable/play-off pushing Championship team, as opposed to the bookies favourites for promotion. Huge amount of pressure on him to get it right from the off. The more I read about him though, similar to Mckenna, the more I like. I am concerned he has no established coaching team around him, and so that will all need sorting over the summer too. I am also concerned we may not have the quality of players he needs to play a certain brand of football that he might push for. However, Kompany achieved this at Burnley, and so it is possible. Maybe I am just burned out from Rodgers-ball! A tiny bit of credit must go to Rudkin/Top, for thinking outside the box on this one, and not going for a Parker or Smith. It shows they have at least some imagination and forward thinking. It certainly isn't the "sensible" choice. In a weird way, although I concerned about all the unknowns he brings, that is also a reason to be excited. I just hope we get lucky and this is exactly the guy we need and it pays off! Enzoooooo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Eaton Fox Posted 15 June 2023 Share Posted 15 June 2023 3 minutes ago, winteriscoming said: What experience has he had in various roles other than at Man City? Apart from failing at Parma I don’t see what else he’s done. He’s an assistant who we’re taking a risk on. If he was British we’d be saying what the fvck are we doing. But because he’s worked with Pep apparently we can’t fail. He's worked along side the best and hopefully picked up experience from Pep. Throughout his career he's experience European football as a player. Where did NFP come from? I'd rather take a chance on a fresh face than a serial perpetual average sacked every year loser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPH Posted 15 June 2023 Share Posted 15 June 2023 11 minutes ago, winteriscoming said: What experience has he had in various roles other than at Man City? Apart from failing at Parma I don’t see what else he’s done. He’s an assistant who we’re taking a risk on. If he was British we’d be saying what the fvck are we doing. But because he’s worked with Pep apparently we can’t fail. it’s not just that he’s ‘ worked with pep’ though is it? It’s the style of play that we want, the pressing that got us so much success and it’s things like his reputation at Man City for nurturing the young lads which is definitely our thing. It’s also likely to be that Man City like loaning to the championship and we are likely going to get 2-3 loans in so we don’t have to spunk a load of cash on champ players and possibly save some money for our prem rebuild. I know I’ve already said this but the best 3-4 players in the championship last year were all Man City loanees and if we can tap into all that, we’d we’d consider it a bonus. He’s first team coach at Man City. You don’t get that gig if you haven’t got a scoobie and we’ve already proven we like the whole football director role… going after a first team coach also indicates we know we burnt our own fingers in allowing a manager( Rodgers) so much influence. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alf Bentley Posted 15 June 2023 Share Posted 15 June 2023 53 minutes ago, StanSP said: And so it begins Not even through the door yet and he's already changing the players' dietary regime..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobyfox Posted 15 June 2023 Share Posted 15 June 2023 A relegated team has the double whammy of losing all its best players who get offered a Premier League option and not being able to sign quality, up and coming, players for the same reason. I've thought for a while that we'll have to play the loan market really well. Even Lampard nearly succeeded at Derby with half a team of loanees. It actually sounds quite sensible to go for a bloke who has connections with the club who has the best squad in the Premier League. He needs to build a squad, at Leicester, that is capable of competing for an immediate return. I'm thinking very short term. He might not be a good medium or long term appointment, but the best managers .... may well have a Premier League option after the first round of sackings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 15 June 2023 Share Posted 15 June 2023 11 minutes ago, Long Eaton Fox said: He's worked along side the best and hopefully picked up experience from Pep. Throughout his career he's experience European football as a player. Where did NFP come from? I'd rather take a chance on a fresh face than a serial perpetual average sacked every year loser. So long as people remember that when we are 13th in January! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Claw II Posted 15 June 2023 Share Posted 15 June 2023 Arteta, Kompany, Viera did okay working under pep. Not sure if Kolo did…. it’s an interesting appointment risky but clearly shows the style we want to play. loans is a definite bonus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vindaloo FOX Posted 15 June 2023 Share Posted 15 June 2023 33 minutes ago, winteriscoming said: What experience has he had in various roles other than at Man City? Apart from failing at Parma I don’t see what else he’s done. He’s an assistant who we’re taking a risk on. If he was British we’d be saying what the fvck are we doing. But because he’s worked with Pep apparently we can’t fail. He has worked for a number of clubs in Europe, also worked with Pellegrini at West Ham. Yes it's risky hiring him but every appointment comes with some risk. Every manager needs to start somewhere, hopefully we are the perfect match for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigGibbo Posted 15 June 2023 Share Posted 15 June 2023 52 minutes ago, indierich06 said: ****s sake, I came up with the Copacabana chant days ago and it got flat out ignored. Wasted on you people. I think we're more Club Tropicana... Players are free... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxxed Posted 15 June 2023 Share Posted 15 June 2023 (edited) Mahrez Maresca Spell Mahrez's name with an s. Remove the h. Add ca. Edited 15 June 2023 by Foxxed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim5000 Posted 15 June 2023 Share Posted 15 June 2023 22 minutes ago, Alf Bentley said: Not even through the door yet and he's already changing the players' dietary regime..... Definately selling Harvey Barnes then. No way he'll give up his alphabetty spagetti on toast. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozleicester Posted 15 June 2023 Share Posted 15 June 2023 so nothing official yet then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iancognito Posted 15 June 2023 Share Posted 15 June 2023 41 minutes ago, grth2004 said: It’s the equivalent of Alex Fergusons right hand man , admittedly that would mean McLaren but don’t look 👀 too deeply into that Or Brian Kidd Or Carlos Queiros Not just there though. Football is littered with assistant managers who didn't cut it in the hot seat. Steve Wigley, Sammy Lee, Alan Irvine, Chris Hutchings all had decent reps as coaches but got sacked in their first season. Rob Kelly & Shakespeare here were the same. He'll have my backing but it smacks of Sousa to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Eaton Fox Posted 15 June 2023 Share Posted 15 June 2023 25 minutes ago, Babylon said: So long as people remember that when we are 13th in January! I know, nothings certain. Just feel like a fresh start is needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfceed Posted 15 June 2023 Share Posted 15 June 2023 Enzo is 1.02 0r 1/50 on the exchanges. Could be an announcement tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Fox Posted 15 June 2023 Share Posted 15 June 2023 56 minutes ago, grth2004 said: It’s the equivalent of Alex Fergusons right hand man , admittedly that would mean McLaren but don’t look 👀 too deeply into that To be fair McLaren wasn’t all that bad, he got Boro to a UEFA cup final and won the league in Holland with Twente. In the jobs he had after working with Fergie - he did massively nose dive after that though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusko187 Posted 15 June 2023 Share Posted 15 June 2023 Agreed with the concerns people are raising on this guy. I’m excited as I don’t know a thing about him, but why is he a better candidate than say a Gerrard? Is this all on the basis that he may have learned a thing or 2 from Pep? Let’s hope he has. I am worried that if we are underperforming after a few months, he will be sacked off and we will all be scratching our heads as to where it’s gone wrong. Whilst Parker is a “boring/safe” appointment, he’s proven at this level.. Enzo could bomb and potentially fall through to League one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Eaton Fox Posted 15 June 2023 Share Posted 15 June 2023 3 minutes ago, Long Eaton Fox said: I know, nothings certain. Just feel like a fresh start is needed All I know is I've got my season ticket for 23/24 and ready to go. COYF. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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