First off, let me state that this is not a thread dedicated to wishing our current manager Mark Hughes to be sacked. This is purely hypothetical and for entertainment purposes only. But I've been thinking..... For the last forty odd years QPR have been renowned for playing good football. ( You also hear this said of West Ham too. ) At least our fans believe so. This long old tradition that we hold close to our hearts is that we are traditionally a good footballing club. In truth this really hasn't been evident for many a year. Our current manager also seemingly fails to recognise this as yet, despite the talent at his disposal. Anyway, I digress. Imagine you are in Tony Fernandes's position at the end of the Championship winning season. You have just taken over the club and Sir Neil Warnock comes up to you and says.... '' I feel that this is the pinnacle of my football managing career. I would like to stand down as manager of our great club and let you get your own man in.'' If you could pick any manager, money no object, who reflects QPR in it's own image.... Who would you choose?
Easy. Pep Guardiola or 'The Special One'. Personally I'd choose Jose. Intelligent, oozes confidence, good tactitian (he outwitted Fergie), good looking to attract the ladies and great TV interviews. Simples!
thought the thread said "meringue made in heaven", my sort of thread that. But for what its worth I would have gladly taken any of: Rafa/Moyes/Hodgeson.
Interesting concept 9s. Guardiola working with Granero and Faurlin would make for fantastic football. I also like Chelsea's most harshly treated manager, Ranieri. Rijkaard was another quality manager discarded by Barcelona. Wenger if he let players reach their prime before flogging them would produce a fantastic team too.
I initially stupidly overlooked Brix's choice that was Moyes. A very good one. My personal choice avoiding the obvious 'Gallatico's' was your last thought Matt. Wenger. Good football and doesn't like to splash the cash. What I also thought was interesting was that Hughes is very much like Sexton in his dourness and approach to the game. Another favourite of ours Terry Venables is also very similar to another manager currently linked with us.
Moyes has got Everton playing some great stuff this year. Early Moyes was reminiscent of our own misfiring boss - tries to start from a solid foundation and get everyone working hard (not happening at the mo but still true in my eyes). I also reckon that, for attack at all costs entertainment, early Keegan or Ardilles (remember when he practically played 5 forwards) would have been fun.
Ardiles's style of management and football philosophy did cross my mind. Especially as we're seeing what we are at QPR presently. One extreme to the other. The Moyes analogy is a good one, and this the reason that I stand by Hughes. His pendanticity leads me to believe that he will get it right in the end. He has his beliefs and is definitely his own man. Not to be swayed by popular opinion Hughes is a winner and woe betide anyone on his staff who doesn't buy into this. I would imagine that that this message should be getting through to our players as we type. If not now very soon. I think we're in for one hell of a great season that will throw up some fantastic results in our favour.
You're in very fine form tonight and I'm loving the general message you're putting out there. Good to see you've got your mojo back.
All a bit retired now, but 3 men who invented styles of attacking football, absolute legends: Johann Cruyff - created the Barca style Arrigo Sacchi - changed Italian football with his Gullit/van Basten/Rijkaard team And our very own Terry Venables. Any of these as a mentor to Rijkaard or Van Basten as manager, (with Maldini as defensive coach) would do me. The 'QPR' style is nlargely a myth in recent years, but one I'm happy to buy into. Incidentally we have played some very good football this season - Spurs, Chelsea - it's just the results that are ****.
Has to be Mourinho for me. Proven success wherever he's gone and tactically smart, how many times has he subbed a couple of players in the first half to change a game? If you want a cavalier style that will go 4-3 either way then Ardiles would be your man...
For me it would be Ancelotti. He was a very cerebral man, injected grit and style into the scum and was a decent man to boot. I also like Matt's suggestion of the 'Tinkerman' Ranieri. My heart though went back to the madcap De Canio days although I realise we would lose as many as we won, it was always exciting. Bottom of my list would be Sousa.
Leo Beenhakker. A legend in the game, and a 'inventor' and attacking coach/manager. Can make unorthodox tactical dispositions in games that totally outmanouvers his counterparts. My fondest memory of this was during the 2006 World Cup in Germany when he coached Trinidad and Tobago. In the opening game against Sweden they had a player sent of one minute into the second half, but instead of parking the bus in the hope of a draw they brought on another attacker and played three up front. They came close to the win as they hit the bar but in the end was thankful to Shaka Hislop for earning them a draw. In the next game they took the game to England and only a Terry clearance on the line and late goals (83 and 90) prevented one of the biggest shocks in WC history. This was achieved with players from Gillingham x2, Wrexham, Port Vale, Luton, Coventry x2, Dundee, Falkirk, Dundee United, St. Johnstone, Sydney FC and four players from their domestic league. All because Beenhakker played adventourus and attacking football, taking the game to the 'bigger' countries. He has also led Real Madrid, Ajax, the Netherlands, all twice I might mention. Think it says it all about his standing in the game. A real charachter that dare to be different.
Before Norway's Beenhakker proposal converted me, was gonna suggest Nines. Turns water into wine by sheer willpower from what I hear... Only he could create the magic necessary to turn old bricks into an impenetrable wall at the back and a blunt knife to cut it up front. Yay! Go Sir Nines. If we can't reincarnate Beenhakker, you'll do for me mate!!
