I get your logic......however I felt the same kind of confidence with AVB......he even brought a European title medal along with him..a recent one at that....Redknapp brought nothing yet achieved a lot for us relatively speaking. I just think Pulis is the kind of character these pansies we have playing for us need in order to pull their sleeves up..not another mate.
Roy Keane would sort them out. And by "sort them out" I mean he'd have them all putting in transfer requests.
Sherwood could have done that job without us having to hire that cretin. I think Pulis is the Steven Fletcher of management. But i would take him over De Boer i think. I'm ignoring the fact i wanted to sign Steven Fletcher here.
Doesn't bode well does it? Christ, has Levy really made us all into a cynical bunch of sods that we know it will go tits up no matter who he hires? The season barely ended a week ago and we've written off next years already. I knew I should never have quit smoking!
I've completely changed my opinion of Pulis. He's got Palace playing well, and shown he can manage/coach a team to play a different brand of football, which has been a massive "up yours" to those who slated his "thug" football at stoke. He also seems like a really genuine bloke who works hard and gets the best out of what he's got. If we weren't in the situation we're in, where Levy has gone through so many managers over the years, I might be keen on having someone like Pulis take over to steady the ship and get the best out of what we have. Unfortunately, the situation is so bad because of Levy's hirings and firings, that we just can't afford a "small name" manager like Pulis (no disrespect to Tony). The players would be thinking "what on earth is going on here? who is this guy?!" - The result could be multiple transfer requests and wholesale changes.... again. we just cannot afford this.... again. We have no choice but to bring in someone whose name is associated with some to most of the following: style, glory, a winning mentality, experience, proven success. Pulis is a good manager, and if it was 2008 and we'd just sacked Ramos, Pulis would be a great shout. But in some ways, it's even more desperate than it was back then. We just have to get it right.
There is always a choice, but like before, we will continue to go for the wrong managers, and the Arthur Daly type figure or someone you can picture working as a baker, will come along and sort us out. And remember the fans who are calling for a big name will be the first ones to slate him when it goes wrong!
Ancelotti for me then. Come on Atlético! (Sorry Mr. Bale but your Champions League dream will have to wait another year)
In fairness Boss, we've never really had a true big name manage us before. Nearly men with potential yes, but no one with world class CV.
True we haven't had a big name but thats because we can't attract them. Van Gaal was clearly waiting for the Utd job when Levy spoke to him and we where second choice, a backup plan. The managers with a world class CV aren't really interested. You honestly think Ancelott would want to manage us after Real Madrid? even if he fails there, he has been at Chelsea, PSG and Madrid, three richest clubs in the world behind city.
If we bring in a proven manager and it goes wrong boss, I won't be blaming him. One can only judge someone by their track record prior to hiring them. We continue to choose the wrong manager because we never go all out to get someone whose got the right credentials. Instead, we go for someone who will "do a job", and the hope is that they'll end up being awesome and look like a "masterstroke" by Levy. It's hasn't worked on several occasions now. Sometimes you get what you pay for. And yes, sometimes you don't. But we've never spent the money bringing in someone whose that cut above the average-good. If we can't afford it, fair enough. But then we deserve to be where we are if others are prepared to bring in top managers.
Well I could argue, where do you go after those clubs? Perhaps I'm dreaming but if you've had the pressure cooker situation of Real, plus worked under a nut job like Abramovich, perhaps Levy looks like a pussycat in his eyes lol!
I think that's a pretty fair assessment. All comes down to cold hard cash at the end of the day. Levy on the other hand doesn't seem to see it that way and that's the root of the issue.
Do Palace actually play good football? Its a serious question as i haven't watched them at all under Pulis
Organised, well drilled. Better on the eye than Stoke were for sure. Played with width when I've seen them.
Let's take De Boer as an example. Ok, he's not a world class manager yet. However, he's going to gain the respect from the players because of his name. He was a class player as we all know. He's already started winning trophies. Ok, it's only in Holland, but he's been influential in turning Ajax's form round over the last 4 years, despite them losing their best players season after season. His football is attractive and exciting, and some of our players know him. Yes he's a gamble, but he ticks many of the boxes we need filling right now, and he's affordable. He wouldn't be my first choice as it's he's a risk having not managed in the PL, but at least he's got quite a bit going for him. I just don't see that with Pochettino for example, other than the attractive football.
It's certailny not thug football compared to Stoke. He's done well with the players he's had and personally I've found them quite good to watch, considering their players aren't supposedly "top" players.
The type of manager who has the right credentials, as in the type of manager that is capable of managing a club to success greater then we have achieved won't be interested, as to achieve more then we have, the manager has to be provided with the funds to create a team capable of success, thats why some of the names being branded about are wishful thinking. The best we can hope for is a top four finish and that isn't enough to attract the top managers, especially when we don't have a history of winning league titles so really we're just a stepping stone to bigger things.
Hmmm... can you see the Spurs faithful accepting his back-room team coming with him - Bergkamp (Arsenal) and Jaap Stam (Man Utd) being a stumbling block? Maybe. Maybe not.
Then it needs to be someone who is as close to that "top manager" status as possible. - someone who's up and coming and ticks most of the boxes as I mentioned in my previous post.
This is, of course, a difficult situation. Firstly, we are constricted by managers available, and who would accept the job. Secondly, it's trying to find a manager with an eye for talent, how to balance a side, and who will keep our traditions of playing open attractive football. No more AVB's please! My inclination is to try and find another Rodgers. A young manager with fresh ideas. Plus the management skills to get the players playing for him. I had thought that Laudrup may be an ideal candidate, but he seems to have disappeared from view. Of those I know to be available, I would tend to go for Pochettino. The drawback may be his English, but he seems to have got Southampton playing good football.
