Yes, I'm attracted to this also. He seems to be attack-minded, which is what Norwich fans generally want. What he achieved at Blackburn (missing out on the play-offs by goal difference) despite their dysfunctional ownership was impressive. Plus I think the appointment would have a kind of neutrality amongst our fans, unlike Martin or Still who I suspect would both be divisive, so I hope we'd unite and get behind him for a while. For me, the utter failure with Sweden doesn't matter too much because the dynamics of managing a club and those of managing an international team are completely different and there are examples of many managers who were very good at one and very poor at the other.
He has many good attributes, having played at the top level, coached at Blackburn, where he left because he wasn't backed with transfers and his tactical approach based on a quick, direct style of play: “A lot of coaches talk about identity, and it sounds very good, but you don’t actually see it on the pitch. It is important that your words match the story. For me, the key word in coaching a team tactically is ‘principles’. I want a quick game, so I don’t want my team to play unnecessary balls sideways. One of my principles is ‘one or two touches within one or two seconds’. That is a way of talking on the pitch in a way that everyone can see. A non-verbal communication that makes your game more fluent. As a head coach you need to have a very clear vision of how to do things. There needs to be a connection with everything you do. The way you talk about football, and the way you train, has to be connected to what you see in games. So you must be very transparent and clear on what you expect from the players, on and off the pitch. If you can see a team that has a very clear identity and way of playing, and if they play with energy, you will see that they are playing with a smile on their face. And then I think they will be more creative, run quicker, and help each other even more. We must not forget that we need to take care of football as a product and give something back to the fans. There needs to be excitement, even if from a coach’s point of view you want that to come with control. I don’t want chaotic football; I want to control chaos and dominate with and without the ball.” https://www.pinkun.com/sport/norwic...-profile-head-coach-target-jon-dahl-tomasson/
I hate to be that guy but when Thorup got the boot I wanted Lampard or keep Wilshire. Frank is doing OK
A glimmer of hope at long last which will probably change to a loss of the will to live when Knapper announces Russell Martin as our new Head Coach!!
