Eddie Howe

[frankpingel]

I realise it's a bit fanciful but hearing Howe say he's looking at any potential signings character is exactly what I want to hear. May be more difficult in practice but at least it's a consideration.

[wormy]

So he's yet to be able to bring a nutritionist in nor simply teach the virtues of a good night's sleep?  Makes our turnaround even more mad.

[Skeletor]

We probably had a baconist under Mrs Doubtfire.

[Mazzy]

I've watched every single video/interview/match that Howe has done here and that one for Crystal Palace is by far the most relaxed and at ease with questions that he has looked. Was more than happy to have a joke with the guys in the room and genuinely seemed far more comfortable.

 

I think obviously this has alot to do with the results and the league table but it does seems he's more settled in his role now, which can only be a good thing.

[gdm]

 

[Joey47]

3 hours ago, frankpingel said:

I realise it's a bit fanciful but hearing Howe say he's looking at any potential signings character is exactly what I want to hear. May be more difficult in practice but at least it's a consideration.

 

Hopefully we can have the right people in place so that we can make sure we are only brining in players with great character.

 

I feel like that's something Man City and Liverpool have really focused on when you look at their recruitment over the last few years. 

Can't think of many players they have brought in recently with poor character... except Benjamin Mendy. 

 

Then you look at Manures recruitment in the same period and you can tell they haven't given character any thought at all. 

[Dr Venkman]

24 minutes ago, Joey47 said:

 

Hopefully we can have the right people in place so that we can make sure we are only brining in players with great character.

 

Should preserve their fitness 

[The College Dropout]

39 minutes ago, Joey47 said:

 

Hopefully we can have the right people in place so that we can make sure we are only brining in players with great character.

 

I feel like that's something Man City and Liverpool have really focused on when you look at their recruitment over the last few years. 

Can't think of many players they have brought in recently with poor character... except Benjamin Mendy. 

 

Then you look at Manures recruitment in the same period and you can tell they haven't given character any thought at all. 

I think the characters they bring in are fine - it's something about that club in particular its currrent culture. Nobody goes to Man Utd and becomes a better player.

 

Di Maria

Sanchez

Schweinsteiger

Matic

Ronaldo

Cavani

Varane

 

All had solid reputations as professionals before joining Man Utd. Different era's - it's the club itself. These are all proven winners - multiple times in multiple countries/competitions. If Thiago Silva joined Manchester United he would have flopped.

[Mike]

56 minutes ago, gdm said:

 

 

Fuck me we had 5 points.

[Joey47]

9 minutes ago, The College Dropout said:

I think the characters they bring in are fine - it's something about that club in particular its currrent culture. Nobody goes to Man Utd and becomes a better player.

 

Di Maria

Sanchez

Schweinsteiger

Matic

Ronaldo

Cavani

Varane

 

All had solid reputations as professionals before joining Man Utd. Different era's - it's the club itself. These are all proven winners - multiple times in multiple countries/competitions. If Thiago Silva joined Manchester United he would have flopped.

 

Good point, maybe it's also to do with how these characters gel together as well. In the same way a team needs the right physical attributes in different positions, a team also needs a right balance of characters and personalities throughout. 

 

But also I think everyone would agree that man u has a pretty rotten culture top to bottom. 

[Hovagod]

8 minutes ago, Mike said:

 

Fuck me we had 5 points.

Think Jones deserves a bit of credit. People forget that we had basically written off the games against Palace and certainly Brighton, who were going great at the time

[Joey47]

39 minutes ago, Dr Venkman said:

 

Should preserve their fitness 

 

Will also prepare our players for the season ahead 

[TRon]

15 minutes ago, Mike said:

 

Fuck me we had 5 points.

Seems like a lifetime ago tbh, Howe actually talks like a manager, Bruce looks like he should be playing darts. Unprofessionally.

[Guest]

7 minutes ago, Hovagod said:

Think Jones deserves a bit of credit. People forget that we had basically written off the games against Palace and certainly Brighton, who were going great at the time

They were two pretty good points when you look back. The other game was Chelsea wasn’t it?

[Hovagod]

2 minutes ago, Optimistic Nut said:

They were two pretty good points when you look back. The other game was Chelsea wasn’t it?

Yeah, which was pretty terrible in fairness

[The Prophet]

 

This was probably posted. Very good video though.

[OverThere]

I watched Philadelphia Union v Bournemouth a few years back and was left being very impressed with Howe. At the time we had some random Ashley no mark in place, maybe McLaren. I am extremely happy he is now our manager. I really believe he could be our Shankly.

 

 

Edited April 19, 2022 by OverThere

[Si]

3 hours ago, Skeletor said:

We probably had a baconist under Mrs Doubtfire.

And he still didn't know how it was.

[PauloGeordio]

52 minutes ago, OverThere said:

I watched Philadelphia Union v Bournemouth a few years back and was left being very impressed with Howe. At the time we had some random Ashley no mark in place, maybe McLaren. I am extremely happy he is now our manager. I really believe he could be our Shankly.

 

 

 

[simonsays]

What is clear about Howe is that he has really developed as a manager since his time at Bournemouth.  So many managers seem to return to management with exactly the same playing style and ethos, whereas Howe seems to have evolved into a more well rounded manager. 

 

I watched a video recently from January this year where Danny Murphy and Simon Jordan (I know) were saying Howe was the wrong choice of appointment because he couldn't grind out wins and drill a team defensively, which has been proved not to be the case.  Clearly the time he has spent out of the game visiting other teams and working on improving his weaknesses has done wonders.

[PauloGeordio]

1 hour ago, simonsays said:

What is clear about Howe is that he has really developed as a manager since his time at Bournemouth.  So many managers seem to return to management with exactly the same playing style and ethos, whereas Howe seems to have evolved into a more well rounded manager. 

 

I watched a video recently from January this year where Danny Murphy and Simon Jordan (I know) were saying Howe was the wrong choice of appointment because he couldn't grind out wins and drill a team defensively, which has been proved not to be the case.  Clearly the time he has spent out of the game visiting other teams and working on improving his weaknesses has done wonders.

?? One of his strengths is being able to identify his weakness, and look to change and improve on it. 

[LionOfGosforth]

1 hour ago, simonsays said:

What is clear about Howe is that he has really developed as a manager since his time at Bournemouth.  So many managers seem to return to management with exactly the same playing style and ethos, whereas Howe seems to have evolved into a more well rounded manager. 

 

I watched a video recently from January this year where Danny Murphy and Simon Jordan (I know) were saying Howe was the wrong choice of appointment because he couldn't grind out wins and drill a team defensively, which has been proved not to be the case.  Clearly the time he has spent out of the game visiting other teams and working on improving his weaknesses has done wonders.

 

Watched that exact video on YT this morning with a big grin painted on my face. The two of them don't come out of that one too well.

 

[Groundhog63]

[PauloGeordio]

2 minutes ago, Groundhog63 said:

Both ball players 

[Yassassin]

2 hours ago, PauloGeordio said:

By sensibly spending the money earned by Littlewood’s Pools and Retail Empire on winning at football