gazza ladra Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 Fair enough he improved mediocre midfielders. Wish he had done same with his defenders. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantail Breeze Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 Gayle Big Jow Longstaff Hendrick Shelvey Fraser Kraft Clark Dummett Ritchie Darlow —— Buzzin’ for his first team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikri Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 Still not 100% convinced by his appointment but I'm optimistic having seen more about his tactics and methodology, especially good seeing his drive to further his own development after he left Bournemouth. Just quite good to have a manager who might take the job seriously. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 8 minutes ago, gazza ladra said: Fair enough he improved mediocre midfielders. Wish he had done same with his defenders. Weren't most of his defenders picked up in League 1&2? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 9 minutes ago, Gallowgate Toon said: Weren't most of his defenders picked up in League 1&2? Similar level to ours currently starting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikky Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 5 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: Similar level to ours currently starting You could go into Jan and look to sign Tarkowski and Trippier and things would look different straight away Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 (edited) Eddie Howe or Rafa Benitez? From The Athletic: At Bournemouth, Howe was a manager in every sense of the word, eager to know what was happening in every department. As a coach, he was holistic, known for leaving no stone unturned. He was a renowned workaholic and was always first in and last to leave both the training ground and the training field too, just in case any player wanted to work on an aspect of their game individually. He would arrive at 6:30am, pore over clips from matches and previous training sessions, as well as analytics, to provide feedback to his players. He personally edited and compiled video packages for individual players. He would make new notes, to develop the next round of team sessions as well as one-to-one engagements. These would be catalogued in colour-coded diaries, preserving his bibliography of different training sessions. He once said he would be “heartbroken” to lose those notebooks. Edited November 8, 2021 by Danh1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggys First Goal Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 I’m in love with the bloke to be honest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 5 minutes ago, Danh1 said: Eddie Howe or Rafa Benitez? At Bournemouth, Howe was a manager in every sense of the word, eager to know what was happening in every department. As a coach, he was holistic, known for leaving no stone unturned. He was a renowned workaholic and was always first in and last to leave both the training ground and the training field too, just in case any player wanted to work on an aspect of their game individually. He would arrive at 6:30am, pore over clips from matches and previous training sessions, as well as analytics, to provide feedback to his players. He personally edited and compiled video packages for individual players. He would make new notes, to develop the next round of team sessions as well as one-to-one engagements. These would be catalogued in colour-coded diaries, preserving his bibliography of different training sessions. He once said he would be “heartbroken” to lose those notebooks. Compare this to Bruce’s heart break at loosing his vast collection of take away menus! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hhtoon Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 I'm just pleased to have a manager who doesn't make me want to cry/vomit/rage to be honest. Hope it works out for us and him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raconteur Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 52 minutes ago, Fantail Breeze said: Gayle Big Jow Longstaff Hendrick Shelvey Fraser Kraft Clark Dummett Ritchie Darlow —— Buzzin’ for his first team. Don’t mind that - as a reserves lineup. At most one or two who will be in the first team come Christmas. It seems like you’ve done what I do in FM pre-season games - remove the best XI and play the next XI Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandamninator Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Hhtoon said: I'm just pleased to have a manager who doesn't make me want to cry/vomit/rage to be honest. Hope it works out for us and him. Pretty much. Obviously I would've loved Conte or Emery, but he isn't a shit manager - the worst case scenario I see with him is he get's given the war chest and guides us to a 7th place battle within 2 seasons before getting turfed as at that point the elite managers will have a good base to build on rather than being thrown into a relegation battle with Matt Ritchie as their left back. Edited November 8, 2021 by Pandamninator Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raconteur Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 55 minutes ago, gazza ladra said: Fair enough he improved mediocre midfielders. Wish he had done same with his defenders. I have no doubt Hayden will do a Diame on us under Howe - he’s a player crying out for instruction and direction. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza ladra Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 32 minutes ago, Raconteur said: I have no doubt Hayden will do a Diame on us under Howe - he’s a player crying out for instruction and direction. Hope so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stottie Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 On the subject of Diame, I think the team is crying out for a front pressing #10. Under Rafa we had a fantastic combination of Ayoze against weaker teams and Diame against the strong ones. Ayoze led the league by miles in pressing stats for a forward when we sold him, and I would even be tempted to buy him back if possible. Leicester have a brilliant door-opener in Madison and maybe no need for a front pressing forward (the "Dirk Kuyt" role), but teams in the bottom half do. We have sat back with no press under Bruce, but if we could defend from the front with Almiron or Willock at #10, that would really toughen up the spine. fwiw, Joe Willock is slightly taller than DIame and only 5kg lighter. He's a big lad and that's partly why he headed in those corners. I think Hayden is a usable DM. For all his diving in, he rarely gets sent off, and just needs team mates available to receive the ball when he's on it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raconteur Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 Would absolutely have Ayoze back, can’t see it though. For all the shit our midfield (deservedly) gets, there’s enough ability between Hayden, Willock and Longstaff to make a decent midfield. Centre half and fullbacks have to be bigger priorities. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 Hayden and Willock have to be starting in CM for sure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raconteur Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 I know Longstaff has been written off by many, but he went from an emerging talent being micromanaged by a genius, to one expected to start and completely unmanaged by an oaf. Im certain Hayden will improve under Howe, and I’m hopeful Longstaff can too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 Congratulations to Howe this is a massive opportunity for him. Onwards and upwards hopefully we can start to move in the right direction and avoid the drop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 One more hit for those getting tremors and sweats awaiting the inevitable NUFCtv interviews tomorrow.. Howe on mental health in football and his career as a player/manager. Good watch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 On 06/10/2021 at 18:56, 54 said: Think its way too early for this sort of talk just yet, but don't know why but have a feeling they'd appoint someone like Eddie Howe. Which, I wouldn't be overly against tbh. Canny… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Scoot Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 1 minute ago, 54 said: Brilliant! Shelvey will be fucking gutted! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingcrofty Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 (edited) 6.45? Late on his first day. Not a good sign. Edited November 9, 2021 by bowlingcrofty Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbee909 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 3 hours ago, toontownman said: One more hit for those getting tremors and sweats awaiting the inevitable NUFCtv interviews tomorrow.. Howe on mental health in football and his career as a player/manager. Good watch. I've done an audio-fixed version of this as it was maddening that the interviewer was nigh on inaudible. I don't know what to do with this fixed version though. Don't think YouTube will let me post it due to copyright Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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