Next Manager Speculation/Hopes

[Clark W Griswold]

Poch would be my choice of those but he'd need time. Same with my second choice Tuchel. Benitez or Bielsa would surely do a better job than Gerrard. Low would be an interesting one. Ranieri or Solkjaer would be a no for me. The others i either don't know or not sure about.

[Drummond]

I'd have had Ranieri and reckon he'd still do  a decent job but there have to be question marks given his last couple of jobs here with Fulham and Watford; they're tricky jobs because neither were expected to do any good anyway.

[algy]

I think Bielsa would be a great appointment, but like someone else on here said it'd be caveated with expecting to replace him in summer 2024.

[ChicagoLion]

Gazzetta published their top 12 list of currently unemployed managers...
1. Tuchel- Not sure
2. Poch Y
3. Zidane Y
4. Benitez N
5. Paulo Sousa -Dont know
6. Ranieri-N
7. Bielsa-Y
8. Sampaoli- Dont know
9. Low-Y
10. Solskjaer-no fkin way
11. Setien-Dont know
12. Stankovic-Dont know

I'd have one or two of them....

I dont know enough about some of them

[Villa in Denmark]

No to Sampaoli for me for the mess he made of Argentina in 2018

From his wiki

Argentina suffered a heavy 0–3 loss by Croatia due to "a defence left exposed, a midfield that was overrun and an attack that was blunted"

sounds all too familiar

[PaulWinch again]

Whilst it’s impossible to be certain on these things I’m 99.9% sure that Ranieri would be a disaster.

[brontebilly]

All hype and style over substance - just like Bielsa was fawned over after achieving next to fuck all in the game

Delivering CL football to Spurs 4 out of the 5 seasons he was there was no mean achievement.

[Smithy]

Poch would be my choice of those but he'd need time. Same with my second choice Tuchel. Benitez or Bielsa would surely do a better job than Gerrard. Low would be an interesting one. Ranieri or Solkjaer would be a no for me. The others i either don't know or not sure about.

A definite no to Joachim Low. He strikes me as the German equivalent of Southgate, in that his club CV is distinctly average, and he lucked into the top national job by being 'next in line' as the assistant coach - then he got lucky with a generation of incredible talent to play with, so kept the job for ages, including winning the 2014 world cup (where they were, admittedly, very good indeed).  That German side was packed with genuinely world-class talent, many in their prime.

I don't think it's a coincidence that no top club has gone in for him since he left the Germany job over a year ago.

[villadelph]

All hype and style over substance - just like Bielsa was fawned over after achieving next to fuck all in the game

Delivering CL football to Spurs 4 out of the 5 seasons he was there was no mean achievement.

Getting Southampton up top 8th was an even greater achievement.

[Smithy]

All hype and style over substance - just like Bielsa was fawned over after achieving next to fuck all in the game

Delivering CL football to Spurs 4 out of the 5 seasons he was there was no mean achievement.

Getting Southampton up top 8th was an even greater achievement.

He also got Spurs to finish second in the league on 86 points, the year after Leicester won it with 81. (Man City won the league with 86 points in 20-21, for comparison).  But on the other hand, he did inherit a solid top 6 side at Spurs, one that had finished in the top four twice in the previous five seasons.  And the Southampton team he left in 8th place, then went on to finish 7th and 6th under Koeman.  So I guess you can find something to support your position whether you rate him, or not!

[LeonW]

With any new managerial appointment for us right now, we don't need a game end solution. We should be thinking about someone who can work within the framework we want and progress us so that at the time of the next appointment we've got a better pool of managers to pick from. Pochettino would undoubtedly do that.

[Beard82]

personally if Pochettino is available I would going all out for him is far less risky then sticking with SG and then going with someone else when he get sacks

Think come the end of the season Rogers will be our manager - I wouldn't be against that - I think he would take us forward

[LeonW]

Gazzetta published their top 12 list of currently unemployed managers...
1. Tuchel     No
2. Poch       Yes
3. Zidane    No - More suited to maintaining a set up rather than building one.
4. Benitez    No
5. Paulo Sousa No
6. Ranieri     No
7. Bielsa       Yes
8. Sampaoli   On the fence. Is highly combustible which could be entertaining.  Did a great job with Chile.
9. Low         No way
10. Solskjaer F*ck no - a chancer.
11. Setien     Don't know enough about him.
12. Stankovic Don't know about him as a manager at all.

I'd have one or two of them.... same

[Beard82]

It will be wayne rooney wont it

[pauliewalnuts]

It will be wayne rooney wont it

Ha ha, made me laugh.

In a 'or cry' manner.